little tidbits

I've learned with my 3rd child...........

• Everything gets recalled (literally our crib our bassinet our playpen)
• A umbilical cord and a front carrier DO NOT mix. (bad mommy moment)
• Boys can pee EVERYWHERE (it takes one time of Millie getting peed on and she finally backs up)
• Silence is bliss and worth waking up before the sun rises
• I do have time. By this I mean its okay to put the baby down for a shower everyone will feel better after.
• Baby monitors are great unless baby is sleeping with dad then all you hear is dad.
• Let the baby sleep where ever he or she wants as long as they are sleeping... I had guilt over this with my other 2, Summer slept in the car alot i just reclined my seat and slept too, Millie slept ON Ryan.
• Nursing isn't just a choice but a HUGE commitment... Even when its easy it limits you and when its hard well Holly and Mellisa saw me during that time and Sam lets just say take my worst day and add a screaming baby and mommy... 
• The TV is a babysitter for the older ones, and I have NO shame in using it.
• Lower your expectations for outings, we go completely okay with leaving mid-trip (this is actually not new but leftover from the CRAZY days of Summer being a toddler just revisited with 3 kids)
• this time I have 1/2 the clothes I did with the girls and I am just as happy if not happier! 5 outfits and 4 sleepers I do a small load of laundry every other day but it takes me 2 minutes to fold laundry instead of 20 minutes!!!
• just roll with it, nothing is worth stressing over. Not formula vs breast milk, not where they sleep, not immunizations, no circumcision. Yes research make a choice based on whats best for you then STOP and don't compare your choice with someone elses... ( I learned this in Nebraska where I had so many friends and we all parented different and the judgement was at a minimum as long as the kids survived a play date we could still be friends ;)

okay i'm done just wanted to remember the thoughts I was having over my cup of tea!!!