::530am:: It’s nice to have six weeks off work to stay home with the baby but it was stupid of me to think that I would get to sleep in. Hello 5:30am, let’s start our day shall we?

::745am:: Vanilla Milkshake pop tarts are the best! Not part of a nutritious breakfast I’m sure but when you’re up at 5:30am, who cares.

Baby played a nice little trick on me. He was crying in the swing so I picked him up to play with him. He kept right on crying and after a while I decided to go ahead and make a bottle for him. So I laid him on the couch to go get the bottle and he’s just been laying here playing for the last 20 minutes. No bottle necessary. There is something about laying flat on his back on the couch cushion that he likes. I’m wondering how long it will be before he spits up on the cushion. I should probably put a burp cloth under his head shouldn’t I?

::807am:: Note to self: Before feeding baby, if you need to go to bathroom go beforehand. Only one of you is wearing and diaper and the baby is in no mood to wait for you to do your duty.

::9am:: It’s funny how 9am feels very similar to bed time to me. Good thing I still have my PJ’s on. I’m going to turn this couch into a bed now.

::1005am:: Like father like son. After spending some time fussing/crying in the swing I picked him up to console him. My traditional methods weren’t working so I broke out the iPhone for some music. He loves music. Today Boyce Avenue was very effective at calming him down. He just blankly stares off while he’s listening. It’s like he’s really taking it in. Here are some of his fav’s from Boyce Avenue.

::1110am:: He’s a little late on his morning nap today. It might be because for the last two days we have been outside of the house in and out of the car. He loves riding in the car. At times when we stop at red lights for too long he gets a little cranky but he’s fine as soon as the light turns green and we take off again. I think he has his Daddy’s need for speed built in. During Mommy’s break at work we sent her some live video of baby playing on the couch and talking with our Knocking Live Video app on our iPhones. She sent me live video everyday while I was at work so now I get to return the favor. It’s great to see your baby even while you’re working! If you don’t have this app you need to download it and use it!

Now that he’s napping I’m not sure what to do. I could eat lunch. I could get dressed. I should probably do both.

::1247pm:: While baby was napping I managed to get in a nap myself. I think it was only about 20 mins but I feel refreshed nonetheless!

::1005pm:: Whoops! Totally forgot to update at the end of the day. Today was the first day in 4 or 5 days that we didn’t leave the house all day. The baby celebrated by sleeping most of the day and Daddy went stir crazy. So we made a trip to Target when Mommy got home and bought a couple of outfits for baby. One I Love My Daddy and one Future Rocket Scientist. I was told not to get the Future Rocket Scientist one because “orange doesn’t look good on him” but I got it anyway. Anything looks good on our baby!

See ya tomorrow!

Since having our baby boy and bringing him home, there are several things we quickly learned about babies and being parents:

1 ) When burping baby, it’s not wise to hold him close to your face and have your mouth slightly open…unless you want a mouthful of spit up.

2 ) Babies poop for a while. So if you notice he is pooping it’s best to give him another 30 minutes before changing him. Otherwise you will be standing at the changing table with a naked baby and watching him finish his pooping before you put the new diaper on.

3 ) Make sure baby is done pooping. He may surprise you when you are wiping his butt and poop in your hand.

4 ) When you get baby poop on your finger, it’s no big deal. It wipes off.

5 ) He only pees on you if your name is Mommy.

6 ) When babies stretch, they fart. Babies stretch and fart a lot.

7 ) It doesn’t matter what kind of bottles you use. Babies are designed to burp, spit up and hiccup.

8 ) When you put a special outfit on him, he will pee on it within the first 5 minutes and you will have to change him.

9 ) For the first week or so, you will leap out of bed at baby’s every sound before you start to learn what each sound means.

10 ) At about the 3rd middle of the night feeding you will find yourself sitting in the most uncomfortable positions just so you don’t fall asleep while feeding him.

We will add to this list as time goes on. I have a funny feeling there is a lot more to learn!

If you have your own life’s lessons, please share them in the comments.

Throughout the pregnancy, we have bought and been given several baby books. What To Expect, Belly Laughs, The Expectant Father, Skinny Bitch: Bun In the Oven just to name a few. While each of these books have great information in them, there are some of the every day things they just don’t explain.

Since a picture is worth a thousand words, what better way to explain the everyday items of parenting than in pictures. Enjoy!

If you enjoy these parenting tips (or the pregnancy tips we posted the other day) you can go pick up the books at Amazon. Click on either book to go take a look!

With all of the excitement and anticipation of the baby coming, it can really start to be stressful. I think we have everything ready for his arrival. Our hospital bags are packed, the car seats are installed in both cars, the nursery is done, the baby monitor is running and all the toys are put together and the list goes on and on. Every day we constantly go over the check list in our heads as we wonder, “What day is going to be the big day?”

So as we near the end of the pregnancy chapter (with only 3 weeks left) here are some Pregnancy Do’s and Don’ts that we ran across. These were good for a laugh. Hope you enjoy!

Sometimes when you compare things you realize that they really aren’t the same at all.

Wifey: I can’t wait to meet our baby! It will be like opening a present on Christmas morning!

Husband: Except in this case your present will be opening you.

Wifey: *gasp*

It’s raining diapers! Diapers might be a little more useful than the 10 inches of snow we have right now.

My Husband’s aunt bought us a pack of these Huggies Pure and Natural Diapers for our baby shower. We we’re excited about them as we try to be as natural and organic as possible. Made with organic cotton and vitamin E and aloe, these diapers are hypoallergenic and fragrance free. Hoping these are a good match for our baby I went ahead and signed up for a free sample pack.

With a 4 week delivery time they will arrive right when the baby is born. Excellent timing and they are available all the way down to newborn size!

Click the image to sign up!

Enjoy!

Even though our little one won’t be big enough for these diapers anytime soon, that doesn’t mean I didn’t sign up for my free sample of Pampers Cruisers with Dry Max!

Since this is our first baby our friends have told us to expect to go through about 10-12 diapers a day and since our friends and family won’t throw us a monthly baby shower to resupply us with diapers, then I’m stocking up on freebies!

Just click on the image below and register on the Pampers site (if you’re not already registered), pick the size of diaper you need and submit!

Happy diaper changing!

As first time parents we are trying to figure out if what brand of diaper family we will be. With the recent clever, rogue direct marketing I believe Huggies launched on us a couple of weeks ago I am started to be persuaded to come on over to Team Huggies.

Adding these free 36 points to the mix is just icing on the cake. It seems Huggies is a company after my own heart. Commercials with babies peeing all over the ceiling (I enjoy a good toilet humor commercial), providing me with free points AND having Box Tops on their Huggies boxes, I can’t lose!

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