SorceressJ
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ORIGINAL: CynthiaWVirginia Aw, congrats on the upcoming birth...I hope your friends bought you and the baby lots of stuff...and that you have lots of newborn diapers, formula, and premade meals waiting for you in the freezer. By the time I had my son, I had done so much babysitting that taking care of my own was no surprise. Nodding off on my way to the bathroom was, lol. Being pregnant prepares you to be a light sleeper and trains you to get up and walk and do something when you should be sleeping...all those bathroom breaks your body got used to taking was really prep for mommahood...as was learning to take naps whenever you could. You'll do fine. After the baby is born, dozens of strangers will walk up to you with loads of unwanted advice...so I'll give you some too. Don't let anyone come up and kiss your baby or touch his hands. People did that with my son and I wanted to kill them when they said before leaving that they had the flu or bronchitis or whatever...aargh. Find a tape called "Mother's Heartbeat." It shut my baby up and made him sleep when nothing else worked. Btw, I loved that front pouch I wore my son in while I did things like dishes and other housework. He was climbing out of his playpens by 7 months old, even when all the toys and stuff was taken out. You have a boy...toilets will overflow, the house will be repapered in toilet paper, he WILL discover the playdough in his diapers and give you a big loving hug afterward, if you leave your purse on the floor while you talk on the phone it will be ransacked and lipstick will be all over the carpet and walls...remove all table cloths, hide all electrical cords, plug up all unused outlets, lock the cabinets under the kitchen sink. While you do dishes, your kid will be bashing pots and pans with wooden spoons, lol. He will enjoy farting loudly, blowing out boogers and having you critique the color and elasticity, peeing on trees, and bringing home lovely pets like spiders. He will also come home from kindergarten one day...to tell you he is engaged, lol. I wish mine hadn't grown up... Okay, that was just a small sample of what you are in for after Dominic is born. I. Love. This. Post. (I had three boys, and inherited two more plus a girl child. Every word of this is true and verifiable. Love and bright blessings to the OP, please let us know when Dominic arrives, and don't blink.. you will wake up one morning and be about to become a grandmother, like me, and you will not know what the hell happened to the time in between..)
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