| Things I've Learned |
| -By Matthew's Mommy |
| Okay, so I guess I'll get serious for a moment...just one, that's so hard for me to do. I've got this list-in-progress that I've been keeping since my son was born. Just some things I've learned about being a mommy that I've learned since having my child. You may find that you can identify with a few of the items. |
| I feel guilty about all the times I judged other parents' handling of their children. There isn't always a clear right way and a wrong way when raising a child. |
| Nursing babies can fool you into thinking they have teeth when they don't. |
| Every person on the planet, including those with no children, will have an overwhelming urge to tell a new parent how to raise their child. |
| Let your baby cry...NOOOO, don't let your baby cry...You make the decision and then DON'T tell anyone because, chances are, they won't agree with you. |
| When your intuition (not that scared new mommy voice but the other voice, in your heart) tells you that something is wrong with your baby, do not be put off by a pediatrician telling you it's just new mommy jitters. |
| I can sing the same song to my baby over and over because each time I start he gets the cutest little grin like it's the first time he's ever heard it. |
| I never knew I could be so protective over another human being. |
| I have a profound respect for my mother that I never had before. Suddenly, "Wait until you have children of your own!" has a whole new meaning. |
| Thank heaven for modern technology. |
| If you're pregnant for the first time, be prepared that other women will tell you horrible labor stories. They're the equivalent of war stories for men. |
| If you had a good labor, keep it to yourself. Women can get so catty if you say that your labor was not too bad overall. |
| Spit up and slobber on my clothes doesn't bother me nearly as much as I thought it would. |
| My definition of a clean house has been slightly downgraded. |
| Give your baby a pacifier.....NOOOOOO, don't give your baby a pacifier. Don't sweat it, he'll decide and let you know, and no amount of "training" can change his choice. |
| Sleeping with my baby's stuffie makes me feel like he's right there with me. |
| There is such a thing as mother's intuition. The only people to disagree are women without children and men. |
| Nothing will break your heart more than your child crying in pain. Nothing. |
| When people give me advice, I just listen, yes them to death, and then do what my heart tells me to do. |
| When our children are young, we tend to tell them, "Now act like a big boy/girl" but then we mourn the days past once they grow up. |
| I used to laugh when people said being a mom is the toughest job in the world. I'm not laughing anymore. |
| Don't complain if you end up having a big baby to carry around all day. Just think "abs of steel" |
| Your child will always cry just when you end up in the slowest line at the checkout counter. |
| Don't walk on the floor in bare feet when you've just given your toddler a plate of food. |
| My child can embarrass me in ways I never, ever could have thought of myself. |
| If you come home from playgroup thinking in any way that there must be something wrong with your child, find a new group. |
| Now I know why my mom always took the smallest piece of meat (not that I eat it anymore), the coldest piece of toast, or the heels of the bread. |
| Potty training scares the heck out of me. |
| At this point, my idea of the perfect fantasy is a bubble bath, a really good book, and a nice chilled glass of wine. No one else even needs to be there. Okay, well, sometimes there could be someone else there, but not tonight. |
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| These web pages are brought to you by the letters D & A. We all know what they stand for. Well, your child won't since he only watches Abrams and "Sesame Street" means absolutely nothing to him. |
| This page is also brought to you with the help of a great computer mentor. Thanks, Al, for making me do this one all by myself! This "grasshopper" did allright. |
| Thank you to Mr. Abrams for his extreme kindness to my son as well as his sense of humor. Thanks, Al, for letting me keep you up so late night after night with my gazillion IMs! You can take me off your "Buddy List" now...ha ha |
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| Hey, don't forget to sign my guestbook!! |
| Hey, Ang. Thanks for the use of the scanner. What's that? Oh, yeah, not in the budget....I know, I know.... |
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