Top Ten List

Top Ten Things I Have Learned in the Past Five Weeks:

10.  Holy Cow Hot Flashes!  No one warned me I would be waking up in the middle of the night drenched in sweat!  I thought someone was blasting the heater at night....until I googled it...

9.  GOOGLE.  Mom, what did you do before the days of google?  Just sit around and wonder why?  what is it?  when will it stop?  Don't get me wrong I ask several questions of my female family members and friends, but I am not necessarily going to call one of my gals up in the middle of the night when I can google "postpartum hot flashes" and get the answer....yes, it's normal and who knows when they will go away.

8.  Poo. Not Pooh Bear, but poo.  When Brock was first born our day revolved around poo- frequency, color, etc.  Buck said I was obsessed with poo.  Well, that is the indicator on how the baby is doing.  Now that I am comfortable with poo it makes me laugh hysterically at times.  Brock has projectile poo only when Daddy is changing his diaper and in direct shot of getting it all over him.  This makes me laugh and Mommy needs that good giggle every now and then.

7.  OxiClean = Lifesaver, I mean Clothes, blanket, sheet-saver.  This #7 on my top ten list perfectly follows #8.  For those of you that do not know OxiClean, I suggest you meet it very soon.

6.  For the Love of Showers.  It's a good thing when someone can watch Brock for a minimum of five minutes for me to get a decent shower.  It is a treat to get a shower longer than that.

5.  Gripe Water. Again, no one told me about this one.  Gripe water helps with those pesky baby hiccups and over-the-top crying episodes.  Now I do not feed it to Brock all of the time, but it sure is helpful when the hiccups or screaming fit have lasted for what seems like FOREVER.  And guess where I learned about it- google!

4.  Shopping. Well, I guess this sort of started while I was pregnant.  Without a doubt, I shop more for this baby boy than myself.  Thank goodness for friends that bought me a giftcard to Ann Taylor Loft- Mommy needs some clothes and they don't sell baby clothes! 

3.  Sleep When He Sleeps.  R-I-G-H-T!  If I had a nickel for every time I heard/read that.  Puh-lease, I would like to find a Mom that was actually successful at doing this.  I do get naps once in a while, but those are 30-60 minute cat naps.

2.  Jess Who?  I am now officially "Brock's Mom."  No one wants to see me, they want to see the kiddo.  What can I say?  He sure is a cutie!

1.  Being a Mom is the best thing I have ever done.  I always heard others say it, but it's not real until you experience it.  While it is one of the more difficult jobs I have done, it is also the most rewarding.  I look down at this sweet baby (that for some reason today will only sleep if he is with his Mommy) and that makes me smile.