Ive learnt a lot in 12 weeks

Thermo · 26 Aug 2005

Its been just over 12 weeks since my little daughter emma was born. In that time ive learnt the following:-

Babies eat a lot

Babies poo a lot

Babies cry a lot

Going anywhere with a baby is an organisational feat and time is irrelevant

Babies poo a lot

Nappies cost a lot

Babies sleep a lot

Babies dont sleep when you want them too

Babies poo a lot

A smile on a babies face is worth everything in the world

Nothing no matter who or what will ever stand in the way of you and your baby

Babies poo a lot, and they poo on you when you take them in the bath

They make the world stop spinning so fast, and theres nothing better than a sitting down with a sleeping baby on your lap

Babies fart and burp a lot

They make you work a lot faster at work so that you can finish a bit earlier to be able to get home to see them

The cafe in the local park sells great cakes, which i never knew until i took my baby for a walk down there.

You dont care what you say to a baby when youre out and you dont give a stuff about the looks people give you when youre doing it

Babies Fart, burp and poo a lot

My wife looks great holding a baby

i never knew the love you can feel until you have a baby

Oh and thye poo, fart, sick , burp, cry and wee lots.....but i dont care

Igorian · 26 Aug 2005

They don't change much as teenagers either. Oh, except they cost more to run

Thermo · 26 Aug 2005

yes ive got a 14 year old step daughter. substitute the words poo a lot for answers back a lot for that one!

jtaunton · 26 Aug 2005

Thanks for the reminder - I've got two boys of 3 and 5, and another one due to pop out any day soon. The pooing had faded from my memory.......

Thermo · 26 Aug 2005

ah that will soon come back to you then!

ohmygodwhathaveyoudone · 26 Aug 2005

try twins.double poo/double crying/double sleepless nights,but best of all double the love/cuddles/joy.instant family.

andy · 26 Aug 2005

so much easier not havin kids....

masona · 26 Aug 2005

My life would be lonely & boring without them.

Nige F · 26 Aug 2005

Thermo said:
yes ive got a 14 year old step daughter. substitute the words poo a lot for answers back a lot for that one!

.......................my 2 boys didn`t answer back a lot because everyone knew I was right

johnny_t · 26 Aug 2005

ohmygodwhathaveyoudone said:
try twins.double poo/double crying/double sleepless nights,but best of all double the love/cuddles/joy.instant family.

Believe me - When I went for the scan for number three, the thought of twins was very much on my mind...........

securespark · 27 Aug 2005

Try a baby who poos/wees and voms simultaneously.....bad news!

Yeah. I agree with the timeframe comments.

We did NCT ante-natal classes before our 1st in 99. We were told to expect not to be able to go out at the drop of a chapeau. Scenario. Get ready, pack changing bag with spare clothes, food etc... baby sh!ts itself up to the armpits (don't worry, it'll happen soon if it hasn't already!!) and you have to strip, bathe and re-clothe it before going out. We abandoned several trips this way!

Worse with more than one, especially if (like us) you have 2 in naps.

Funniest was in Lytham on a day out went to a caff with only one loo. Very busy so we had to change baby on floor of caff near loos - turned out he'd done it up to the armpits.....people nearby trying to ignore us while eating the roasts.......

kevplumb · 27 Aug 2005

SS
havent we all been there
if honesty where to prevail

2scoops0406 · 27 Aug 2005

ohmygodwhathaveyoudone said:
try twins.double poo/double crying/double sleepless nights,but best of all double the love/cuddles/joy.instant family.

Try twins with an 18 month old baby already. I think I remember those early days or was that daze !! (no family help available, and moved to new area

) Thermo I agree with what you have said, however I thank god those days are over. The only thing I can say is enjoy it while you can, the baby stage flies by so quickly.

ohmygodwhathaveyoudone · 27 Aug 2005

when my son was 3 he had a fever which meant it came out both ends at once,projectile,imagine my joy when he had one of those squeky hammers that make a noise when you hit them ,but this time it was making a splatting sound,you can quess the rest

on t.v./walls/carpet etc.......soon got rid of wilton carpet and got water resistant laminate flooring.
when it was my dads birthday he was opening his present and says "wonder what this is"my sons answers "its a saw" i said "richard ,shsss its a surprise"he replies"grandad its a surprise saw"

johnny_t · 27 Aug 2005

When our (current) youngest was two-and-a-bit, he embarked on a completely spontaneous dirty protest, deciding to smear the walls, bed, carpet, complete contents of a toybox and a tent with, without wishing to be vulgar, more poo than I could generate in a week of fine dining.

Complete evacuation and hosing of the contents of the room were the only solution, and I still have no idea how he managed to make so much of it. Maybe he was storing it up for months beforehand ??

Ive learnt a lot in 12 weeks

Igorian

2scoops0406

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