New baby new things learned...

Day 8.

There is an awful lot I could write about right now, because everything is new and different. so instead i will bullet point all the new things that i can think of that I've learned so far.

• new born babies really do come with hats.
• breast feeding is hard! (i could do a whole blog just about this topic, so i'll just leave it as, its a skill that takes time and patience to learn)
• breast feeding makes you both very sleepy and very very very hungry.
• breast feeding is still totally worth it.
• babies come with lots of paperwork.
• babies like to pick the most difficult time to get hungry or need changing (i'm mainly typing this one handed).
• babies have really loud farts.
• their initial nappies (the ones filled with meconium) smell and look a lot like henna.
• everything they do is the cutest thing in the whole world (until they do the next thing)
• to make their hiccups stop you need to feed them.
• baby sleeping bags are a fantastic invention.
• you go through sooo many baby grows, cotton wool pads and nappies.
• they can literally make themselves sick from trying to eat too much.
• nursing bra's are also a fantastic invention.
• they will sleep through absolutely anything as long as you are cuddling them.
• in their Moses basket they will sleep through absolutely nothing because they want cuddles damnit!
• loving your little one isn't like a thunder bolt from the blue, but more like a growing plant developing and twining through you in unexpected ways.
• everyone wants to come and visit you! (this can be a little overwhelming)
• naps will become your new best friends.
• being able to lie on your front again is heavenly.
• you think being disturbed all through the night will be a nightmare, but...it's not that bad (it's not great, but not that bad)
• you have milk ducts right the way under your arms and when they get too full they get very very sore.
• your stomach will look like a wreck, part saggy and part still all inflated.
• your boobs will grow to epic proportions when your milk comes through.
• it's all a bit overwhelming.
• it's as good as you think it will be.