Mom Achievement Unlocked

Mom Achievement Unlocked: the nap babies are tricky.  sometimes figuring out the formula to napping seems as elusive as drinking coffee while it's still hot, as in, is it even possible? NTH   is almost 4 months old (i know! how is that true?!) and i have decoded some of his napping clues...creating a nap equation or, NapMath TM if you will, a MomMath TM specificity. 1. slight fussing and a general "enh, enh, enh" sound denotes that he's tired and a nap possibility is near. think Anne from Little Brittain.  this comparison cracks my husband and i up.  if you don't know what i'm talking about check out a tiny clip here: 2. create optimal conditions.at this point i do a diaper change &/or fresh bib &/or onesie if needed 3. insert soother. sometimes he likes this one & sometimes i have to go find the other one . there is absolutely rhyme nor reason to this ever alternating preference as far as i can tell. 4. movement. usually if i hol...

Mom Achievement Unlocked: complain about amount of laundry I just wasn't prepared for the amount of pee-induced laundry... Paris Hilton Laundry GIF TMI Alert: ...both his and mine hot tips: - i knew that when diapering little boys one must gently point is little pee-er downwards...didn't think about it being straight...as in, not pointed towards the leg hole of the diaper! - also, while the yucky umbilical cord stump was still attached i was trying to be so careful around it and not making the diaper tight enough around his waist.  don't.  it's fine. make those diapers snug! - one night i resorted to putting a puppy training pad down under him in the bassinet (before you freak out it was tightly tucked into the mattress and only at his waist down).  but honestly, it made a crinkly kind of noise every time he moved so i eventually took it out. - rub under his belly button with a wipe and wait a minute before changing him. the theory is the cold wipe...