Mom Achievement Unlocked

Mom Acheivement Unlocked: making peace with all the baby accoutrements NTHs come with a lot of crap stuff and my house is already on the cluttery side so accommodating everything has had its challenges. you should see our upstairs...scratch that, no one will ever be allowed up there again.  downstairs clean = upstairs disaster zone  according to the  MomMath TM  law "that stuff has to go somewhere"      but, i digress... one obvious design question that i'm sure everyone has dealt with is, of course, where does one put the nearly life-size Gandalf cardboard cutout? i know. For the moment Gandalf is in the corner, because, well, nobody puts baby in the corner so it's all his.  via GIPHY Also, turns out his real name is Gandalf the Great Babysitter  update: we've added more crap another fun thing! a jolly jumper.  he loves it. like, truly. and i do too because 15 min in that thing twice a day and he naps longer and sle...

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: i actually prepared a meal and then ate said meal without my child crying maybe it's just my child, but i feel like as soon as i sit down with food the NTH starts to cry. it can be disheartening.  like, yes, i love you child but for the love of all that is holy i need to put this food in my mouth NOW.  forgetting to eat is a thing.  having a million things you feel you "should do" before eating is also a thing.  so, by 2 pm you might have had 1 granola bar and that is just not good for anybody. hot tip: the number of foodstuffs one has consumed is in direct correlation the the number of nerves one has left (MomMath TM ) finding food you can eat with one hand is crucial. also, a sling wrap or a carrier is sooooo helpful if you have a baby that likes to be held constantly or needs to be held to settle, or is crying like a banshee and you are starving.  but, crumbs happen.  you will most likely get whatever you are eating on yo...