Notes From the First Six Weeks

1. My younger brother shocked the daylights out of both of us when he drove 4 plus hours from his home on the day of L's birth just to see him. And drove back home the same day.
2. Nothing tasted as sweet as that first shot of tequila after bringing L home.
3. All those experts who state that newborn babies sleep 18 out of 24 hours are full of crap.
4. The sleep deprivation is as bad as I thought it would be.
5. I'm never going to enjoy breastfeeding. And I'm OK with that.
6. You know you are doing something right as a couple when you manage to successfully tick off both sets of grandparents for essentially the same reason.
7. Babies can cause insanity in previously normal and low maintenance family members.
8. A trip to Costco feels like a night on the town.
9. My tolerance for alcohol has dropped to levels not seen since I was twenty-one years old. One glass of wine and I am loopy for several hours. I am officially a “cheap date” once again.
10. We managed to get through our first post-baby date night without calling home to check on L.
11. I am not cut out to be a stay-at-home mother.
12. The perception that one's child is cute is a biological construct created to prevent a parent from killing their child.
13. It is rather sad that I had to have a child in order to earn the respect and the right to be treated like an adult from some parties. It negates everything else that I have accomplished in my life.
14. Dr. Seuss footed pajamas and magna onesis = total win. Best gift we received, hands down.
15. Every time I think I can't be more overwhelmed with graditude for the kindness and support of once internet strangers, I am overwhelmed once again.