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I don't know whether to laugh or to cry!  

post #1 of 15
7/10/06 at 3:05pm
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Today is my first day home alone with Seth. Last night he slept beautifully, so I was hoping it was a sign of how the day would go. Right after waking up he spit up all over the bed and himself (change of outfit #1). After I ate breakfast I gave him a bath and as I was getting him dressed he peed all over the outfit I was putting on him (change of outfit #2). Not more than a couple hours later I was changing his diaper and he peed all over himself AGAIN (change of outfit #3). As I was getting him dressed from the previous mishap he spit up all over himself, and me, again ... I hadn't even gotten his arms in the sleeves yet. So now he's in his diaper wrapped in a blanket because I don't want to put yet ANOTHER outfit on him only to change it in an hour.

I know I'll look back on this and laugh, but right now I feel like I can't get anything accomplished and all I want to do is cry (damn hormones are still at work!).
post #2 of 15
7/10/06 at 3:08pm
That is my day, everyday! You will look back and laugh, it's totally normal.
post #3 of 15
7/10/06 at 3:17pm
Sounds about right!
I still don't bother getting my 2 y/o ds dressed!
As far as getting things accomplished - don't even try just look after the two of you.
post #4 of 15
7/10/06 at 3:35pm
awww I dont bother getting my 16m dressed most days. he gets clothes on if we are going somewhere lol.
post #5 of 15
7/10/06 at 3:40pm
laugh, cry ... do whatever you want ... the hormones will run rampant for a while anyway, so honestly i take it as license to whatever emotional outbursts i feel like having.

outfits? here, unless we're going out in public, clothing is optional for my boys (and sometimes for me, depending on the day and the heat). if the baby gets chilly, i'll either put a t-shirt or gown on him, or i'll just swaddle him in a second blanket.

accomplishments? let's see, you ate breakfast. so if the baby is fed, and you're fed, that's really all you need accomplish in a day ... i mean, food, diaper changes and naps for a while might take up a whole day - no shame in that! plus you mentioned a bath! man oh man - you're doing way more than anyone over here in my house, that's for sure! oh, and enjoy your baby - pretty soon he won't be a baby any more.
post #6 of 15
7/10/06 at 3:42pm
welcome to the unpredictable world of motherhood! just know what you are going through is very normal and yes, you will laugh about this in the future! And you are accomplishing a lot...you are loving that baby and at this point that is the only thing that matters everything else can wait!
post #7 of 15
7/10/06 at 4:38pm
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Originally Posted by puddleduck
Sounds about right!
I still don't bother getting my 2 y/o ds dressed!
As far as getting things accomplished - don't even try just look after the two of you.
lol yea- my kids only wear clothes when we leave the house (and not always then, either)!!!!
post #8 of 15
7/10/06 at 5:55pm
Well, this is good to know becasue I was starting to worry that I had too many cute newborn outfits. But I guess I'll probably be changing him a few times a day so everything should get worn at least once or twice! Although putting him in a diaper and tee will probably be the easiest thing anyway.

Hope things get ironed out for you! It'll get easier to maneuver and you'll be an old pro in no time!
post #9 of 15
7/10/06 at 6:03pm
You're doing great. Don't expect too much the first few wks. Take care of his basic needs like diaper change and nurse him. And take care of your needs of eating, napping and showers. That's all i could accomplish at first with my first born.

It will get easier.
post #10 of 15
7/10/06 at 7:10pm
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Thanks for being so reassuring. The day has gotten better after I posted. Seth has even been in the same outfit for a few hours! I need to reassess my daily goals so that I don't set myself up for disappointment.
post #11 of 15
7/10/06 at 8:55pm
welcome to mommyhood!
don't know if it gets a lot better but you get better at it!
it seems they get less messy and then much messier! we are at the feeding oursleves and popsicle stage... she spends most of the day in a diaper!!

enjoy your baby boy!!
post #12 of 15
7/10/06 at 11:24pm
My third child spit up so much that I gave up changing outfits for that. I figure that breastmilk spits really don't stink much, and heck, they dry. The pee and poop you sort of have to change, though. I agree that if you aren't going anywhere, you should live in a clothing optional world.
post #13 of 15
7/11/06 at 1:52am
My first was a spit-upper and I used to carry an extra shirt for ME in the bag when we left the house as well as clothes for him. I learned quickly that onsies, t shirts, and gowns are the way to go with newborns! Save the outfits for outings or visitors. My dh was not going to let me put our ds in gowns...no gowns for his boy...heh! Well, as soon as he saw how much easier it was to change a diaper and how often it needed to happen he was sold on gowns. The snaps on sleepers drove him crazy!
post #14 of 15
7/11/06 at 4:00pm
just laugh and cry - babes outfits are meant for this kind of thing !!
this is the start of great things to come ....
post #15 of 15
7/11/06 at 5:00pm
You will look back and laugh.

And I completely agree...clothing is completely optional around here for my kids most days.
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