How to Grow a Schneider: The Dondi & Matt Way: He Peed On Me Again?!....or, How Life With a Newborn Will Humble Anyone.

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There are things no one tells you about what happens during labor and delivery....and then what happens to your body POST delivery. And, while, I will talk about MOST everything on this blog - I won't talk about ALL of that here in an effort to suppress that from my memory.

Otherwise? Jack will be an only child.

The good thing about C-Sections? Percocet! They send you home with that stuff....and that's really the only reason that Jack got fed and changed those first few days after we got home. The walk from the bed to the crib....is WAY longer than I anticipated, which is why smart people have a bassinet. We wanted to start with the crib though and so we did. And, I became a zombie walking back and forth.

The bad thing about C-Sections? See first paragraph.

Otherwise,

We have been pooped on, peed on, puked on....

We have wasted more diapers than we care to discuss....

We use more baby wipes than will ever be necessary for any activity....

We do at LEAST 2 wardrobe changes a day because we can't seem to keep that little wee-wee under wraps.... I mean, he peed on the wall. And, on his own head.

We have WAY over analyzed where to buy diapers and which coupons to use.... Have you met Matt? He hates math unless doing a little means that he's going to save $1.

We have bought contraptions to help him sleep....

We have read more about newborn sleeping issues, patterns and solutions than we thought existed....

....but, we are having a ball! We are over the moon in love with him and no amount of sleep deprivation prevents us from enjoying the sweet moments. Like, when he is waking up in the morning and likes to stretch and grunt and roll around in the bed. My fave!

We have figured out a "hungry cry" vs an "uncomfortable cry" .... and we've learned not to JUMP through the ceiling at every single coo, grunt and whine. Sometimes, he just likes to hear himself make a noise. :)

He does have a little reflux, but I understand that most babies do...and if nothing else, they all struggle with gas. Well, let's just say he gets that honest. Thanks Matt.

Living with three boys has been interesting....and for those of you worried about Lucky. Refrain. Lucky is well under control and doesn't even bat his fuzzy little eyelashes at Jack's screaming, cooing and grunting. He's not even interested with Jack's tummy time. Lucky is just as exhausted as we are....since he's up for every feeding/changing too!