A few things I've learned...

Okay I know I've only been a mom for 5 weeks but here are a few things I have learned...

#11-Every symptom does go away after you've had the baby...no kidding, its a miracle!

#11 1/2-However, no matter how much weight you have lost you shouldn't try on your old clothes. I should have listened to Mil's advice on this 2 years ago.

#10-You will really get no sleep after the baby comes. You feed every 3 hours but by the time you feed, change a diaper, burp, and then the baby goes to sleep it is time to feed again.

#9-I thought I would like pumping because it would give my body a break once in a while...not so! I cried the first time the hub gave Lil' Rose a bottle. Going back to work is going to be harder than I thought:(

#8-I spent 9 months training myself to sleep on my side. Now, I can't sleep on my side because it hurts my gigantic boobs!

#7-I now have gigantic boobs! #5 1/2-Nursing bras are hard to find...any suggestions?

#6-I will never again ask a mom to hold her newborn baby. I use to do this all the time but now I know how hard it is to let others hold such a fragile and susceptible being. I can wait.

#5-It is true that they do grow too fast and that you really don't notice until you've seen another that is smaller.

#4-Going to the doctor and getting shots is one of the most traumatizing experiences...for me!

#3-I thought I would love hearing advice from others, but honestly, if I don't ask for it I don't want it.

#2-No matter what you do, if you are going to get stretch marks you will get stretch marks. I look like a pink zebra has occupied my mid section.

#1-The first time Little Rose smiled at me (and every time since) I thought I could never have enough love for anyone else. Except of course when the hub smiles and then my cup runneth over.

I know there would be some mad people out there if I didn't post pictures. Here are some recent pics of Lil' Rose for all the Lil' Rose fans.

Dad likes to place her pants on top of her head and pretend she is a French chef:)

Another adorable duck towel picture. Can't get enough of these!

Getting so strong with Daddy.

A Baby's Day (according to dad)

So we wake up in the morning and if its a good day Lil' Rose gets a shower, she likes showers. She doesn't like getting dressed after wards but she sure looks cute in her duck towel.

If you want your baby to be more calm at the changing table put a mirror next to it. After the shower she usually conks out pretty fast for her morning nap.

After her nap we talk and think about stuff... like how the whole milk thing works. It perplexes her as well.

Then she sleeps more. After that we like to have some tummy time

Then we take head measurements

She got really excited when she found out that she had a new little cousin, Nano. She is trying to say ooooooo (I'm not good at spelling sounds)

She also like to kick back and put her feet up whenever there is an opportune moment.

O yeah and she eats a poops a lot to but I'm not aloud to take pictures of that...

The Secret to Happiness

Before the secret is revealed little Rose wanted you all to observe how big her dad's head is.

Behold the secret to happiness. Pay attention at the 30 second mark.

Little Rose

1 week later and we are officially fatigued, confused, and more happy than we have ever been. This week has been crazy with new baby, Christmas, and family and friends. We finished the week and are now ready to settle down and be a family of three.

Little Rose is already 8 days old and doing extremely well. Baby Milmonster's internet name is Little Rose. Sorry for those who want her full name, Rose is her middle name. Leave your email address and we will let you know. Here are a few pictures of our little miss for your enjoyment. She was a little jaundice for the first few days and had to stay under the lights for about 24 hours. Once she got use to it, we think she liked it. Nice and warm and she got a tan!

Sleepy girl. One of the many faces she makes after eating. See how tiny her fingers are next to daddy's ring.
By the way...we have been married 3 years today! Happy Anniversary Sweetie!

Meet baby Milmonster

Well yesterday at 7:48pm Baby Milmonster made her way out of the mother ship with a weight of 6lb 11oz and a height of 18.5 in. Its to bad that sheet is covering part of her head... it keeps going and going, the little cone head.

This is after her bath. She is wearing her Santa hat.
She had this expression on her face for about a half an hour last night before we went to bed. she's a cutie.Here are my girls! looking so nice

Well here is the video as requested by Lil'mil Mom. Baby Milmonster doesn't do much yet but there is a yawn in there.


FEETS

Beware the perfect gift...

So my Brother sent this to me (from his I-Phone)<-he loves his I-phone. I think this pretty much sums everything up.

First Offensive - Operation Eject

So as the baby ticker indicates, there are Zero days left... So I decided to take matters into my own hands. So last night we went to some friends house to eat hot wings. The idea was to more or less "smoke 'er out"... that didn't really work. The wings were dang good though. After that I took matters into my own hands once more and attempted to ancient art of acupressure.

I bet there is a subtle art to it that I just haven't figured out yet. Either way, the wife seemed to enjoy it. After that my camera was hijacked. I thought the best revenge would be to publish the resulting pictures on the Internet.
You cant tell it in this picture but Roundy #1 is actually bald. Roundy #2 is not bald, and also against camera terrorism.
B & B were trying to imagine what their baby might look like. Just add the lower left side of his face the the upper right side of her face and you can almost see it.

That's it. Hopefully then next post will have pictures of Baby Milmonster!