Lessons learned from the early days of motherhood

I (Kelly) am so lame. I railed for so long against blogs, but motherhood has changed my perspective on life. Or maybe I'm delirious from 8 hours of combined sleep in the past 5 days. Anyway, here goes:

After a rough night Monday (Anthony screaming bloody murder until 3 a.m. before finally going to sleep) we learned a couple valuable things about our boy, and Tuesday night went much better. Anthony slept great from about 8:30 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. (save for your expected bihourly feedings and diaper changes-cut the kid some slack, he's only 4 days old).

First, Anthony prefers footie sleepers to being swaddled, and mom and dad agree! Even though we went through three of said sleepers last night thanks to wetness induced by incontinance or, more likely, inCOMPETENT diapering, he was warm and cozy in his series of sleepers. Besides, we were equally incompetent at the swaddling thing, as lil' Houdini can squirm his way out of a straight jacket and 4 chains. In any case, I think it's more likely we'll learn how to properly change a diaper than to successfully treat our son like an origami project.

For the second lesson, we finally found out where Anthony likes to sleep. $200 for a crib. $150 for an Eddie Bauer bassinet. $35 for a sleep positioner. $75 for a Graco Pack n Play. Figuring out that the little rugrat likes to sleep on his mom's stomach sans any sleeping gear---priceless.

So, along with providing cafeteria services, I will provide mattress services as well. At worst, it's over-indulgent bad parenting. At best, it's sweet blissful rest time.

Here's some video for your enjoyment.

The thinker? Anthony rests his weary head on his hand recovering from a full hour of being awake:

Anthony journeys to the far corners of the earth, or at least to the end of the driveway of our condo complex on his first walk:

A truly rare find, only the greatest of videographers can capture. On par with video of the Giant Panda mating in its natural habitat. You guessed it, Brandon captured Anthony awake during daylight hours!