So much to say, so little time.
With a newborn in the house, I’m brimming with things to say here, but have very little time, so I’ll keep it short and sweet:
- Having a smart phone (T-Mo G1, in my case) is a huge change to child rearing. I can read e-mail and blogs while sitting, shusshing, and rocking. It’s awesome.
- The 2nd kid isn’t as hard as people sort of made it seem. At least not yet.
- Doing dishes is impossible. Having a toddler around creates a huge mess of dishes and gunk, and I’ve got very little time to clean it up.
- Our cats are now completely neglected (vs. half neglected before the new one). They clamor at every opportunity for a pet or snuggle. Too bad for kitties.
- We’re much more relaxed the second time around. Our little Ms. is sleeping in our bed pretty much all the time, which is something we were far too paranoid to do the first time around.
- Thanks everyone for bringing food, and this wouldn’t have been possible without the help of my mom. Thanks!
- I have about 30 minutes of free time each evening — I usually choose to vegitate on the couch before falling asleep at about 8:30pm.
Also with newborn, hear hear! In absence of proper smart phone brownsing, smaller laptops can make feeding times good, too – and make it possible to at least read if not respond. And yes, it’s rough on kitties… as one DIVEBOMBS for a moment of armpit snuggle in desperation.