Bored mama

Baby's name?
Mason David

Birthday?
May 25th, 2008

Time?
9:04 pm

Weight at birth?
7lbs even

Weight now?
16lbs, 11 oz! Whoa, chunker! :)

Length at birth?
20 inches

Length now?
23 1/2 inches

Was your baby early or late?
Two weeks early.

How much weight did you gain?
63 pounds. It was ridiculous.

How much of it have you lost?
Not enough. Only 50 pounds.

How was labor?
Long, painful, and exhausting.

What's the best thing about being a mommy?
Hearing his cute little baby noises, seeing him smile and laugh, and knowing that he's brand new with so much ahead of him and so much potential.

What's the worst thing about being a mommy?
Finding poop under my fingernails.

What's the hardest part?
The nights. And getting ready to go ANYWHERE.

What are a few things you've learned so far that you didn't know before?
How to do everything with one hand, how to get poop out of the carpet, and that 9 times out of 10 as soon as I put something hot in the vacinity of my mouth he will cry.

Does your baby sleep well?
Sometimes. At first, not at all. Now, he has his good moments... but there are still nights where I feel delirious from lack of sleep. People tell you how hard the nights are going to be and you know it's true but you can't really understand how true it is.

What have you done that you swore you never would?
Breastfeed in a restaurant. At the table. While I was ordering.

What do you worry about?
Pretty much everything: SIDS, paying for college, how he'll feel when a girl breaks his heart someday, and the fact that there may not be forests/beaches/polar icecaps/various forms of wildlife for him to experience when he grows up.

Do you miss being pregnant?
In a word... no. Everyone said I would, and they were all wrong.

How many more kids do you want?
Maybe one more.. maybe two, I don't know. I'm starting to think I'd be okay with Mason being an only child though.

And finally if your baby could talk, what would he/she say?
"Vote Obama"?