I received this in my email, remember if you have a question that you want me to post for you, please send it to newdad2009@hotmail.com and I will ask my awesome commenters and followers their treasured advice on the subject, heres one I received a week ago, sorry Im a little late on it...
"I am an expectant mother, about 6 weeks away. I am starting to get the feeling that I should prepare for the baby in some way, but really am not sure where to start. I have some clothes, bought some wipe cltohs today... other than that don't have too much. What are the basics you should have at the house for when you take the baby home?? What should I bring to the hospital with me for the birth?? Being as I have never done this before thought I'd turn to other people's experiences for some guidance! Thanks for any help youo may be able to provide!"
Please help her out. Thanks everyone!
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Monday, May 4, 2009
First Mothers Day
With Mothers day coming this sunday, I thought it might be fun to hear peoples mothers day stories? Did you have a funny one, or one that went just completely wrong? And what are some amazing gifts that you received, or that you gave to your mom on mothers day.
To be honest I have some ideas, but struggling a little bit. Its my fiancee's first mothers day, and I want it to be really something for her to never forget, but not something that will break the bank either. Im hoping for some really thoughtfull Ideas, that our son could be involved in. And maybe tell me what gift ideas for mothers day, are REALLY BAD, so I stay away from them. I was told by a friend of mine's wife that said to not buy an appliance for Mothers day. I figured that was a no brainer, but she said, he thought it would be a good idea because he heard her ask for it. 10 years later, she still reminds him.... So Im looking for what you guys think!
To be honest I have some ideas, but struggling a little bit. Its my fiancee's first mothers day, and I want it to be really something for her to never forget, but not something that will break the bank either. Im hoping for some really thoughtfull Ideas, that our son could be involved in. And maybe tell me what gift ideas for mothers day, are REALLY BAD, so I stay away from them. I was told by a friend of mine's wife that said to not buy an appliance for Mothers day. I figured that was a no brainer, but she said, he thought it would be a good idea because he heard her ask for it. 10 years later, she still reminds him.... So Im looking for what you guys think!
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Nothing as cold as Colds
My fiancee was babysitting for her niece for about 4 days of the past couple weeks, and these 2 days of last week, he niece seemed to have a cold. What my fiancee's sister and brother-in-law thought was that she was teething, because apparantly as I will soon learn they have the same symptoms I guess. Apparantly sneezing and runny noses and stuff are all a part of teething. But a few days after baby sitting, we received a phone call saying that she had gone to day care with another kid, that has apparantly come down with the chicken pox.
So of course me being a little over the top, starts frantically researching on the internet, what kind of affects chicken pox has on an almost 4 month old baby. Turns out, there is no severe risk, you are just going to have a really cranky baby on your hands for 5-10 days, until it passes. But I was thinking, good to get it over and done with before you will even remember it. I still have to this day 2 indentations on my face due to scratching of chick pox. I dont remember having them, but I have the two spots to prove I did. So anyways, I am feeling slightly relieved, quite worried for my fiancee as she will be with our son all day, and not very fun for the little guy, or her im sure.
But we also then find out that her niece has received the vaccine, and we were told she was not able to even be a carrier, so it should be okay. Which we find out later, its true, everyone is okay, but my poor fiancee and my son both have colds now. Her niece wasnt teething, she just had a cold. So now I am worried about the stuffy noses, while breast feeding, the fevers, the all around unhappiness of my son, and my fiancee. Taking care of my son while he is sick, and she is sick herself, my heart really fell for them. And of course I am super busy at work so I cannot take time off right at this particular time. And I felt horrible about it. My work has been really supportive, Ive taken time off for appointments, and hospital visits, and the 3 weeks I took off at his birth, I really do have an amazing work. So I want to return the favour to my work by being there for them when they need me the most.
So I have spent the last few days staying as distant as I can with doing as much as I can. My fiancee and I have a tendancy, as Im sure alot of couples that live together do, we tend to pass a cold back and forth, it tends to stay around for a VERY long time so I dont want her to go through this right now, when he's older its fine he's going to have to get colds and sick and all that stuff, but it seems really early for the little guy.
But luckily we seem to be on the upswing now, he seems to be getting better, my fiancee seems to be getting better, and I am still not sick, so I am thinking we (knock on wood), are going to make it through his first cold okay.... (knock knock knock on wood...) It has been hard being distant but I know in my heart its the smarter way to do this, I dont want my fiancee to get sick again and again while staying at home with him, shes got a hard enough job as it is!
So of course me being a little over the top, starts frantically researching on the internet, what kind of affects chicken pox has on an almost 4 month old baby. Turns out, there is no severe risk, you are just going to have a really cranky baby on your hands for 5-10 days, until it passes. But I was thinking, good to get it over and done with before you will even remember it. I still have to this day 2 indentations on my face due to scratching of chick pox. I dont remember having them, but I have the two spots to prove I did. So anyways, I am feeling slightly relieved, quite worried for my fiancee as she will be with our son all day, and not very fun for the little guy, or her im sure.
But we also then find out that her niece has received the vaccine, and we were told she was not able to even be a carrier, so it should be okay. Which we find out later, its true, everyone is okay, but my poor fiancee and my son both have colds now. Her niece wasnt teething, she just had a cold. So now I am worried about the stuffy noses, while breast feeding, the fevers, the all around unhappiness of my son, and my fiancee. Taking care of my son while he is sick, and she is sick herself, my heart really fell for them. And of course I am super busy at work so I cannot take time off right at this particular time. And I felt horrible about it. My work has been really supportive, Ive taken time off for appointments, and hospital visits, and the 3 weeks I took off at his birth, I really do have an amazing work. So I want to return the favour to my work by being there for them when they need me the most.
So I have spent the last few days staying as distant as I can with doing as much as I can. My fiancee and I have a tendancy, as Im sure alot of couples that live together do, we tend to pass a cold back and forth, it tends to stay around for a VERY long time so I dont want her to go through this right now, when he's older its fine he's going to have to get colds and sick and all that stuff, but it seems really early for the little guy.
But luckily we seem to be on the upswing now, he seems to be getting better, my fiancee seems to be getting better, and I am still not sick, so I am thinking we (knock on wood), are going to make it through his first cold okay.... (knock knock knock on wood...) It has been hard being distant but I know in my heart its the smarter way to do this, I dont want my fiancee to get sick again and again while staying at home with him, shes got a hard enough job as it is!
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