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My daughter turned four months on Christmas Day. While she's still an infant, it does mark the end of her super-sparkly newness. Since we've decided to end our baby-making days, it's bittersweet when I fold up the onesies and sleepers of the early weeks to hand them off to new mom friends. Here are the six things I will miss most.
1. Breastfed baby poop. With solids a couple months away, the days of oohing and ahhing over grainy mustard excrement are almost done. I will miss the molten lava explosions, no matter how disgusting they are. I'll take a breastfed baby's poopie diaper over the "preschooler-who-refuses-to-potty-train' diaper any day.
2. Milk breath. Also with the introduction of solids will be the loss of that dreamy milk breath -- not to be confused with I-just-spit-up sour milk breath.
3. The inability to move. There is something so comforting about putting the baby down (keeping safety in mind) and there she stays until you come back for her. Now that she's Mrs. Wriggly Grabby Hands, interested in all around her, those days are done.
4. Falling asleep anywhere. I know the experts frown on this, and we definitely don't do it anymore, but the early days of a teeny baby falling asleep on your shoulder are just heavenly.
5. The Swaddle. The swaddle was a life saver for us in the early days. Our spirited baby got frustrated quickly when her brawny limbs were flailing about and the swaddle provided the comfort needed to get her to fall comfortably to sleep. Now that she's getting her swarthy self out of her wrap, I am already starting to miss the swaddle magic.
6. The Romance. "Oh look honey, we made a baby and isn't she just the most spectacular thing?" Sure, that still occurs to us, but once the novelty is erased by the need for sleep schedules (and desperate need for sleep in general) you kind of miss the innocence of new parenthood.
What do you miss about newborns?
1. Breastfed baby poop. With solids a couple months away, the days of oohing and ahhing over grainy mustard excrement are almost done. I will miss the molten lava explosions, no matter how disgusting they are. I'll take a breastfed baby's poopie diaper over the "preschooler-who-refuses-to-potty-train' diaper any day.
2. Milk breath. Also with the introduction of solids will be the loss of that dreamy milk breath -- not to be confused with I-just-spit-up sour milk breath.
3. The inability to move. There is something so comforting about putting the baby down (keeping safety in mind) and there she stays until you come back for her. Now that she's Mrs. Wriggly Grabby Hands, interested in all around her, those days are done.
4. Falling asleep anywhere. I know the experts frown on this, and we definitely don't do it anymore, but the early days of a teeny baby falling asleep on your shoulder are just heavenly.
5. The Swaddle. The swaddle was a life saver for us in the early days. Our spirited baby got frustrated quickly when her brawny limbs were flailing about and the swaddle provided the comfort needed to get her to fall comfortably to sleep. Now that she's getting her swarthy self out of her wrap, I am already starting to miss the swaddle magic.
6. The Romance. "Oh look honey, we made a baby and isn't she just the most spectacular thing?" Sure, that still occurs to us, but once the novelty is erased by the need for sleep schedules (and desperate need for sleep in general) you kind of miss the innocence of new parenthood.
What do you miss about newborns?
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12-30-2007 @ 10:08AM
KC said...I love watching newborns' hands move as if they're underwater. I love the teeny little mouse squeaks, wrinkly feet, tight-fisted hands, folded legs, and tiny diapers. I love being able to spoil them without fear of establishing bad habits. I miss the tiny diapers, fuzzy heads (with funny hairdos), how easy it is to carry them around all day, and how it's ok if they never get out of their pajamas.
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12-30-2007 @ 10:35AM
Jill said...The smell of their heads and the feel of their soft hair. I'm a notorious baby head sniffer!
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12-30-2007 @ 2:44PM
Joy said...I'm with you Jill. I LOVE their heads and hair. Just smelling them. I also love their feet and the way their little mouths look like a rose.
12-30-2007 @ 10:40AM
jennifergrafgroneberg said...I used to carry my babies in a sling, and I loved feeling the little heartbeats against my chest, or the quick little breaths. Sigh...
Enjoy, Nadine! And congratulations!
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12-30-2007 @ 11:06AM
Brandi said...I miss the holding and rocking and bonding time and them being content while doing so! My oldest at 5 still loves to cuddle but my secon at 17 months wants no part of it anymore..... :( makes me miss having a newborn i just love everything about them!
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12-30-2007 @ 2:46PM
mamacheryl said...My daughter is two months old, so I guess she's still at that glorious age. I will miss her contentment to just cuddle up against me while I type on my laptop. I will also miss the fresh baby smell and all of the "firsts" like first smiles, first coos, first realization that the hands are attached, first time splashing in the tub, etc. She's our second and last child, and this is all so bittersweet.
That being said, if any of you newborn lovers would like to come over to my house to hold a little baby, feel free. I'd love to take a shower! Thanks.
Cheryl at http://redpens-diapers.blogspot.com
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