First Time Mommy Fears

Ok, sorry I haven't written in a while: holiday, headaches, and baseball have sort of kept me away. I hope everyone had a great Father's Day weekend! I was so happy I could spend father's day with my hubby, my own dad, and my father-in-laws. So special when you can see everyone! I really missed both my Opa and my Pawpaw though.... I was thinking about both of you in heaven :)


Ok, so when I was my sister-in-law and brother-in-law, listening to their funny stories about middle of the night goofs with bottle feeding and what not, I got extremely nervous because while they were talking about "formula," "oh you heat that one up," and "milk for her..."  I go up to Eric and go, "um, I don't know any of this." And of course, he looks at me with that reassuring smile of his, and everything is better now. But that Eric smile is not around me most of the day. Especially during the summer, it's just me and my crazy all alone together like Amanda Bynes and her tweets. (If you don't get the last reference, invest in the E news app. I don't care if it's shallow. I like it).

Anyway, then I get home, and I see that new Galaxy phone commercial where the first time dad is trying to learn how to swaddle his baby while mom is out. And I'm like SHIT-- I don't even know how to FRICKEN SWADDLE. Mommy of the year over here. I'm not trying to get a million to people to suddenly rush over and start teaching me these things. In fact, I will be really pissed if everyone tries to take over my "mommy-dom" for me. I want to learn these things... and I guess I will. I just feel bad for kid #1-- the guinea pig. (Kid #1, if you are reading this one day, I'm sorry for whatever it is I am sure will happen).

So, I began to compile a list of things I really need to get the knack of before the kid pops out. Sorry for the crude idiom; it's only going to get worse from here. Here goes:
1) Breast feeding. GAH, yikes, I want to do it, not in front of ANYONE, so really back off and just wish me luck
2) proper burping
3) swaddling
4) when to use formula, when, how
5) sleep schedules ( ha, I hear all the real mommies say)
6) easing gas pains ( my poor nephew... gassy like a 500 lb man)
7) how to find that comfy spot (seriously-- how does it WANT to be held?) Of course, hubby holds my nephew like he has 8 kids himself. Adam just rests so comfy in his arms... while I can literally see Adam looking at me like "I ain't sleeping on your bony chest honey boo boo"
8) that awful booger sucker thing that looks like a medieval whoopee cushion
9) bath time- in its entirety.
10) what to do with diapers. process, rash, tightness, kind, list goes on...
11) when to move on to different foods
12) how the hell am I supposed to shower?!
13) how to dress the kid without him/her screaming because I am probably tearing off a limb


I realize most first time mom's don't know all of the above, but it still makes me nervous. And I love how the baby books think they can instruct you on these things, when I can barely get through the "deadly diseases your baby could have" section. Yea, I definitely want to read you now.

It feels better to write these fears out, but any advice is still appreciated. Don't come and swaddle my baby first though. Let me try, lol. You know when you are really trying to accomplish something and then the big know it all comes swooping in, does it in an instant, then looks at you like -- there, you go. NO. I NO GO.


I promise not all my entries will be about future baby, but it seems that is most of what takes up my mind right now.

Have a great evening :)