Make It Work

I had an awesome phone interview today. It's for a temp position, but a job's a job, and it will most definitely pay more than unemployment, which is currently only $450/week. In this current economy I understand that I need to be flexible - thank goodness the position is in HR.

Anyhoo, I've got a wardrobe dilemma... they want to meet me in person tomorrow... due to my pregnancy, I haven't had to wear a suit in over a year. Needless to say, I highly doubt any of them fit me, especially since I was losing weight right before I got pregnant. I refuse to buy a new suit because I own so many.

Thankfully, for whatever reason, when I lost weight, there was one pair of black pants that I did not have taken in. As they say in Project Runway, I'm gonna "make it work". Here's hoping RJ does not spit up on me between the time I get dressed and the time I drop him off with my cousin to watch him!

My baby is a BOY!

Last week we took RJ to the Carlsbad Outlets for a nice stroll and to search for a much needed floppy hat. He was wearing a bodysuit that was white with brown monkeys on it. While I was holding him over my shoulder a lady tapped my shoulder and said, "Excuse me, she's spitting up." I thought to myself, who's spitting up and why should I care? Then I realized (gasp!), #1 RJ was spitting up and #2 the lady thought he was a girl! WHAT!?

Oh no she didn't... so that's it, I went through his "going out" clothes and will make sure he's got blue on from now on!

Four Reasons He Cries

There are 4 reasons why my son cries:

(1) He's hungry (accompanied with the extreme arching of his back)
(2) He needs to burp (or fart)
(3) He's tired
(4) He's got a dirty diaper

I hope it's always like this...I've been warned that it's not, so thus I will cherish the present!

Postnatal Things No One Tells You

When I was pregnant I read a bunch of books and spoke to a lot of my girlfriends who had babies. Here are some postnatal things that no one told me:

(1) That my nose was going to get huge - really really huge - and would take weeks before it went back down to normal. Needless to say, there are very few pictures of me with the baby in his first few weeks.

(2) That I would retain fluid and my feet were going to swell up so large that not even my flip-flops would fit. I had elephant feet - I never saw anything like that ever before!

(3) That my belly button would be loose. I knew my body wasn't going to be the same, but I wasn't expecting that one!

(4) How seriously important it is to do your Kegels. Okay, people did tell me, and I did read about it, but I just didn't take it seriously enough. Whoa is me...

(5) Breastfeeding is hard and you need to have patience.

(6) Most importantly - not all babies latch on right away in the beginning - AND THAT'S OKAY.

(7) The right Lactation Consultant can be a godsend and don't listen to anything anyone else tells you - LC's are the true experts and know what's best!!!