Thursday, November 1, 2007

Things I have learned while mothering my "busy" 1 year old boy!


When you take your baby in the bathroom with you, be sure to flush the potty BEFORE you stand up...otherwise, you will be giving a bath sooner than you thought.

Some babies will stick ANYTHING in their mouths, so, PLEASE, close the door to the room where you "hide" the cat box.

Mashed potatoes sting if you get them in your eye.

After a diaper change, be sure to wipe off little "wandering" hands too...because, if they are stuck in YOUR mouth before doing so, lets just say...it tastes like shit.

Baby boys CAN scream just as loud and high pitched as baby girls.

Peas sting if you get them in your eye.

Yes, men have ALWAYS been obsessed with what they have "down there", even as babies, and often SEVERAL times per day.

Every boy is born with the ability to make cars go "vroom"...I mean, we never showed him this, yet, somehow, he knows to make the noise and push the cars around.

Ketchup REALLY stings if you get it in your eye.

And lastly, what I have learned the most is this...they are sweet...possibly sweeter than my little girl. A hug from your son is something that melts your heart and washes away any worry that you may have been preoccupied with. They are amazingly gentle and wonderfully caring...I love my busy boy, now matter how much running I do after him.

2 comments:

sourpatchbaby said...

Yes, yes, and yes to everything you said. A little trick that I've learned with The Kid, make it seem as though flushing the toilet is a good thing and have them flush it for you. That'll keep them occupied long enough for the stuff to go down before they can get to it.

"Intentionally Katie" said...

LOL! That seriously made me laugh. Similar to the email that went around a while back about "what I've learned raising boys." That mom had a huge list including, "If you hook a dog leash over a ceiling fan, the motor is not strong enough to rotate a 42 pound Boy wearing Batman underwear and a Superman cape. It is strong enough, however, if tied to a paint can, to spread paint on all four walls of a 20x20 foot room" and "play dough and microwave should not be used in the same sentence."

The joys of boys!!!