Although I fully realize that I am preaching to the choir, here are a few notes of amazement from a newly minted father:
My child crash landed into the great commonwealth of Massachusetts a mere 7lbs. 2.9 oz. When one factors in the amount of fluid in her lungs, meconium and various other artifacts of the "in womb" state she was really around 6 lbs. 15 oz. pure certified Madeline M. Doran weight. Which brings me to my point.
According to the laws of physics, mass is conserved. Therefore how is it possible for a 6 lbs 15 oz beautiful and little human being to a) continuously eat 17 hours a day and b) on her first day in the house, before she had even had a full meal from mama, destroy her onesie, nightgown, recieving blanket and blast certain portions of daddy's arm with a gigantic BM. If mass is conserved, how is such a terrific mass a) stored and b) expended? Simply umbelievable.
2 comments:
It is amazing, isn't it? You wouldn't think that breastmilk could produce that much material, let alone that much waste! Welcome to the smelly, messy, fabulous world of newborns!
We found that Pampers and Huggies were absolutely useless for newborns. Luvs FTW. Unless you are using cloth, in which case you are on your own.
Welcome to the wonderful world of parenthood!
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