- Advice for parents-to-be: (From Mark)
- Pace yourself on the caffeine--you'll need it more after the baby comes home.
- Learn to dance now--there won't be time later, and the baby will enjoy dancing. Though I must say that the style that calms her the most is when I do something more like a "silly walk" than smooth ballroom.
- Get a good digital camera and practice transferring the photos. And a color printer and some photo paper. Ideally, get a combo that can print without the "computer as middleman." I say this because you won't have time to get regular film developed and printed, plus people like pics along with the blog entries.
- Pace yourself on the caffeine--you'll need it more after the baby comes home.
- Other tips:
- try to live near a drugstore, because you will often run out of key supplies at inopportune times.
- learn to cook breakfast one-handed...handy skill for just about every house-hold chore.
- get wireless networking and a laptop if you ever hope to use the computer after the baby comes home. Either that or combine the den and the nursery.
- network with friends who will be willing to come by and help out after the baby arrives.
- devise strategies for staying healthy under stress--this experience is something like a camping trip: have plenty of water bottles and healthy snacks on hand, as well as warm clothes for wee-hour feeds.
- get your address-list and/or mailing-label situation straightened up ASAP, so you can send out baby announcements--and it also makes thank-you cards easier.
- get the remodeling done early--in case the baby comes early
- try to live near a drugstore, because you will often run out of key supplies at inopportune times.
Saturday, August 26, 2006
from the well of exhaustion
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3 comments:
Caffiene? Is that how you manage it?
All this time I've been drinking decaf!
(Although even Claire was on Caffiene Citrate for a few weeks.) I get to feeling too jittery and anxious with the leaded stuff.
Daddy Hu,
You sound like an old pro with your advice. Good items to consider. I hope your pregnant friends read your blog.
I love the photos. The more the better.
Hugs and Kisses all around,
Too funny! I had to comment. Wish I would have had this advice years ago...we never sent out baby anouncements, and I guess I'll have to wait till the empty nest years to learn to dance. I would add, "keep a sense of humor", which it sounds like you are doing.
Claire looks great! We continue to keep you all in our prayers.
Jill
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