6 Months

Corbin is officially 6 months old today! 

Generally this post is dedicated to what new things he’s up to.  But let’s be honest: he’s pretty much doing what he did at 5 months, just with more proficiency:)

So this post is dedicated to us, Corbin’s parents.  We have learned many things in the last 6 months since he’s been born.

Here is a list of the top ten things (no particular order):

1.  What comes in must come out.  However, the coming out has many many forms of grossness.  No one goes into details about the smells and forms that poop comes in.  I had no idea!

2.  Do not expect for your child to perform on cue.  They do what you want them to when no one is watching, and do everything you don’t want them to when everyone is watching.

3.  Holding a baby who’s just had a bottle over your head will result in an unexpected “shower”.

4.  Baby teeth are super sharp!  Put your finger in a babies mouth at your own risk.  It might not come out unscathed.

5.  The perfect outfit that you picked out will only stay perfect for 2.5 SECONDS. 

6.  Always bring a spare everything: shirt, pants, diapers, rags, bottles….

7.  Your life changes.  Everyone says that, but until you experience it you will never fully understand.  When they say your life changes it truly means EVERY aspect of you life is different.  This is neither a good or bad thing, it just is.

8.  A baby is a stranger magnet.  Anyone and everyone will talk to a baby.  In the store, restaurant, bathroom, hotel lobby, anywhere we go people will come to us and ask about Corbin.  It’s been fun and interesting to meet new people.

9.  Babies are born with hair on their ears, lots of hair.  It will go away, but it just takes time.  (This one was such a shock to me.  I almost had Chris convinced that we needed to start saving for hair removal surgery.  I was not letting my child go through life looking like he had wolfman ears!)

10. Your life is now on a schedule based on feedings, naps, and diaper changes.  To just leave the house whenever…that’s impossible, it must be timed.  If even one of those needs is not met or will need to be met in the time you are gone, why go out in the first place.   You are just in for way more work than it’s worth. Stay home.

So we’ve learned a few things as parents.  Even things people tell you before you have kids can’t possibly be understood until you have kids.

The last 6 months have been an interesting ride.  I’m not even about to guess what the next 6 months will bring and what I might learn then.