Where Does It Go

Before I had Ella, I always wondered what makes moms so busy at home and no one has ever been able to explain it to me. Now that I'm on the other side, I also find myself busy but accomplishing nothing in particular. Of my waking time, I think about 1/3 of it is spent feeding her and putting her to sleep. Hopefully that will improve in the coming weeks and months though. Another 1/3 is spent cleaning up and doing laundry. I had no idea what a mess babies make. I feel like both of us are constantly covered in milk, spit up and poop or pee.

I have a story that illustrates this point. The night before her one week birthday, she lost her belly button cord. So, the next day I decided to take an herbal bath with her to celebrate. Everything was going great and she really enjoyed it, so much in fact that she decided to poop in the water. I was home alone since my mom had left that morning and Brad's mom hadn't arrived yet. So, I drained the water and rinsed her off, and by that time she was crying pretty good. I had no idea what to do as I stood in the middle of the bathroom, covered in poopy water with a crying baby and milk streaming half way across the room. I ended up calling Brad and he came home for lunch and watched her while I cleaned up. I decided I won't be taking any more baths with her while I'm home alone.

I think incidents like this are what take up most of my time. Hopefully, I'll figure out how to prevent stuff like this now that I know what she's capable of :)