Samarah turns 10!

By Abbas -

10 days, that is! Even still, time seems to be flying by! I think that she's going to grow up before we even know it.. so Kaniz and I are trying to enjoy every moment that we have with Samarah.

So I'm happy to report that everything is well on our end. Samarah is feeding regularly and putting on those ounces - at her last weigh-in at her pediatrician on Tuesday, she almost broke the 5 lb mark! After the doctor's appointment, Samarah cruised around town a bit more, and managed to get a feed and a change in the car!

Since it's day 10, I thought I'd share ten things that I've learned as a new dad:
  1. Swaddling a baby is a science, not an art. By the way, GR8X makes great receiving blankets!
  2. When changing diapers, it's always a good idea to have more than one clean diaper at hand.
  3. You can never take enough pictures of your baby, even if most of them are out of focus!
  4. Breast pumps are totally weird (but thank God for them).
  5. Newborns have it right: eat, sleep, poop - repeat every 2-3 hours!
  6. Speaking of poop, do your best not to get it on any baby clothes. You can never get the yellow tinge out.
  7. There's a reason why most people change babies from the side rather than the front.
  8. 'New baby smell' is way better than 'new car smell'!
  9. It's not OK to stick my nose in the baby's mouth when she's hungry.
  10. Sleep is overrated. Holding your baby at 3am is way better!

Finally, here are some more pictures! And videos coming soon!

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Pierrette said…
I love this thank you for the great laugh this morning
April 3, 2008 at 8:11 AM
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