Watching Babies

By watching Babies, I mean the movie. What a cute film! I would have found it incredibly dull before becoming a mom. And intimidating the first month or two of being a mom (back when I was still stressing about doing everything like the book says). But now, what a delight. I had to wait for Dan to be at work to watch; the excessive boobage would have made him uncomfortable.

It's so cool to see little babies growing up in such different circumstances.

When I wash and assemble Samwise's diapers, I often think about how moms diaper their babies in other parts of the world, so I found it interesting to see that sometimes they lay down on a blanket, and sometimes they just go around with a bare butt. And watching babies play with just sticks and rocks reminds me that Samwise is doing just fine with his abundance of toys.

Seeing the moms going about their days, caring for other children and their homes, I got the sudden urge to be productive in my home. I did the dishes. I would vacuum, but there's a baby sleeping in the middle of the living room... so maybe tomorrow.

Concerning Hobbits (and babies)

7 - breakfast
9 - second breakfast
11 - luncheon
1 - afternoon tea
3 - supper
5 - dinner

Experience vs. Experiment

I have heard, many times, about these studies that make claims about the benefits of motherhood on the brain. Mothers are better at multitasking, are more adventurous, have better memories.

Untruths, all of them.

My forgetfulness, this week alone:

Why Dan needs to be at work today (I had to ask at least four times).
A birthday present for my mom (in prior years, I was the one doing the reminding).
It is in fact the beginning of July this week. Not June. I'm a month off, now.
Multiple items for the grocery list, and the necessary coupons, despite putting the list in my phone.
Most of my daily chores. Oh yeah. Dishes.
Diaper changes - I've forgotten a few, only to be reminded by loud complaining and/or a diaper blow-out.
And so many other little things I never would have forgotten pre-baby.

I'm beginning to lose my faith in the infallibility of the scientific study.