B is for Baby

I can't resist a quick post, with bullets, about what I learned about babies yesterday at a friends' baby shower. Even though I have been to my share of baby showers, this one was particularly instructive:

• I learned that when you have more than one baby, or sometimes even with one, that you must wear a bracelet that indicates to you which breast is due to dispense the next meal, and at what time that will be.
• I learned that stretch marks are made during a pregnancy, especially with twins, and that they NEVER go away, although they do become less noticeable.
• I learned that when you are nursing, you must wear breast 'pads' in your bra so that you don't noticeably "leak" when out in public.
• I learned about what goes into a diaper bag (one of the games that we played. hmmm.)
• I learned that, but don't know whether to believe (according to Erin), that girl babies smell better than boy babies do.
  
• I learned that the younger you are when you have kids, the more likely your body is to return to its normal shape without help. (not surprising).
  
• I learned you can never have too many crib sheets.
• I learned that the best baby swing is a 'papysan' swing and that you can't have too many 'pack and plays'.
• I learned that some mothers consider it a treat to leave the house and go to work, even though half asleep, since it provides them some time away from the little ones.
• I learned a funny baby shower game to play, especially if the attendees like the website tmz.
  
• I learned that I will feel a little overwhelmed in trying to prepare for a baby's arrival because there is an amazing amount of "shoulds", "what ifs", and "need to knows" out there for new moms.