Things I worry about as a new parent (even the second time around)...
- Is my breastmilk making his tummy hurt? Am I burping him well enough? How much poop is too much? Is he grunting because he's miserable?
- Will he get a flat head from laying in one place too often?
- Is it normal for him to cough/gag when he's drinking? What if he does it when he's sleeping?
- Am I talking to him/engaging him enough for his little brain to develop?
- Is he running a fever or just warm from snuggling?
- Am I making enough milk for him? Am I pumping enough to build a stash for when I go back to work? Am I eating/drinking enough to maintain good supply?
- Is his belly firm because of a tumor?
- Is he too hot when he sleeps? Is he too cold when he sleeps?
- Will he have problems due to his "heart-shaped" tongue?
- Are his diapers rubbing on his legs too tightly? Are his carseat straps rubbing on him too harshly?
- Is he napping too long? Is he not napping enough?
- Is he overdressed? Is he underdressed?
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Sigh. It's like that quote...parenting is definitely letting your heart live outside your body.
He has a heart shaped tounge? :) I know, this is like incredibly late, I don't read my list very often, just go onto my blog, sorry. lol
ReplyDeleteJake has a heart shaped tounge as well, it's from him being tounge tied I imagine and something not growing just right. Jake does have a speech delay, but he's gotten much better in the last year.. But he also had that dang paci until he was over 3 years old 24/7 so that could of been a problem as well. I just thought it was kinda neat that someone else has a baby with a heart shaped tounge. :)