Things I've learned as a new mother

-That I would spend 12 of every 24 hours in some state of undress for the first few weeks

-That it IS possible to get tired of wearing sweats every day and to actually want to wear real clothes

-That my maternity clothes would hang off of me but my real clothes make me look eight months pregnant

-That I would want nothing more than for the baby to fall asleep but then anxiously wait for him to wake up so I could play with him again

-That breastfeeding would be one of the best and absolute worst experiences of my life

-How comical the suggested guideline of 8-10 dirty diapers a day is

-How much my baby's smiles and little coos would melt my heart

-That there's nothing more attractive than my husband holding our son

-That there's no better feeling in the world than rocking my beautiful baby to sleep

-That I could survive on such little sleep

-That motherhood is the hardest job I've ever loved