Just a few things I'm learning.....

It's absolutely no secret that my learning curve these last few months has been a sharp, hair-raising (or losing), white knuckle, severe, hold-on-tight and pray with everything you've got kind of curve. And believe it or not, I'm actually a bit more laid back at this point than I was 6 years ago. Here's some observations I've made recently:

• Dishes can sit in the sink for up to 3 days before they start to smell.
• Baby cereal, when grabbed, can fly out of a bowl so fast that it will make your head spin.
• Baby cereal is the exact same color of my walls, but not my floor, hair, table or favorite outfit.
• Diapers left in the back of hot cars overnight do not make good travelling companions.
• Formula costs more than a college tuition.
• Big brothers sometimes want to know who is the favorite kid.
• Wet laundry can sit in the washer for up to 3 days before it starts to smell.
• Friends are invaluable....but close friends help you remember to breathe.
• Gaining 50 pounds - twice, and losing it - twice, is worth every stretch mark.
• Babies' ability to spit up on a fresh outfit is uncanny.
• Hope comes unexpectedly and will take your breath away.
• Giving away maternity clothes is like getting your life back.
• Trying to memorize what your baby looks like the last time he nurses will break your heart.
• Hair, makeup, and cute clothes are overrated... but so much fun when you can pull it off.
• Little boys need showers every day... even though they think they can go 3 days before they start to smell.
• The sound of the garage door opening at the end of my husband's work day is the best sound I've ever heard.
• "CRASH" +"Uh oh" coming from upstairs is the worst sound I've ever heard.
• Babies can pull out more hair in a single grab than the best esthetician.
• and finally, to quote a line from one of my favorite songs, "A New Day":

"If you're like me, (all) you need is Hope, coffee and melody."

I'm thankful He provides all three for me on a regular basis.