.... random rants and rambles. no agenda. yet.

Somehow, The Boy is a month old today. This seems to be a good time to reflect on some of the many lessons which aren't highlighted in any of the baby manuals that we own. Mind you, they may be; reading frantically at 3am isn't one of the best times to absorb info. Ironically.

* Supermarkets categorise nappies etc as "baby accessories", which both scares me and makes me think of how 19 year olds "pimp their mobiles" (or whatever you're meant to say to refer to fucking about with/customisng small, fast cars - I'm not too familiar with 19 year olds' lingo these days).

* It is possible to spend an entire day with baby vomit all down your front, and not realise until you're getting ready for bed, or someone gives you a funny look, or possibly both at the same time.

* It isn't a good idea to save your baby's 0-3 months sized clothing until they have outgrown their newborn sized stuff, because it will either all fit or be too small already (rather than huge, as you had thought), and just add to the wardrobe confusion that apparently never ends.

* Random people in the street will suddenly stare at you, point in your direction and say things like "AHHHHHHH!" or "Look, Irene, there's a baby hiding in there!" and it will take you a few moments to realise that's because you have your baby in a sling.

* People who you've just met will decide it's OK to a) tell you why they think your baby is crying, b) what you should do to stop them doing so, and c) insist they are right.

* Babies' poo travels faster than the speed of light when they haven't got nappies on. Sod's law.