Confessions of A New Mommy

Lincoln just passed the 3 month mark and I have learned a whole lot about how no mother or father is perfect. What I do know is that God gave us this baby.  We are the perfect parents for him. It doesn't mean we're perfect, just that we're a perfect match to Lincoln. It doesn't even matter how many silly mistakes I make, like bumping his head on the roof of the car, I'm still Lincoln's mom and Nate is his dad.

Here are a few examples of the accidents that have occurred in the Roos household as of last week:

1. Not changing Lincoln's diaper properly.

For about three days, Lincoln was leaking like crazy out of the top of his diaper. It was driving me nuts because he was constantly wet and I had to do a shit ton of laundry. Then I figured out why he was leaking. It was because I did not 'secure' his little wiener in the down position when putting on a new diaper. So for all of you new moms to boys out there, make sure the pee pee is down or else your house will become piss city for a bit.

2. Letting my son pee on his face.

That's right you read that properly. Lincoln has peed on his face when I was changing his diaper.
A few days ago I pulled off Lincoln's diaper and he immediately started peeing like a fire hose. Thankfully most of it landed on the floor or on the changing pad.  I figured he was done peeing, and I didn't want a puddle of piss on the floor by my feet.  Instead of finishing his diaper change, I bent down and wiped up the puddle. When I looked back up at Lincoln to finish his changing, he had peed all over his face and even in his mouth. He of course had the biggest smile ever because he saw me reappear, not even caring about the salty taste in his mouth. It was hilarious seeing my childs pee face with a huge smile, and we both just stood there and laughed/smiled. (Of course he received a bath after this incident).

3. Letting my child sit in a poo ridden jammies and diaper for about 40 minutes.

Yes Lincoln had a complete blow out, but he was happily playing and his jammies were thick enough I didn't know what the heck was going on. All I knew was that he was on his play mat and he was happy. Then Sheila began licking his behind. Yes, our dog was licking up the poo that had leaked out his jammies. I then picked Lincoln up, scolded Sheila, and just thought it was pee that had leaked out again since it was a tad wet.

I then took off his jammies to this sight:

Oh lord...help me now.

I immediately got my phone and took a picture of it to text to Nate. I just wrote this: "Here is how my morning is going, how about yours?" Nathan responded with: "That Baby!" Like Lincoln had just done something cute or something. Not cute, and still gives me the chills knowing that Sheila actually got some poo flavored licks in. (Of course he got a bath again after this.)

My mom also always asks for a picture of Lincoln each day doing something cute. I sent her this picture! HA!

4. Forgetting to pack an extra formula while going car shopping.

Nathan got a sweet new ride this weekend. We weren't planning on buying a car we just wanted to test drive a few models, so we only packed one bottle. Well we actually ended up buying a car, but were only prepared for a few hours out, not 6! Lincoln had already ate a bottle about 3 hours into the car shopping and about 3 hours later when we were about to sign papers he was hangry again. I then just rocked my child asleep while he was hungry. He survived and I fed him about an hour later.

Nate's slick new ride!

Nate and I are not perfect, but we're perfect for Lincoln. If you are a new mom and think you are not doing a good job, just think about my poo ridden morning and I'm sure it will make you feel better about your self.

Smiling in his shirt that his Marmy and Grandpa got for him while in Amsterdam.

Just being cute in overalls.

~Julia