What I've Learned...

...about being a Mommy:

- It's best to fold the clothes as you take them out of the dryer. If you put them in the basket unfolded, it'll never happen!

- It's very important for baby to eat...it's not as important for Mommy. So, either eat like someone's going to take it away from you any second, or just don't bother!

- Shopping for cute baby girl clothes is much more fun than shopping for your own clothes!

- Getting up at 3 am is not nearly as hard as it sounds when you get to spend quiet time with a sweet baby girl.

- The laundry and the dishes never end...

- Just leave the bottle-making station out in the kitchen. There's no sense in cleaning it all up...you'll just need it again very soon.

- A clean baby is the sweetest smell!

- There's no telling what you might see from the backseat when you've pulled over to feed your baby...people don't see you and they don't know you're watching!

- It's almost impossible to make it anywhere before 11 am...and that's when you get up at 7 to get ready.

- The "old school" way is sometimes the best way. I thought I had to have the Dr. Brown's bottles. Here's where their parts are now. I'm still using the actual bottles to mix and warm formula, but we're using the Playtex DropIns - best parenting decision we've made so far!!

-Some days, getting dressed by 2 pm is an accomplishment.

- It's the coolest thing to see your little girl make expressions that look just like her Daddy.

- The thought of not sleeping in the same room as your baby is a really sad one! And you never thought you'd be that way!

- There's baby paraphernalia all over the house, but you wouldn't have it any other way. See below...

- Your husband will consider wearing a pink tie for your baby's dedication (and Mother's Day)...and he would never have done that before the baby came along!

- When your own mother told you she'd do anything for you, she really, really meant it.

- Your heart can hold more love than you ever knew possible!!

- Holding your sleeping baby is the most precious thing in this world.

- Things that sounded like sacrifices before your baby arrived are really not - there's nothing you'd rather do than exactly what your baby needs.

- Your baby is the cutest in the world to you (and for some Mommies like me, it's really true!!) See below...

- I could never have imagined how much God would bless me with Avery Claire. Being her Mommy is the absolute best thing in this world. I can't imagine our life without her in it!