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Losing My House

Speaking of crap, did you ever look at someone's house before they had a baby and then again right after? When I came home from the hospital with my first, I didn't even have a place to lay him down (he was four weeks early). A week later, I couldn't find my living room floor! Think about what babies need - first a bassinet, then very quickly a crib, baby seat, stroller, swing, toys, bottles, changing tables, wipes, diapers, diaper pails, bouncy seat, bath seat - where do you put all this stuff? My living room looked like a Babies-R-Us exploded! If you don't have closet space or an attached garage, everything has to live in your living room. Is that why it's called a living room?

Why does an eight pound human require more space than a 200 pound man?

I'm telling you that being a mom is a great thing, but boy, you need a lot of patience, lots of space and lots of extra time.


 
I was angry with my mother.  She believes in the superstition that you can't bring any baby stuff into the house before the baby is born because it is a bad omen.  So that meant my husband had to scramble for everything in 24 hours (that's how long you were allowed to stay in the hospital after having a baby).  Not only did our clothes dryer break and he had to go shopping to buy a new one, but he had to mobilize our families and friends to get the furniture and layette into the house four weeks earlier than expected.  I actually felt sorry for him.