New

We're about a month into our new lives as a 3-person (and one cat) family. Everything is new and different. Everything. I have a new appreciation for the late afternoon sunlight that filters through the window because of the way it captivates my son's attention. What was once just a pair of boobs is now a full service diner serving the most perfect manna 24 hours a day. Laundry used to be a chore. Now it's a fun activity that gets me off the couch and outside for a few sweet minutes. (What? "New" and "good" do not necessarily overlap.) Baby farts are the cutest thing ever, and a good poo is the highlight of my day.

This fascinates my kid. Oh, and this is not my house, just some pic from the internets.

I also have new talents. They all involve completing tasks single-handedly. I'm not referring to any kind of newfound independence, I literally mean doing stuff with one hand. If you're holding an inconsolably crying baby, you gotta make do somehow. Adaptation is not only necessary, it's vital. Here's a fun list of stuff that I've newly discovered can be done successfully with one hand.

1. blogging
2. laundry
3. potty (including both numbers 1 and 2)
4. making a sandwich
5. paying bills
6. cooking (ok, that's probably an exaggeration since I'm referring to making a sandwich, but whatever)
7. eating (This doesn't sound like it'd be difficult one-handed, but have you tried it before? Yeah, that's what I thought.) 

I have a carrier that would allow me to hold the baby hands-free, but we've only used it once with success. (Mom's got to get better at tying it together on the fly.)

All in all, that's a (VERY) brief summary of the new. Now, there's a crying baby that needs to be soothed.