New mom lessons

So I've been a mom for about 2.5 weeks now... and wow what a whirlwind of everything... I knew baby would change our lives, but there are some things I just didn't expect:

- showers have become a luxury
- getting my teeth brushed makes me feel accomplished for the day
- a day out of my pajamas is awesome
- to-do lists will grow faster than they will shrink
- after 2.5 weeks of TV (too tired to do anything else but zone out in front of it), I have realized there really is nothing on... and I can only watch so much HGTV and DIY network.
- I have been too busy learning to be a mom to take photos... I don't want to regret this later so I have been trying to make a greater effort to get some pics of the little one while she is still little. :)
- playing hostess is just not important... and I could care less if there are dirty dishes on the counter when guests arrive.
- I will be buried alive in laundry... how can such small beings make so much dirty laundry??
- a blackberry is good for keeping me awake during late night feedings
- so is reading... although at this rate I will run out of books on our bookshelf before my maternity leave is up!
- if I was bad about returning calls before, I am much, much worse now... so you are better off texting or emailing me. I can reply to those at 3am, unless you'd rather I call you back at that hour. :)
- I no longer feel guilty about taking time for myself and giving baby to daddy for a few minutes... I'm sure he doesn't mind either if it means I get a chance to wash the stink off me! :)