Work-in-Progress: Do, Do Not

We've been compiling lists of things we do and do not want to do when we're parents. I'm writing them here now because it will be interesting to see how much of it we actually carry through on.

Dos:

1. Take lots of pictures and blog frequently. (Sorry. Seriously, though, if you don't want to hear about it, what are you doing here?)
2. Keep up our baby journal. It's already about thirty pages long, and even if she never cares to read it, it will be fun for us to revisit later. I have a horrible memory, and I like the idea that I could look back on her first attempts at speech, steps, and etcs.
3. Say things that are frequently annoying, such as "We never knew we could love something so much," in moderation, and sincerely.
4. Try to raise a baby that turns into a child that eats a varied diet, and does not say no to trying new foods. (I know this is difficult. I also know it can happen.)
   

Do Nots:

1. Do not ever make my facebook profile picture my baby's face. It is MY facebook page, not the baby's.
2. Do not make the baby a facebook page.
3. Do not post on facebook about the baby being sick, or having a temperature, any more than necessary. (Necessary: No more than twice a year.)
   
4. Do not get an email address that has the word "mom," "mama," or (especially) "mommy" anywhere in it. While I am sure being a mother will be the most important thing in my life personally, I'd like to maintain some public semblance of life outside of motherhood.
5. Do not complain about being tired. All the time.
   
6. Do not get a car with a DVD player. We both have many fond memories of long family trips with comic books and made-up games, that feeling of restlessness that you'll never get there, and the inadvertent meditation that happens when you stare out of the window for an hour. We still love long car rides.

I feel like I had a bunch more of these to write, but alas, we'll consider this blog a work-in-progress, and I'll update it when necessary. At any rate, I am almost committed to posting something once a week or so, so here we go.

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