Also, a great tool for tracking all kinds of baby activity and accomplishments is the Baby Center iphone app. It helps me track (and chart) how many minutes Evan fed on each breast, how many diapers (wet and dirty) he produced, etc. If the doctor asked how often he feeds, how long he feeds, etc., I have all that info at my fingertips, which is good, because I can barely keep any extraneous info in my brain. For the first week, I did all this tracking on paper, but it was incredibly cumbersome. The app is so much easier and probably more accurate, since it’s easy to pause the feeding timer for burps and diaper changes. The app can also keep track of his height, weight, etc. It was well worth the $4.99 or whatever I paid for it.

This part in particular struck me as something I *would* have said, had I been able to conjure the insight and perspective:

“While there were a few times just after he was born that I was flashing forward to his high school graduation and wedding and freaking out, I now think about my life in two-hour chunks.”

You’re right, it actually is sort of refreshing how simple (!) a little one makes everything all of a sudden.