As a new mom of a 2 month old baby, I learnt very quickly that being a mom means having to learn how to multitask very quickly or else you'll be sitting in bed on a donut cushion breastfeeding all day staring into space. This means:

* Doing laundry and carrying baby
* Making a meal and carrying baby
* Eating while carrying baby
* Pouring a glass of water while carrying baby
* Typing with one hand while carrying baby
* Surfing while feeding baby
* Drinking water while washing dishes
* Reading while feeding baby
* Reading while carrying baby

In either case, you'll need to build strong biceps and triceps or suffer the agonising pain of muscle tear for 2 days. I've gotten over that, thankfully.

I've also learnt to do things very quickly, in the time frame it takes for baby to not scream to scream, which could be anything from 1 minute to 4 hours. It's hard to tell sometimes, but depends where he is put.

* Hanging up laundry in 2 minutes
* Showering in 5 minutes
* Peeing in 1 minute
* Cooking in 5 minutes
* Changing in 1/2 minute
* Changing baby's diaper in 1/2 minute

Even sleeping in sessions ranging from 45 minutes to 4 hours (the latter, only 3 blessed times) will become second nature, and people will get used to your zombie-like state.

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