| I am sure that as a parent, especially as a new parent, | | | | he could look around the room and out of the |
| that you are extremely concerned about the safety of | | | | windows. |
| your baby. | | | | We had a little toy that hung over him that played |
| If this is your first child, then you are most likely very | | | | music, and the animal figures on it would spin around to |
| nervous and unsure of many things. When we brought | | | | the music. They become more and more alert and |
| our first baby home, we had everything all set up. | | | | aware of their surroundings as their vision starts to |
| We made sure that we had a safe car seat, and that | | | | improve. When they are first born, their distance vision |
| we were well educated about how to install it in the | | | | is not very good. |
| vehicle, as well as how to safely put the baby in it, and | | | | We kept our baby in the same room with us until he |
| strap them in. | | | | was about 9 months old, and then we put him in his |
| We had a small bassinet that was placed right beside | | | | own room. By this time, we had moved out of our |
| the bed. It probably did not help any that our first home | | | | small trailer home, and into a house. |
| was a very small trailer, and we only had enough | | | | The floor plan was a split floor plan, with the master |
| room in the bedroom to put the bassinet right next to | | | | bedroom being on one side of the house, and two |
| the bed. | | | | other bedrooms were on the other side of the house. |
| Really, I would not have had it any other way. You | | | | When we placed our baby on the other side of the |
| have your baby right there so you are able to hear | | | | house, we had a baby monitor. This way, we could |
| them if they happen to wake up, cry, or anything else | | | | monitor any sounds that our baby made during the |
| may happen that you will need to check on or take | | | | night. It was very uncomfortable at first, but the monitor |
| care of. | | | | worked great, and we got comfortable with it pretty |
| You can forget about getting a good nights rest for at | | | | fast. |
| least a couple of weeks. For many people, the | | | | There are many things to be cautious about with your |
| sleepless nights keep up for several months. | | | | new baby. One very important thing is that you want |
| We happened to be very lucky, our new baby boy | | | | to make sure that when they start to crawl around, |
| was sleeping all night through by the second week. I | | | | that everything is picked up off of the floor. You do |
| have seen some of our friends and co workers, who | | | | not want them to get their little hands on anything that |
| actually went for months on end without a good nights | | | | may be small enough to get into their mouth that may |
| sleep. | | | | cause them to choke. Keep all plastic articles, like |
| We had a change table set up in another room, as | | | | grocery bags and such out of their reach. |
| well as an area cleared out so that we could put him | | | | Also, as a last thing, make sure to check any toys that |
| down on the floor. This way, we could get down on | | | | they may have for small parts that may come off. |
| the floor on a blanket and play with him, talk to him, and | | | | Believe me, if anything can come off, it will. |