The Diaper Diaries: The Real Poop on a New Moms First Year
by By Copeland, Cynthia L.
Category: Family & Relationships , Life Stages , Infants & Toddlers

Blankies, the Play Group Scoop, and the Top 5 Sexcuses. Hilarious, wise, and full of empathy, The Diaper Diaries helps new mothers maintain the one thing they can&#39;t survive without-a sense of humor. Cynthia Copeland, a mother of three, knows the real poop—figuratively and literally—on being a new mother, and she has the wit, skill, and generosity to share it. Illustrated throughout with the author&#39;s wonderful cartoons, The Diaper Diaries chronicles the first year of motherhood, from the hospital stay (nominees for the world&#39;s worst labor coach anyone?) to baby&#39;s first birthday and contemplating the unimaginable—having another. There are lists, quizzes, timelines, charts, and real-life stories. Birth announcement faux pas. Names and nicknames and what they really mean. Pacifier tales. A guide to Nana-speak. How a 4-mile car trip can take 2 hours. Why it&#39;s impossible to get to work without finding spit-up or rice cereal somewhere on your clothing. Ten reasons to be happy you&#39;re up at 3:15 a.m. And, with Mr. Phrenology-like illustrations, a section on the new mother&#39;s brain before and after baby, featuring: The Travel Section (Then: How to flirt your way into first class. Now: How to sweet talk your jogging stroller onto the plane), And The Sex Section (Then: Exact location of G-spot. Now: ________).