Today's To Do List

As a new Mommy of course I subscribe to a ton of newsletters from different parenting websites; some of them are great, others not so much. One that I do enjoy reading is from Parents.com, it's usually filled with helpful advice to get me through this new world of motherhood.

Yesterday afternoon I received this list of activities to do with my son:

Simple, Surprising Brain Boosters for Baby

• Splashing in the tub. Aside from being majorly fun, it teaches cause and effect and the basic properties of water.


• Clapping. It builds coordination and, if the two of you do it along to songs, rhythm.


• Banging on a pot, which lets baby learn the different sounds he can make.


• Unraveling a ball of yarn (another mystifying cause-and-effect lesson).


• Touching running water, while you turn the temp from cold to warm. It's a simple sensory booster.


• One more tip: Be sure to narrate each of these activities ("Ooooh, that water is cold! Ahhhh, that feels nice and warm!") so that baby learns to connect words with their meanings. It’s a great way to stimulate language development and make these little games more fun and engaging for both of you.

I think I'll make this today's to do list. My real to do list?

• Finish laundry


• Sort through mail


• Target- returns


• Cancel gym membership (haven't gone since I was pregnant)


• Confirm tax appointment

Which is more important? The former for sure- today is all about O!

I think we will start with splashing in the tub after his blueberry breakfast....