Lessons, day whatever...

1. If I didn't have a calendar on my PC, I'd have no idea what day it was or the date. Thank god the sun comes up so I know if it's day or night.
2. I can do 95% of my Xmas shopping in 3 hours - which includes about 30 min driving.
3. When the diaper genie (which works for my wife, but not for me - bastard!) won't go down any further, it's time to empty it.
4. Having my MP3 player in my ears is a great way to a) avoid making small talk with other harried shoppers in line and b) drown out the Xmas muzak that floats around the shops.
5. Emptying a diaper genie can be almost as disgusting as just throwing the 40-odd diapers into the garbage can one-by-one in the first place!
6. My mum arrives tomorrow night. WOOHOO! She'll be the first family member from my side to meet the little guy.
7. Being sleep-deprived, unshowered, unshaven and otherwise disheveled is also a great conversation-avoider when you're at the mall. Maybe that's why I always got great customer service - they thought I was a homeless lunatic wandering the stores...
8. My son gives me looks at times that I swear he's going to break into a short, matter-of-fact announcement. "Yes father, I understand I'm your wittle buddy-boy and in response to your multiple inquiries, I am doing fine. Please change my diaper and ask mother to wake me for the 6pm feeding."
9. Who do I petition for a 26-hour day? I could use the extra two hours for sleeping.
10. I have now learned to distinguish between my son's "hungry" cry and his "trying to fart/poop so hard that my face turns purple" cry. The reason is that one of them stops when I feed him.