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lunaetis · 10 months

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@muraenide asked :

He finds her on the floor, exhausted from what he assumed to be cleaning Ramshackle dorm. It's too much work for one person and a cat who is reluctant to help. Jade scoops her up into his arms and takes her to the dilapidated couch. It's falling apart, but it'll do for now. He shrugs his coat off and spreads it over her petite body, up to her neck, as he tucks her in. Brushing her hair over her head, he places a kiss on her temples. The living conditions of Ramshackle dorm were terrible. The windows and doors had fallen off their hinges, they were barely there to keep the wind out. Eden might as well be sleeping out in the wild, exposed to the wind, unshielded from the cold. Jade doesn't know how he didn't manage to convince himself that he should have taken a look sooner. He hangs his hat and vest on the clothing stand as he picks up the broom that Eden has left lying on the ground and begins sweeping.

unprompted. || always accepting

─「エデン」─ cleaning was more work than she had thought. what was she thinking, trying to clean the whole dorm all by herself ? HIGH STAMINA that came with her nature of being a vessel wasn't enough to keep her function after attempting to dust off the entire floor and keeping a CERTAIN CAT from causing trouble. in all honesty, eden wouldn't have minded sleeping outside in the wild if it'd come to that. certainly wouldn't be the first time she had done that either.

in her exhaustion-induced rest, feeling a touch that wrapped around her made the TRAILBLAZER stir slightly. a presence so familiar which caused her form to nuzzle towards almost instinctively. there was a SCENT that came to her mind, wafting through the air and enveloped her very senses brought a sense of calm. the tender, quiet touch to her temple earned a purring hum, almost like a content feline despite how she probably was more accurately associated with canine than feline. with her mind so DEEP in the much needed rest, she didn't see who it was.

maybe she didn't have to.

her breathing regulated, as though her very instinct was telling her she was safe. in this presence, wrapped up in this warmth — nothing was going to harm her. she murmured a single name under her breath. barely audible, it was, but the syllable echoing his name sounded treasured on her tongue. his scent was soothing. when was the last time she had felt so relaxed to let her mind delve deep into slumber in such a way ? she couldn't remember.

the trailblazer didn't realize how long it had been when her mind was yanked back to present time again. lashes twitched as bleary golden hues reopened to shape the sight before her. ceiling ? a blink, as her frame shifted and the coat that was covering her slid downwards, making her grab it out of instinct —

wait. this coat ... ?

line of vision slowly followed the sounds, while her hands held the coat closer to her frame. amber hues finally landed upon the tall frame with his back facing her. he was fiddling with the window she struggled to keep close just last night. silently, she found herself staring. it wasn't like she was ogling over him. no. the way her aureate optics were kept upon him spelled of something softer, something genuine. she had always felt that his smooth, fluid movement was nice to watch, but this was different.

there was a softer light in her starlit hues, a kind of light that reflected the very reason the organ in her left chest was drumming just a little louder and faster than usual. since when did her eyes follow him ? since when did she find gaze trailing after him almost out of instinct ? since when did his voice, his words, his touch, his very presence, made this foreign world feel ... welcoming. like home.

" so — " she finally broke the SILENCE that hung in the air before she pushed herself to sit up properly, holding the coat closer to her person. she looked almost like a puppy with her favorite blanket, the way she let his coat wrap around her form like that. it didn't look like she was planning to give it back to him soon. GOLDEN OPTICS were shimmering with mirth as they met his heterochromia, and lips curled into a smile. a tease ? a challenge ? no, not those.

smitten. absolutely smitten.

" how much trouble would i be in if i'm not returning this to you ? "

#muraenide #.answered #.[ the stars will lead me right back to you: jade & eden ]#[ slaps this tag for them :333 #did i spend more than 10 mins trying to find a tag for them after i finished writing the response ?#yes. yes i did #HKLHKHK IN THE END I CHOSE THIS BC IT FITS WITH HER AESTHETIC #and her always finding a way to come back to him bc the stars will guide her back to him #always #oKAY I'M BEING SAPPY #AND EDEN IS JUST BEING SMITTEN HERE DON'T MIND HER #cannot be more obvious than this #cRIES THO HJLKHLKK JOAN THIS IS SO SOF #I WAS SO MUSH READING IT #my brain is dead from work but i need to write this so apologies if it's all over the places hjlkhjlk #sleepy eden is like that #also eden while holding his coat to her person : mine now ]

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goddess-of-graphite · 10 months

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The Great Notes App Exodus: Gothic Dragons

Gotham has always been protected by a Dragon, even before it was ever Gotham.

There was a way about the land Gotham stood upon, that was all twisted magics and darkness and feral energy that never quite fit in man’s modern world. America had but one Guardian Dragon - except for Gotham, which was near a law and country unto itself.

Gotham was a sanctuary for the supernatural, but it was not kind. Those non-humans who risked its dark streets were the brave, or the foolish, or the terribly desperate. Gotham was a dark city, and it’s people adapted or were driven out.

(But should a threat ever come for her, all of Gotham would rise up in response.)

So Gotham had its own Guardian, but the Dragon guarded the world outside from Gotham’s brutality just as much as it shielded Gotham from those that would rend her apart.

But, of course, Dragons were only so many, and new blood must be brought in - human blood, as it often was, and so the trend of Dragon blood “skipping” a generation emerged.

And the bloodline of the Guardian Dragons of Gotham withered, bit by bit, because it is far easier to kill a human of dragon blood than it is to kill a Dragon of human descent.

(And Bruce Wayne has never hated this truth of the world more - because his parents had been Skipped, human, and if they had been dragons, they’d still be there with him.

But they weren’t.

It was just Bruce, a fledgling Dragon, and the butler left to care for him.)

Although Gotham had only ever had one Guardian Dragon, it had at one time had a whole lineage of Dragons capable of taking up the mantle. As the Dragons intermarried, however, more and more lines broke off with human kin, occasionally producing dragons.

But the Guardian Line had been reduced to one untrained hatchling. And that hatchling didn’t much care if it was a Dragon or a dragon that was Guardian of the city, just that there was someone to Guard it.

The problem is, of course, that the hatchling needs training - but he cannot get that in Gotham.

So he leaves.

He comes back ready to pull his city back from the brink, by force if (when) necessary.

Here’s the thing - Bruce is no Dragon, because for all that he is the last of the Guardian line he doesn’t adhere to the rules of that duty.

A Guardian’s duty is to the supernatural beings they protect.

Bruce has already decided that that is not enough. Human or Magical Being, if no one else will step in, then he will.

Bruce might have been the Gotham Dragon, but that didn’t mean he was the only dragon in the city.

The thing about dragon blood is that it tended to turn up dragons unexpectedly in families that had been mostly human. A dragon ancestor could have human children, and their children have human children, and then a dragon. It was a recessive trait when introduced into human bloodlines, and especially if it was paired with yet more human lines, but it also was tellingly stubborn - a human may only have a single draconian ancestor hundreds of years back, but they could still unexpectedly turn up a dragon hatchling.

It was just sheer dumb luck that a bunch of said unexpected hatchlings turned up within the span of the same generation.

#The Great Notes App Exodus #graphite writes #american dragon was a show I held close to my heart the entire first season #and then they changed the art style and I Literally Could Not watch it #But the concept is so cool and I love dragons so here it is transplanted onto the batfam <3 #I also considered a version where the rest of the batfam are all different mythical creatures or even just human #Dick would be a water-based siren because I love the thought of him longing for the sky like his bird-siren ancestors #the thought is that you have three variations of sirens: the nymph-like sirens who are the oldest and rarest version #The bird-based sirens who came after Demeter charged them with finding Persephone #And the most prevalent water-based sirens from when they threw themselves into the sea when they couldn’t lure in Odysseus or w/e #So ever since sirens long for the skies and it’s all very tragic <3 #Jason would be a werewolf because I adore the image of this tiny floppy puppy coming back as this two-metre tall feral behemoth of a beast #and Tim as always gave me trouble so I decided he got turned into a vampire while wandering the streets alone one night with his camera #Babs had latent naga blood that activated when she lost the use of her legs so now if she wants she can spawn a snake tail instead #she can’t go out like that obvi but it’s nice being able to get around regardless of her injury #Cass is human because I thought it was funny that the most dangerous batfam member was the only one who wasn’t a mythical being <3 #Fuck knows about Steph tho #Some kinda vocal mimic maybe??#Something subtle so that she seems human at first (and second) (and third) glance #It doesn’t help that her personality is so loud since it tends to distract people from any of her Otherness

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softersinned-arc · 11 months

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hello darlings it is a slightly busy week and i'm spending some time on my much-neglected multi & setting up the new blog so i can switch over there soonish.* i love you dearly i hope you're well kisses all around

just a little thing: i'm not likely to interact with y.ellowjackets content bc some of the subject matter makes me kind of queasy. i'm sure it's a great show and i'm so excited that you're excited about it !! no need to tag extra, it's just not something i want to write on. additionally, i'm learning that i'm not fully comfortable interacting with portrayals of gods and other deities, including from like, marvel - i don't think there's anything wrong with it at all!! it's just a matter of my own comfort while i settle further into my own pagan practices and communication with the deities i work with. i'm more comfortable with figures like angels or demons just bc of my experiences growing up catholic.

so if it seems like i'm ignoring certain muses, i promise it's neither anything personal nor a comment on how well they're written! i'm so excited to support you and see your writing and i love to see the incredible creativity on this website; it's simply a matter of my own personal comfort.

#(* a significant amount of energy is going into not making a separate blog for alix bc i Cannot Fucking Keep Up with that many blogs)#(i grew up very catholic i'm still having a very weird time getting used to the idea of talking directly to a god of any kind)#(writing fiction around one just feels too odd to me esp if they're a god at all related to one of my deities)#(that may change as i settle in more! i'm coming back to this after hovering around it for a long long time)#(and finally stepping away from catholicism - which was beautiful while it worked for me but just isn't it for me anymore!)#(you're all doing incredible shit tho i love you i love what you're doing i'm cheering you on always)#iv. tilting pretty sharply bitchward. ( marianning )

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sysig · 2 years

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Baby’s first successful molt under our care ♥

#Spider #Nhandu Chromatus #I'm extremely relieved hhhh #There was a bit of a scare and I was kinda really stressed out for a solid hour or so afterwards #I love ma to bits but she's not someone who always thinks through her actions very well #So like I said before I knew Baby was in premolt and I fully intended to leave them alone outside of feeding and watering #Well turns out feeding day had to be incredibly postponed! I didn't even get a chance to see them during molt #Which tbh it probably a good thing I wouldn't want to have stressed them out #Unfortunately because of that tho I also didn't have a chance to let ma know that they'd molted and would look weird #She wasn't aware of how spiders look when they're freshly molted so she got worried - normally not a problem #Except that she then proceeds to Pick Up Baby's Enclosure and tilt it to try to get Baby to move to make sure they were still alive #Like! That!! Hhhhhphew I know she didn't know but of all the things she could've done in that moment hahaaa #Spiders do look kinda dead when they're in molt and I guess I should've sat her down to explain or come with her or Literally Anything #But - luckily - Baby was stressed but seems uninjured from the spook #I'm just glad this all happened /after/ the molt because Baby could've straight up died if she'd tried that while they were doing that #Hhhh anyway!! Baby looks to be in good health!!#Still soft as you can see from the red fangs hehe ♥ But an absolute beauty!#That's not a trick of photography either btw :D Those are actually blood-red fangs! They're currently see-through and will darken over time #Aren't they a gorgeous colour ♪ Once they harden up back to black I can finally feed them again they're surely super hungry #The molt is also in great quality! I accidentally tangled the abdomen and separated the thorax cap ouq But aside from that!#Baby did an amazing job I'm super proud <3

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miscellaneous--bones · 2 years

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And there, as the third hour dawns, I find my muse again."

#lol hiiiii hello #uh'm. wifey <3 #dancin in ur pjs yk?#;p #art #this got kinda outta hand? cant say im surprised #Noami #meeee #self ship #weird pose is weird #this is about how i have just Not Been Thinking much about anything other than minecraft and such characters- and that means i have been.#ignoring? Naomi's existence? i still love her but i was just so hyperfixated on Other Shit #that like. hadnt seen her in a while #tis the nature of the adhder's brain i suppose :/#i do always miss her when i come back after all this tho. so nice to daydream abt her again #the colors are so fucked up on my laptop screen cri

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noxtivagus · 1 year

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damn it's been a while since i've been on tumblr

#🌙.rambles #hi ><#one of my cets is soon so i've been busy aaaa #after that tho ! gna get a lot more done #wna return here honestly #make a proper spam bcs i end up rambling too much on my twt priv oops n #hmmm. i've being doing better tho! esp compared to last year. kinda weird but i'm doing alright rn #only have like a week left. more like less than a week now bcs i'm gna rest on friday #saturday's my exam day. haven't had exams in a while. ever since the pandemic #haven't had to take any entrance exams for so long too bcs i've been in the same school ever since grade school #weird how in just a few months i'll be in my last year of high school #i'll make the most of it ! i'm v excited for college tho >.>#stressed tho abt the upcoming exam bcs for the past few months i haven't been properly reviewing #i understand n learn well but 🥹 still nervous honestly #i really want to get in.#n then growing older is just. yeah odd. i'm closer to being 17 than being 16 #16 has admittedly been rather uneventful n uh kinda 'sad' actually but #17 is too close to 18. i want to do a lot more before that time comes #i always wished that. yk when i'm older i'll still be close w ppl i grew up with. esp during my teen years #drifting apart from the person that used to be my best friend back then hurts. we're different people now.#n other stuff too w other ppl that i think i'll just have to keep a secret for eternity #i've been keeping to myself a lil too much lately. but i've been doing mostly well lately #just a bit emotional rn. it's nearly midnight #ah.. my family's asleep rn n i'll sleep soon too but. oh fuck having this moment finally to myself n being properly alone #makes me finally just. feel it all. n it hurts. it's really lonely.. w the exception of my family #it's really lonely but i'll never say that while the sun's up. i just. want to #cry in someone's arms? i love my family but i just.. want someone else right now. but no i'm fine. it'll be fine #i'll focus on myself. i have my family n i'll reconnect w some friends after the exam #i'll do my best n study. i really need to get in. i want to do this for myself. but if i don't get in then i'll eventually make my peace #with that too. n i'll play video games n read n write n go out. catch up on a lot of stuff. yeah

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lilgynt · 1 year

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shit my partner has done in the last 48 hours: one. make fun of my dad who just got out of the hospital bc he beat me as kid allegedly two. slapped my ass in front my old coworkers bc she genuinely hates their guts

#personal #i would list things audrey has done but honestly she’s just #i was gonna say bat shit but she is. goes for a walk comes back with a tattoo she’s not even rlly feeling #no but dad situation #he’s okay he’s just going blind but he had to go to emergency care yesterday and was gone all day with my mom #who was texting me updates which i would update my brothers with #and then they came home and i would randomly watch him sleep after he went to bed #on one hand i didn’t feel much about the situation than the other hand i kept sneaking by his room like a criminal till he closed the door #and i couldn’t get out of bed again #anyway so it was a bit intense yesterday while we were waiting for mom to pick him up and the cat scan stuff #gg voice: good i hope it fucking hurts #and like on one hand hey now. cmon.#on the other ive gotten extremely used to non familial loved ones hating my family genuinely and i don’t know? the way she never lets up #with any of them and hates them so intensely bc she loves me always gets me weak kneed #like i understand when my family dies audrey and her will be comforting and nice but like #they are still gonna celebrate and i know this mob #anyway so that and then i was getting soemthing laminated #but it broke my paper win tho my old coworker felt so bad and did enjoy my little joke about not signing the waiver #that he just gave me the amount for the poster and also bc of his new supervisor manager whatever the fuck postion let him #and that’s why i’m still in love with him he’s the BEST. but anyway he gave me that #gave me shit about my friends who are still holding me captive #gave me further shit when i showed off the ring gg made and said it was matching theirs #something something anyway as we’re leaving gg SMACKS my ass #pretty common place behavior but here’s the thing #fun fact: so not fun but also fun but there no nice way to put it i have a moaning problem #like it’s just been an ongoing problem since at least middle school. but like pain? moans. barely there touch? yup. hard smack? xxx #just everything so i yelp and it’s loud and moany and my ex coworker makes eye contact and shakes his head and laughs and im like OKAYYYY #BYE EVERYONE OUT

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multishipper-baby · 2 years

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I've always imagined Owynn as being jealous of Towntrap, but I don't think it's so much of an "I'm afraid they're going to get together" or something like that- I think it's more so that he despises the fact that Eak is very justified in preferring Towntrap over him.

Like anyone who follows me knows that eakwynn = OTP and I love them to death, but I like them precisely because I don't see them as having a very stable relationship and having to work really hard to get to a place where they fully trust each other.

#eakwynn #like I see towntrap as aro so in my head he and eak would never be anything #but they've known each other since forever. their relationship is very strong and stable #even if towntrap is kind of a fuckup he always tried his best to be there for his friends and eak would die for him #meanwhile owynn is... an egoist. he doesn't care about many people #and even those he cares about are usually second to his whims and desires #it's an habit he mostly grows out of once he's matured a bit but even then he's not exactly dependable #eak isn't an idiot and he knows that- so he doesn't bother running after him #and owynn doesn't fully realize that eak moved on from him until he comes back later and sees that he's already got a whole life built #only then does it dawn on him that while he might need eak (because he doesn't know how to make connections with others)#eak doesn't need him one bit #then they fall in love because I'm cheesy <3 #(sorry to all who read my brainrot #I know it's not that deep #I do like making it deep tho)

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toastsnaffler · 13 days

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really horribly anxious this morning and can't seem to shake it off :-(

#struggling not to dissociate. just don't really know what I'm going to do with all this i think thats where its coming from #+ exacerbated by so much recent disappointment. its hard not to direct that towards myself even when im not really at fault #not to mention disappointment in other people. which is really just more self disappointment for having expectations in the first place #which are unfeasible/not communicated. i just feel so unreal and unreachable. kind of just incompatible with the world i think #and i dont remember how to weave myself back into it again.im not sure ive ever really known how. immiscibility innit #its ok. going to try and start meditating daily again. and negotiate better boundaries for myself. it might help to journal it out #not on here i mean in a physical journal. i can't hold this exclusively in my head or I'll want to start harming again ik its a trigger #its all okay tho sorry this sounds more dramatic than it actually is. my flatmates gone out so at least i can cry while doing chores #she was dressed up nice and came to say goodbye when she left which she doesnt normally do so i dont think she'll be back for a while #hope she has a good time whatever shes up to. probably shouldve asked in hindsight but im too anxious to be able to talk today #and selfishly it would make me feel worse trying not to compare myself to how much more meshed with reality she is she makes it look easy #she only wanted me to do her suncream but i started trembling rly badly after. just cant physically be around other people right now #well at least i didnt cry in front of her so thats something. okay. ive made a list of tasks so im going to pick them off one at a time #i shouldnt have to think too much about them. and hopefully by the time im done ill feel much calmer #and then maybe i can play a game or smth. but if not i wont be hard on myself ill just go lie down and listen to music instead #man it is a shame about this festival though but it is what it is. therell be other days. i guess im not really a weekend person hey #ah itll all pass its all good. im always okay again eventually however temporarily. i dont need anything other than that #.diaries

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circusclownproductions · 4 months

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seeing a lot of videos that are like “I didn’t know babies couldn’t have water” so here’s an incomplete list of things you need to know before having a baby

- the obvious, they can’t have water bc milk is incredibly high in water already so excess water leads to over hydration

- babies cannot have honey until 1

- if ur breastfeeding your kid and saving excess milk, make sure you label what you pumped in the morning vs at night bc your body produces different melatonin levels throughout the day and giving your baby daytime milk at night can make them more alert and fuck up their sleep schedule

- idk why ppl keep saying this but swaddling your babies or getting them those baby straight jacket things is not abuse. It chills them out cuz it reminds them of the womb

- babies have a dandruff like buildup on their head called cradle cap, and it’s very easy to deal with and remove with just some baby shampoo, a gentle scrub brush (MADE FOR BABIES!!) and a comb. It does need to be removed tho cuz it can be very painful after a while. This can also continue to happen late into toddlerhood it’s normal

- you have to clean out the creases of your baby’s skin and hands and feet they WILL collect dust😭😭

- you cannot bathe your baby until their umbilical cord naturally falls off. Use a warm damp rag until then

- tummy time is actually very important

- your baby might have a misshapen head at first (not all the time but sometimes) this will either sort itself out or they’ll need a corrective helmet ask your doctor

- I wouldn’t recommend having your baby leave the house very much until they’re at least 6 months old, especially if they’re born near cold and flu season cuz the common cold can kill a newborn

- you’re not an awful horrible person for having postpartum depression and it’s always a million times better to let your baby cry a few minutes longer than normal while you regain your composure than to freak out and give ur kid shaken baby syndrome

- you’re not an awful horrible person for giving your baby formula milk either

- don’t put shoes on your baby it’ll compromise their toe box and balance

- babies put every single thing in their mouths

- the easiest way to burp a baby is to hold them straight up (spine straight) and hold their head a bit higher

- always support their head they barely have necks

- if your baby fights away food, fights tummy time, vomits every single time you burp them, is gaining or losing an unreasonable amount of weight at a time, wheezes after eating, or goes red after eating, chances are they’re probably allergic to the type of milk they’re eating (again ask a doctor but these are just some signs it’s not just colic)

- they will wobble a lot when learning to do things but you gotta fight the urge to help them every single time cuz they gotta learn

- they’re not always spitting out baby food cuz they don’t like it they just don’t know how to eat. Like they don’t know how to push food down they only know how to stick their tongue out so be patient

- babies craniums are broken up into three parts at first that later fuse together, this is to help make birthing easier but it results in a small EXTREMELY sensitive spot in the top of their head that has no protection. This puts their brain at a high risk. Always protect their soft spot

- read to your baby!! Get cute bright colorful sensory books with sight words and read them to your baby it makes such a huge difference in their educational growth and will help them acquire a love for reading early on. And talk to them never shut up just say whatever comes to mind all the time this will strengthen their vocabulary growth also.

- babies poop like a lot. A lot. an unreasonable amount. Bring back up clothes and more diapers than you think

- no pillows or stuffies in the crib and only use a muslin blanket unless it’s especially cold to prevent suffocation

- babies kick reflexively until they’re out of their newborn scrunch (they stay womb shaped for a while) and if your baby is crying and pushing at the swaddle try letting them flail around for a minute

- consoling your baby is not spoiling them ! They need comfort and they will learn to self soothe on their own

- singing lullabies actually works, they can recognize your voice a consistent place of comfort from the womb and the cadence of lullabies is literally engineered to create a calm headspace

- for the love of god do not get boring ass beige toys. Colors are important for their neurological development

- babies are very responsive to praise from a young age so be as supportive of them as you can

- babies get constipated a lot and you have to do like tummy massages to help ease their pain the easiest way is to lay them on their backs and hold one foot in each hand, kick their feet like bicycles, scrunch up, and then stretch their legs out

- holding them on your hip too much will not cause bow legged-ness if your baby is bow legged that was always gonna happen

- they drool so so much and you have to get bibs for them so they don’t get chest eczema

- don’t use scented products on their skin cuz their skin is sooo much thinner than ours

- when your baby first starts sitting on their own never walk away from them without setting up a nest of pillows and blankets around them. Even minor head trauma can mess them up sometimes

- this one is kinda morbid and scary but sometimes babies just die out of nowhere and it’s no one’s fault or anything it’s called sudden infantile death syndrome(SIDS) and it’s about 1.3k deaths on average per year in America so not super common but still very real. 90% of these deaths happen during the first four months however edit: apparently it’s bc of an enzyme deficiency which at the very least you can take steps to try and prevent

- smoking and drinking during pregnancy WILL affect your baby and your breast milk and also might contribute to SIDS cases

- babies sometimes have a big red mark on them somewhere called a stork bite immediately after birth but typically it goes away

- babies can’t see very well for a while after birth and they’re VERY wobbly so they’ll typically bonk their head into your chest and face a lot while trying to support themselves

- female babies might have smth similar to a period the first few days after birth, this is because of the hormone transfer that happens during the birthing process and the days leading up to it

- male babies get random erections for the first few days after birth(hormone transfer again) literally do not be weird about this it’s a baby

- things like weaning your baby onto solid foods, potty training, weaning off pacifiers etc, can actually be directed by the baby and will happen naturally will minimal guidance from the parent(some guidance is still necessary) although I would do individual research into baby led weaning for food to prevent choking

- get those chewy feeding pouches to help with weaning

- the most random things will scare the hell out of your baby don’t take it personal 😭

- baby carriers are life savers (tulas are one of my favorites)

- once babies hit toddlerhood they’re tougher than you think, and a lot of their reaction is based on YOURS. they’re always going to be looking to you for how to react to a situation. Remain calm and if they’re ok they’ll calm down but if they’re genuinely hurt they’ll keep crying

- babies will most likely get ridiculously attached to an inanimate object and you have to keep this thing intact at all costs until they’re old enough to abandon it or they will throw a FIT. I got a lemur plushie from a zoo once and every single one of the kids has bonded their soul with it until about 6 years old and once a month I have to stitch him back up

- don’t compare yourself to other parents. Maybe your kid isnt getting grass fed wild caught north Atlantic cheerios but at least they’re fed. If your kid is alive and healthy and happy you’re doing a good job

- you will need 3 car seats, an infant seat, a grow with me toddler seat, and a booster seat

- getting a good diaper bag is a MUST

- the hair a baby is born with will most likely all fall out or they’ll get a bald spot on the back of their head where they sleep cuz their hair is so fragile and thin but once it grows back it grows back thick

- get like 20 muslin blankets so you always have a backup when the main ones are covered in spit up

- the babies grip IS stronger than yours (keep your hair up and keep pets away best you can)

- your best bet for your teething baby is a pacifier you can put your finger in so you can massage their gums and some chewing toys numbing cream can be dangerous and should be used sparingly

- go ahead and come to terms with the fact you’re gonna have to use a Frida Baby to manually remove snot

- babies can get hair and thread wrapped around their toes and fingers that can cut off their circulation try to make a habit of checking

- don’t hit your kid please it’s nothing but trauma and fucked up coping mechanisms from there pls empathize with your child they’re a person too

- be careful not to pull too hard on their arms and legs(like during play or holding their hand while they walk) and NEVER pick them up by their hands this will very easily cause dislocation

- they might have a little tooth like callous on their lip from their pacifier. This does not hurt them and it will go away but it may hurt during breastfeeding

- breastfeeding will make your boobs different sizes

Yeag that’s all I can think of rn but yk i Will add as I remember stuff ppl are also adding things I forgot in the tags in case you’d like to look thru that as well <3

#🍱#baby care #parenting #first time parents #newborn care #parenting tips #can’t think of any other exposure tags #‼️‼️‼️

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