Am I going overboard?? - sticky notes everywhere!

MomofTay&Sam wrote: Sammy is going to our cousins tomm for about 6-7 hours. I have never ever been away from him. I packed his big diaper bag and put notes everywhere. I trust this cousin 150% and she has 3 children of her own. She is taking my kids and her kids swimming in their pool. She called tonight and said I know you dont want Sammy in the pool. I said NO it's ok, just no direct sun and he needs his sunscreen. She said leave me notes. So I put food/diaper stuff(cream powder tylenol thermoter) and swim stuff in big ziplock bags each with a detailed note. I even stapled a note to the pacifier that is hanging from the bag(Sammy only uses this for sleep). Am I being to stupid about all this? I put more notes in but we wont go there. ROFL (cell phones/doc/poison/hospital) I want to have fun tomm night!! BUT this is going to be so hard!!

mummy2girls replied: I did the same thing when i left jenna with her daddy over night when she was 3 months old. I left notes and reminders everywhere and left phone number galore also.. its hard to do this for the first time.

enjoy yourself and dont worry too much

Maddie&EthansMom replied: I don't think you are going overboard with the notes....I would do the same thing. LOL! But, I wish you could relax and enjoy yourself. He will be fine and you need to do this so you can trust yourself to leave him more often. It is hard, but sometimes us moms need a break!

Have Fun and relax!!

Jamison'smama replied: oh my goodness--I am the same way---and I WAY overpack the diaper bag---teething tablets, blankets, more food then she'd ever eat---it is just funny. Do WHATEVER makes you feel better about leaving--I always leave a note (well the 2 times I have left her ) stating what works when nothing else does--like for us it is sliced American cheese and a tape of the Wiggles. He will be great and you will have a fabulous time.

MomofTay&Sam replied: Thanks guys! I feel better already. Almost 10 months and never been away from him. The hard thing will be sleep, when we are out I just put him to sleep in his stroller, I hope this works for her. At home he sleeps on my chest. I know I know STOP worrying!!

Jamison'smama replied: nah, a mom never stops worrying---you are just showing how caring of a mom you are--what a lucky baby!

ediep replied: I do this all of the time. Even when I go out and DH takes care of Jay

kit_kats_mom replied: I actually overheard a person at daycare telling a mommy to do exactly that...put notes on everything. She said it just takes the guesswork out of everything from feeding (my baby likes cold green beans, if they heated them she wouldn't eat them) to soothing stuff. No one knows your baby as well as you and you obviously want the best for him.

CantWait replied: LMBO Big hugs to ya

MomofTay&Sam replied: Both boys just left. I guess I can actually take a bubble bath??

Kirstenmumof3 replied: Awww that is so sweet! You sound just like me! I still leave notes for my DH! He will be just fine!

maliksmommy replied: Whatever makes you not go crazy is good, you need to be able to relax and enjoy yourself! Enjoy that bubble bath!!

Hillbilly Housewife replied: Hee! Enjoy!

supermom replied: Hope you have a GREAT time - and yes, I can relate to that - we usually don't leave ours until over a year because of the BF thing, so I can really relate!

HUGS!!

natchie replied: of course not !!! you are just being MOM