I never put much thought into it, but having a baby has really made me think about those age-old phrases.
"never wake a sleeping baby"
I have done it. It's followed by a lot of crying, but you're supposed to feed them every 3 hours in the beginning, so you have to wake the sleeping baby!
"sleeps like a baby"
Newborns only have REM sleep, so you can poke 'em all you like, and you won't wake them! This is not true once they start developing sleep stages.
"no use crying over spilled milk"
Breastfeeding is HARD WORK, and equally so when you start to pump. I have spilled milk before, and I want to CRY. Not only have you negated all your work, but your baby will have that much less to eat the next day. Was this phrase referring to breast milk? Because it would certainly apply and urge me to move on from the catastrophe that has happened before my very eyes.
"soft like a baby's behind"
It really is soft. But the whole baby is pretty soft. :)
"bouncing baby boy"
They DO bounce! They can bounce for 30 minutes straight!
"baby steps"
Each step in baby's physical development seems insignificant but is entirely necessary to getting him to fully stand on his own! Flipping over frontward and backward is a learned skill, and so is just getting to support the body on the knees. LO gets stronger with each skill and becomes better balanced, all leading to when he takes his first real baby step!
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