Thoughts from a New Mother

People always ask me how I am doing, how is being a mom, am I doing okay (they seem to ask this one a lot, repeatedly-do I appear to not be doing okay? haha), so I decided to share my thoughts and things I've learned, etc. since being a new mom of my own little Matthew J.
* Little boys can pee-make sure their diaper is on right or else you will find yourself being used as a peeing post. (thanks to Mandi for helping me solve that problem)
* Having a baby who only likes to nap while your holding him is cute and precious for the first month but then it starts to get annoying once you have to quit ignoring life and get things done again. However, when I want to not do something it is a nice excuse to say: I had to hold my baby so he would take a nap!
* When Matthew doesn't eat well it evokes a strange feeling of rejection that can become very frustrating very quickly. Luckily I have figured a few things out. My milk comes out quite quickly which makes him choke and gag and then he gets really mad and its hard to settle him down. So, I always keep a burp rag nearby to help alleviate some of the pressure so I don't shoot like a fire hydrant (sorry if that was too much information).
* More about feeding: I stopped timing him and just let Matthew eat whenever he wants for however long he wants and he has been a much happier baby. He eats about every 2 hours, but sometimes he wants to eat more often, rarely does he go longer. Sometimes he only wants to eat for 5 minutes and sometimes he will go for 15. We just go with the flow when it comes to food.
* How to get him to go to bed earlier is still a mystery to me. Ever since he was in the womb his alert time has been during the late evening. Rarely do we get him to bed before 11:30; no matter what we try he thinks the night time is a time for smiles and play.
* Why does breastfeeding have to be such a hush hush thing? I believe more women would breastfeed if they didn't have to hide in the bathroom and go to great lengths to ensure that nobody is aware of what they are doing. Why can't women just feed their babies and have people be okay with that? Isn't that the way it was intended to be? But don't worry, I don't whip my boob out in public places. But I did nurse Matthew at Olive Garden the other day-covered of course. What else was I supposed to do? They definitely didn't have a chair in the bathroom to sit in.
* Grocery shopping with a baby is my least favorite
* Who Knew: babies could use sooo many diapers, take up sooo much time, have so much stuff, make so much laundry or make you love them sooo much?
* In conclusion: I am living my dream. I get to hold my baby while he sleeps and read a book. Life doesn't get much better than that.