Recently acquired skills

I have recently acquired a whole new skill set. It's been a steep learning curve.

The basic boring things like:

- changing a nappy quickly enough to prevent being peed or pooed on
- distracting an infant long enough to put a vest over his head
- holding a slippery infant well enough to prevent drowning (though there is room for improvement here as I've not yet done this alone)
- handling an infant gently enough single handed, while standing up to answer the door, to prevent projectile vomitting

And other things, like:

- eating spaghetti bolognese with one hand, left-handed
- eating soup without dribbling a single drop
- making a cup of tea with one hand
- going to the loo while holding a crying infant
- going to the loo while holding a sleeping infant without waking him up
- having a grown up conversation in five minutes flat, covering how our days have been, plans for the future, world events, and any emotional sticking points
- being concise (with reference to the above)
- ensuring ten things are all within a 30* angle from my right hand (for use during breastfeeding)
- eating food without dropping crumbs in my infants ear while breastfeeding him
- timing my meals so that he doesn't wake up just as I sit down (surprisingly difficult - they have mini sensors inside them to let them know it's waking up time when we're about to eat)
- putting a wash on, having breakfast, washing up, tidying the house, hanging out washing, replying to emails (etc.) within a half-hour window of sleep
- speed-eating (this doesn't yet apply to my tea drinking, sadly)
- speed-showering
- putting pants on while holding a fractious infant

I look forward to the next loads of tasks to learn...as yet unidentified.