For new mamas!

This list is for friends and relatives of new mamas. Save this list. You never know when your life will be blessed with a beautiful baby down the block! 1. Change and wash her sheets and baby's sheets. She probably doesn't remember when this was last done. 2. Hold the baby; let her take a long shower or bubble bath. Or just eat a snack or even a whole meal. Most likely, she doesn't remember when she did these last, either! 3. Bring her that commonly referenced frozen meal. She probably won't even want you to put it in her freezer. 4. Fold some laundry and get another load started. Don't make funny faces when you come across her and her husband's underwear in the basket. 5. Un-decorate her Christmas tree (or whatever holiday or seasonal decor and household things she needs done. Put screens back in her windows for summer? Pull out the winter clothes? 6. Give her baby book. You can fold the book flat, and jot down quick notes in response to the fun writing prompts when time is limited. The ring closures make it simple to tuck in treasured mementos. Sit down and simply visit. She'd love the company. 7. Bring her coffee and baked goods from the bakery. She probably can't get out of the house yet, so treat her. 8. Bring groceries and make her lunch in her kitchen. Clean it up. And leave leftovers. She might insist you take the leftovers; ignore her. You both know she could use them. 9. Unload and load her dishwasher. She had no idea this little task would become such a bottleneck in her life. 10. Refill her soap dispensers. When baby came home, the family was washing their hands like crazy. Take care of the baby while she goes through bills and gets caught up. The phone company doesn't really care if she's just had a baby. 11. Tell her she looks beautiful and mean it. As Megan at Sorta Crunchy pointed out, its easy to feel un-beautiful when you've got babies and still don't fit into your pre-maternity clothes. 12. Take out her trash. 13. Upload her photos to a photo printing site for her, then print a few and give them to her. 14. Give her a hug. Look her in the eye and tell her you're there for her. 15. Give her a flowers.