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[quote=Anonymous]Mom of both here— a few very tactical things:
1) make a decision on circumcision; if you decide to do it, get some vaseline to have on hand while it heals. 
2) as others have noted, be sure to point things down in the diaper- otherwise pee will just go straight up onto belly/onesie
3) I loved my keekaroo peanut for my boy — he peed during changes a LOT and it was so easy to wipe up— much better than changing covers or using a ton of disposable pads. 
4) I loved potty training a boy! We taught him to pee standing up from the beginning; he rarely misses or makes a mess and it it SO much easier to use a gas station bathroom/porta potty/random other place you end up taking a potty training kid, because I just sort of held him up high enough and he did “flying pee” — no sitting on gross toilets or touching things! 
5) having a sweet, sensitive little boy who loves unicorns and dolls makes me MUCH more aware of gender issues. There are such double standards about boys liking girl things vs vice versa. I worry about how he’ll handle that as he gets bigger/peer pressure becomes a bigger thing.  Also, there are definitely some “girls run the world” messages out there on t-shirts etc that now make me cringe a bit after becoming a mom to a boy. I want both of my kids to be kind, generous, productive members of society, and I don’t want either to feel marginalized by their gender.

Good luck!

As a side note, with two other small kids, if you’re looking for a new infant seat, check out the Doona. We used ours for both kids and loved it.[/quote]

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