Apparently I am one of THOSE Moms

This morning I found myself hesitating when I went to throw out the nipple shield. I had it inches from the trash can only to pull back and decide I just couldn't part with it. At least not yet. Quinn and I bonded together with that shield for 5 weeks, and I feel like it's part of his infant stage. So, I am saving the shield for now at least. Apparently this makes me one of those moms, the moms who save every little weird thing from their children. Well, I guess it's not that bad, but if you throw in the fact that I also can't part with the little plastic ring that was used to circumcise him, then it does make me one of those moms. When it fell off in his diaper several days after the procedure I was all about throwing it out, but Paul was the one who found the ring in his diaper so he put it on the shelf above the changing table so I could see it before we tossed it out. It's now been sitting there for approximately 3 weeks and I can't seem to throw it away. I will probably end up putting it in a little plastic bag and tucking it away in his baby box (along with the nipple shield).

Now, I just have to figure out how to explain to Quinn some day why I kept it.