Being a noob myself, I gotta say just take your time man. Put on some relaxing music, shave when you have plenty of time. I've being doing this for about a month and my shave yesterday was ok, it took a long time and it still wasn't totally bbs. I was a little frustrated but I keep reminding myself; there was a time when people didn't have Ipods, lunchables, and snuggies. They had to shave with these things and they made it work. They weren't built any different than you and I they just had to try harder to get what they wanted. So you can do it.
Keep your disposable razor close by, if the shave gets to painful, finish off with the disposable, it will still feel better because you have all the nice creams. And you will at least have a smooth face after the hard work!
Hang in there,
Gabe