Thursday, October 14, 2010

What Changes When Baby Arrives?

I found this list on the internet (babycenter.com). It's a list of what changes after you have a baby. I know that our little one is not here yet, but I'm looking forward to the moments that are listed below!!!!

1. You finally stop to smell the roses, because your baby is in your arms.

2. Where you once believed you were fearless, you now find yourself afraid.

3. The sacrifices you thought you made to have a child no longer seem like sacrifices.

4. You respect your body ... finally.

5. You respect your parents and love them in a new way.

6. You find that your baby's pain feels much worse than your own.

7. You believe once again in the things you believed in as a child.

8. You lose touch with the people in your life whom you should have banished years ago.

9. Your heart breaks much more easily.

10. You think of someone else 234,836,178,976 times a day.

11. Every day is a surprise.

12. Bodily functions are no longer repulsive. In fact, they please you. (Hooray for poop!)

13. You look at your baby in the mirror instead of yourself.

14. You become a morning person.

15. Your love becomes limitless, a superhuman power.

16. You'd rather buy a plastic tricycle than those shoes that you've been dying to have.

17. You don't mind going to bed at 9 p.m. on Friday night.
(Umm...is it sad that we pretty much do this already? Okay, maybe it's 10PM but still!!)

18. Your dog — who used to be your 'baby' — becomes just a dog.
(I can't see this happening! I know that Sadie may take a back seat for awhile, but she'll NEVER be "just a dog")

19. You take the time for one more hug and kiss even if it means you'll be late.

20. You realize that you can love a complete stranger.

Just 5 more weeks!!! We're getting so anxious for her arrival! Things are going great, still. Although each day it gets harder and harder to breathe! I'm also getting pain "down there". I think my pelvic bones are starting to spread apart. Ouch!!!

2 comments:

amy said...

It was fun to read the list and I totally agreed with everything on there! I'm so excited for you guys and I can't believe it's just around the corner.

The Fortenberrys said...

What a sweet list! It was really fun to read them and remember how I felt before kids and now see the difference! What a great post!!! I do agree with you about Sadie...Rocky will never be "just a dog" either! He is still my firstborn and to some people that may sound dumb but he's mine so that's okay. :)