Jessica Girado

I came across this article in Baby Center (one of my fav websites) called:
“Thirty things that change when you have a baby!”

What changes when you have a baby? A better question may be: What doesn’t change? Here, writer and mom Rebecca Woolf lists her most notable post-baby observations. And some from readers.

Here are my personal favorites:
(italics are my comments)

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

2. You respect your body … finally. (7 pounds heavier than pre-prego but loving it)

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

4. You find that your baby’s pain feels much worse than your own.

5. You believe once again in the things you believed in as a child. (lol. it’s true)

6. Your heart breaks much more easily.

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

8. Every day is a surprise. (and a gift from God)

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

10. You look at your baby in the mirror instead of yourself. (soooo true!)

11. You become a morning person. (unfortunate, but true)

12. Your love becomes limitless, a superhuman power.

And from the readers…

13. You discover how much there is to say about one tooth.

14. You finally realize that true joy doesn’t come from material wealth.

15. You’d rather buy a plastic tricycle than those shoes that you’ve been dying to have. (Yup! Michael tells me to buy myself a shirt and I end up buying one for Emmy instead)

16. You don’t mind going to bed at 9 p.m. on Friday night. (this one’s for Michael!)

17. Silence? What’s that?

18. You discover an inner strength you never thought you had. (this one’s my favorite)

19. You no longer rely on a clock — your baby now sets your schedule. (Yup! Trying to go some where but Emmy wants to nap, so we have to wait)

20. You give parents with a screaming child an ‘I-know-the-feeling’ look instead of a ‘Can’t-they-shut-him-up?’ one.

21. You take the time for one more hug and kiss even if it means you’ll be late. (oh i could kiss her alllll day)

22. You learn that taking a shower is a luxury. (yeaa! for hot, quiet showers)

23. You don’t eat when you’re hungry, you eat when the baby allows you to. (pfff. yes. sometimes i’m having lunch at 3:00 pm, and been up for 6 hours)

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So once again, “What changes when you have a baby?”
Everything!!!
But I wouldn’t change a thing. I love my little Emery!