Monday, January 11, 2010

Things I never did BEFORE children(BC)

I never had trouble finding time to shower.
I ate slowly and without interruptions.
I slept when I was tired and got up when it was time to go to school or work.
I never woke up in a puddle of pee.
I never woke up with little feet INSIDE my pajama pants.
I had the option of sleeping "au natural"
I never fought a man over who got the Tylenol PM.
I never did rock- paper- scissors to determine responsibilities.
I never knew there had to be systems for every darn thing we did in a day.
BUT to be fair,
I never knew what I was missing:

snuggles in bed with warm cozy bodies
the smell of baby hair
the relief of nursing a hungry baby
the relief of being done nursing
hearing your almost teen say, "mom, you said I could talk to you about anything" then hear him say things that he must have had such a hard time saying(and that I may need therapy to get over)-- but it was normal teen stuff, just awesome he was comfortable enough to talk to ME!!!
having your little one say, "mamas are for lovin"
hearing your kids read to each other and know how to spot good books at the library.
watching a giggle fit from the latest joke
having weekly pillow fights
making bubble hairdos in the bath with your daughters
and, hearing them pray every day for their two new sisters to get here quickly...

3 comments:

Lori at JOY Unspeakable said...

I'm teetering on not knowing for sure which list I like better...it's been that kind of day. :)

Hezra said...

I KNOW! Here too. lol I just thought I would lay out that there are two sides to it. lol Having my afternoon cuppa coffee, so here is to your day and mine getting better-- or at least early bedtime and no little feet in your jammies. lol

The Byrd's Nest said...

I love the second list....it actually brought tears to my eyes.

You are a wonderful writer!