Happy Father's Day, Dad!!

Here are some things that I’ve been thinking about lately. Going into mommyhood I felt like I knew a lot about what to expect. However, there have undoubtedly been some surprises along the way. Here’s a few….

I never realized…

• I would not only wipe noses, but pick others noses too
• How much of a lifesaver infant Tylenol would be
• How much more I would love and admire my husband as I watched him be a daddy
• How many physical complications one can have postpartum
  
• How important it would be to have friends with kids the same age
  
• That my ability to trust my pediatrician would directly contribute to my ability to sleep on a frequent basis
  
• I would begin to appreciate grocery shopping alone, just because it’s time to think straight (before the baby I despised grocery shopping alone!)
  
• How much swings, pack n plays and exersaucers ROCK! Can you say shower, people?!
  
• How complicated picking out a carseat would be
  
• How much awe and respect I would have for parents of twins, triplets, etc … I don’t know how they do it, I have a hard enough time hauling one kiddo around.
  
• How many court shows there are on daytime tv
  
• That the right fit and brand of diaper can completely change your life
  
• That facebook can help to prevent major feelings of isolation and maybe even stave off some post partum depression
  
• Hearing his little sigh when he's sleeping would warm my heart so much
  
• How all day long he would be able to communicate with me without using words!
  
• Getting him on a consistent nap schedule could completely change my life (we’re still working on this one!)

There are many more to list, but that’s enough for now. Are there ones that you identify with? What are some things that you never realized?

I can hardly believe my boy is now six months old. SIX MONTHS! That's six months of diapers, strange sleep patterns, bottles, and huge changes in my life. But it's also six months of smiles, giggles, bonding, growing and loving unlike I ever have before. Truly, I am a different person than I was six months ago.

The past few months have come with some major changes, some of them being struggles and some of them being welcome differences. I am now a mom and no matter how old he is, or where he is I will always be his mom. Weird, cool, and unbelievable. I've always wanted to be a mom, but I never knew how it would feel. Quite honestly, I still don't know that I could define how it feels. Everyday is different. Yesterday it was run down, like a perpetual smelly burb cloth, and totally done. Today, it's proud, snuggly, and happy. One of the major lessons that I have learned is that every day, every hour, every minute needs to be take step by step. I can plan a day that has many different things in it (not too many, I'm not crazy!) but ultimately, everything depends on him. Which is ironic because while all that I do depends on him, he depends on me for everything! You can't plan around a baby. Naptime is never the same time (in fact many days he skips it altogether!) and teething doesn't happen on my schedule. This has taught me a lot about life and the way I view it. I have walked around for years trying my best to control things... but this is not a good way to go through life. More and more I'm trusting God and others for my day to day and minute to minute activities. There's nothing like a baby to bring you to your knees.