A mommy friend recently posted her pre and post parenthood experiences. The one line that struck me is that overall with the exception of quitting her job, her life didn’t seen radically different….yet.

I found that interesting because I think Chris and I have had the opposite experience. I think for us it was a major putting on the brakes. He and I both were always going – we had our things to do lists and were always doing accomplishing something. We have had weekends, with child, where nothing got done and come Monday we are both a little grumpy about it. We have found ways to incoporate Tyler into some of our pre-baby lives like bike riding and hiking. I think it has been a slow process for us to accept our new reality and limitations. We have no regrets at all, but it is an abrupt change to the way you function. It takes time to accept that change and learn how to function with a child in your life and the constraints that brings.

Some of our most fun days are when we are so dog tired that we just lay on the floor and watch Tyler play. He gets so engrossed and he is so funny. Eventually, he will crawl over and play with us. I think those are the days we submit and as a result we have a lot of fun.