Cha-cha-changes!

I love the Baby Centre website, and although I hardly ever log into it, I do receive their newsletter weekly in my inbox. Really good stuff in there, and some of the articles can be really funny too… I still remember reading the one about having twins before the babies arrived…

The last one that I’ve read -and loved- is called “20 things that change when you have a baby”

• You discover an inner strength you never realised you had. Either that or you die. Evolution at its best.
• You accept that the last 15 pregnancy pounds you can’t seem to shift are absolutely worth it. Or you lose them in hospital, but then you decide it’s important to gain that weight again!
• You don’t need a clock any more – your baby now sets your daily schedule. My schedule works around their feeds.
• You respect and love your own parents in a new way. So-s0. I have found a new respect for single mums, though.
• Any pain your baby suffers feels much worse than your own. Oh so true. Just to see them in the slightest discomfort pains me.
• You don’t mind going to bed at 9pm on a Friday night. Friday, Monday or Sunday. Days don’t mean anything to me any more.
• Your heart breaks much more easily. Yes. Very easily.
• You discover how much there is to say about one little baby tooth. We’re not there yet, although Jon believes the twins are teething already! Teething will be a big subject when we come to it!
• You look at your baby in the mirror instead of yourself. Especially Elisa, she loves checking herself out, and I check her out checking herself.
• You’re no longer disgusted by babies’ bodily functions – in fact, you’re fascinated by them (hooray, a poo!). I never was disgusted by them. The smell of their poos sometimes throws me out of the room, but I’m not disgusted…
• The sacrifices you thought you’d made to have a baby no longer seem that big a deal. Correct.
• You respect your body … finally. Never had much of an issue in this department.
• You realise that a baby’s comforter has magical powers! 95% of the time, yes!
• You give parents with a screaming baby an “I-know-the-feeling” look, instead of a “Can’t-they-shut-him-up?” one. There’s a secret look that you learn to develop in these situations.
• You make time for one more baby hug and kiss, even if it means you’ll be late. There’s always time for one more kiss!
• You realise that it’s possible to love a complete stranger. Stranger? Who is calling my babies “strangers”? I’ve known them for 8 months before they arrived!
• You learn that taking a shower is a luxury, never mind a trip to the hairdresser’s. Showers are ok. It’s other things like shaving my legs or plucking my eyebrows that are a luxury…
• You finally get to speak to the shy neighbour in your street, because you’ve got a baby in your arms. Yep. The only time I’ve spoken to the lady opposite us was a few days after the twins came home.
• You find that things that once seemed important are now meaningless. Like ironing… I wouldn’t have left the house wearing something creased. Now? I haven’t used the iron for over 3 months!
• Every day is a surprise. Yes, they make it so!