20 Things That Have Changed About My Life Since 9/28/10

1. I thought I always had an appreciation for the world around me, but now I really stop to smell the roses.

2. Where I once believed I was fearless, I now find myself afraid. I even have a hard time watching CSI and even the news now because I don't want to think of anything like that happening to my family. 

 

3. The sacrifices I thought I made to have a child no longer seem like sacrifices. It is interesting because when I was pregnant I wasn't sure I wanted to do this again, but now, BRING IT ON! but seriously not anytime soon lol.

4. I respect my body ... finally. I eat much better, exercise regularly, and take vitamins.

5. I respect my parents and love them in a new way. My mom has literally become my best friend and as much as I said I wasn't going to do things like her when I was younger, I could not imagine it any other way now.

6. I find that baya's pain feels much worse than my own. Gosh, when she has a tummy ache, I just wish I would have it instead of her.

7. I have lost touch with the people in my life whom I should have years ago honestly. So many things are of little importance in the big scheme of it all.

8. My heart breaks much more easily. And it is not because of the hormones!!! lol

9. I think of someone else 234,836,178,976 times a day. Ummm, probably more.

10. I feel like everyday is a surprise. Our days could consist of the same things, but they are all so different because Baya is different everyday. The way she laughs or smiles or snores -- it is just different everyday no matter WHAT!

11. Bodily functions are no longer repulsive. In fact, they please me. (HOORARY for poop!)

12. I look at my baby in the mirror instead of myself. Seriously, you can probably tell these days too lol. She is just so mesmerizing though!

13. My love has become limitless! A SUPERHUMAN power.

14. I'd rather buy a glow in the dark seahorse than those shoes that I've been dying to have.

15. I don't mind going to bed at 9 p.m. on a friday night. I was never one to stay up late anyways...

16. I no longer rely on a clock, Baya now sets my schedule, yes, down to every minute.

17. My dog, who used my be my baby, has become just a dog. Poor Jack Jack.

18. One more hug and kiss is way more important than being on time. I never want to leave her in the first place anyways.

19. I can not plan life right now, I can't plan when she will eat, sleep, wake up, poop, and therefore trying to is useless. I am learning to go with the flow of things (which is not me at all!).

20. I feel like I truly have something to live for. I say that because I would love to go sky diving for instance, but I feel like if I did anything that could intentionally put my life at stake, that I would be selfish.

The list is endless really, but I couldn't be more grateful for my life and my little girl. She blesses me in so many ways.