Motherhood
Nothing ever can quite prepare a person to be a parent. Of course, we can always study, ask advice, collect resources, and make a plan of action our minds, but at the end of the day, when the months of pregnancy end, and a living, squirming bundle is cradled oh-so-uncertainly in one's arms, it's a rare phenomenon. One suddenly feels as though she knows nothing and had no idea whatsoever all along. I am loving being a mom! Our son is a delight, and utterly adorable, even at 0100, and 0326, and 0515....you get the picture. My years of sleeping through the night undisturbed came to an abrupt halt, and, though I do miss the rest that came with them, I wouldn't wish them back at the cost of erasing the cause of my sleeplessness. The spit up isn't as bad as I remember it being from babysitting, and the diapers are no bother at all. Well, there was that one blow-out on the airplane RIGHT before we took off, when we were surrounded by all men, and I was hyper aware of t