life has changed.

it, of course, is inevitable that life changes when a baby is born into your life. how much though...you never understand until they are born. it is such a miraculous thing and at the same time, so fulfilling and humbling. i constantly remind myself that it's not the same for everybody, but my god, how could it not be when you hold, love and nurture this precious new life that you created??

my life has been full of many ups and downs over the years and it finally seems that it's started to slow down and make sense. this is happiness. this is love. this is life. and i love it. i know i say it all the time, but life doesn't get much better than this.

in line with life and it's many changes, i read this article on babycenter the other day and laughed... these are really things that you never would have guessed would have changed until they did. life, love and parenting is amazing.

31 Things That Change When You Have a Baby

1. You finally stop to smell the roses, because your baby is in your arms.
2. Where you once believed you were fearless, you now find yourself afraid.
3. The sacrifices you thought you made to have a child no longer seem like sacrifices.
4. You respect your body ... finally.
5. You respect your parents and love them in a new way.
6. You find that your baby's pain feels much worse than your own.
7. You believe once again in the things you believed in as a child.
8. You lose touch with the people in your life whom you should have banished years ago.
9. Your heart breaks so much more easily.
10. You think of someone else 234,836,178,976 times a day.
11. Every day is a surprise.
12. Bodily functions are no longer repulsive. In fact, they please you. (Hooray for poop!)
13. You look at your baby in the mirror instead of yourself.
14. You become a morning person.
15. Your love becomes limitless, a superhuman power.
16. You discover how much there is to say about one tooth.
17. You finally realize that true joy doesn't come from material wealth.
18. You now know where the sun comes from.
19. You'd rather buy a plastic tricycle than those shoes that you've been dying to have.
20. You don't mind going to bed at 9 p.m. on Friday night.
21. Silence? What's that?
22. You realize that the 15 pounds you can't seem to get rid of are totally worth having.
23. You discover an inner strength you never thought you had.
24. You no longer rely on a clock — your baby now sets your schedule.
25. You give parents with a screaming child an 'I-know-the-feeling' look instead of a 'Can't-they-shut-him-up?' one.
26. Your dog — who used to be your 'baby' — becomes just a dog.
27. You take the time for one more hug and kiss even if it means you'll be late.
28. You learn that taking a shower is a luxury.
29. You realize that you can love a complete stranger.

30. You find yourself wanting to make this world a better place
31. If you didn’t believe in love at first sight before, now you do!