Current mood:

exhausted

just in case you were starry-eyed

It's all about lowered expections. Seriously. Just in case you were starry-eyed about having 2 children 2 years apart or less, and you would never have imagined you'd...

let your baby lie in his own spit up while you tended to his sister

let your daughter eat not 1, but 2 chocolate chip cookies, in her crib unattended, you who are so afraid of choking children, just so you can have some quiet

let your son scream a lot longer than your daughter ever had to

tell your delighted husband that all you want for Valentine's Day is a dinner out - it doesn't matter where

decide that, dang it, you're going to eat 4 chocolate chip cookies for dessert simply because you've earned it - screw the diet.

sleep in the recliner with the baby all night, because, *gasp!* what about sleep training? (I had a woman tell me yesterday that at 3 weeks, A is plenty old enough to "sleep train" - meaning, sleep all night without eating...ummm...no thanks)

decide that a trip to MOPS, where they watch your kids for an entire 2 hours, may not be worth it in the end because how are you going to get both kids in and out of the car with a c-section scar screaming at you

decide that being 25 minutes late to church is actually not too bad

decide that, yes, macaroni and cheese can be a main dish for supper, even for adults

decide to tell relatives and friends in the future that a trip to the mall where you had to carry the baby carrier and tow the 2 year old was, in retrospect, not such a good idea

decide not care if someone visiting your home can see your breast while you're nursing or not...

check the baby numerous times to see if his c*olos*tomy bag needs changing - because you actually do forget he doesn't have one

allow your 2 year old to "clean" the baby's pacifier for you (yes, use your imagination)

I'm sure there'll be more...