Your whole life is about to change
to an expectant mom and dad.
And the tone used is similar to the one used when we whisper Don't go down in the basement or Look behind you, when a character in a suspenseful television show or movie is about to die.
And that's that. They don't elaborate or explain themselves. They say it, half smile, possibly chuckle, and then either change the subject, or walk away.
In their defense, those "already parents" are probably completely oblivious to the fact that they just left the soon-to-be parents in a mental panic.
What did they mean by that? What did they mean by change? What else changes someone's life? ....TSUNAMIS! Oh my gosh, we're going to die!
Maybe everyone's mental panic is not as dramatic as mine, but you get the picture.
What they say is true, but it's not scary, and it's nowhere close to being a natural disaster.
I'm going to do a little elaborating for them.
They are telling you that, you haven't met your best friend yet...but you're about to. You haven't experienced the true depth of love yet...but you're about to. You haven't met the most beautiful person in the world yet...but you're about to. You haven't met the smartest person in the world yet...but you're about to. You're about to smile more than you thought possible. Laugh more than you thought possible. Pray more than you thought possible. Change more poop-filled diapers than you thought possible ;) You're about to be so incredibly proud of someone, just for being who they are. You're about to care for someone so much, that you will willingly put their needs before your own 24/7. You're about to hug and kiss someone from the time you get up, until the time you go to sleep. Oh and have people told you that you'll never sleep again? They're exaggerating. You won't sleep as much as you used to, but guess what? You won't mind. With every precious smile and every sweet giggle, your heart will explode and melt all at once. You're about to meet your whole world. And you're about to be someone's whole world. In their eyes, no one will ever, ever, ever compare to you. You'll be their hero.
Yes, you're about to be tired and, most likely, un-bathed; but you are about to experience more love and more joy than you ever knew existed.
Your life is about to change, but you won't remember what it was like before, and you won't want to.
8 comments:
LOVE THIS!!!! Love love love. :)
Wonderful!
Wonderful!
This was so refreshing to read! I'm not expecting, but I'm always being told I need to have a baby. The problem with this is that all I hear are complaints and phrases such as: Just wait til you have a kid....you'll understand when you have a baby.....sleep? I don't know what that is. I don't have time to ____ because of little _____. I can't hold my bladder anymore-you just wait and you'll see. etc.
It's exhausting!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm tired of hearing it. Why should I want a baby when I hear so many complaints?
So thank you. This was the perfect read for me.
Thank you for sharing. I love your posts and the beautiful photos! <3 <3 <3
oooo ,.. happy family !
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