10 things my babies have taught me

Before having kids, I never knew that...

1. my belly really could shake like a bowl full of jelly (postpardum, that is).
2. the cries of my own child would strike a never-before felt nerve in me that is so deep I can't describe.
3. that stretch marks would truly become my proud battle scars.
4. babies are born with a radar that senses when mommy is either (a) in the shower (b) just sitting down at the dinner table or (c) just drifting off to sleep (you know that point where you're just enough asleep where it's more harmful if awoken rather than if you never tried to take a nap).
   
5. even a year after a c-section my scar still occassionaly throbs and twinges with tenderness.
6. bubbles in my belly bring back a fond memory of a baby kicking and flip-floping, and makes me actually MISS being pregnant!
7. you can actually SEE the baby move from the outside and is VERY entertaining to watch...we would sometimes turn off the tv and just watch the baby at night (FYI Babies seem to be more active when you're resting...perfect for getting mommy ready for the road ahead).
8. tears of joy come with no warning at all, and if you weren't an emotional person before having a baby YOU WILL become one afterwards!
9. when you give birth you lose brain cells, or so it seems.  I never thought I could be so forgetful and scatterbrained, and those brain cells don't seem to be returning any time soon.
10. Lastly, before having a baby I never knew that love could truly come at first sight and that something so small could completely steal your heart. 

“Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.”