Life Transformed

How life changes after the birth of a little one...

• We become more health conscious. Since you want to feed your kid healthy food, you end up eating healthy too. You stop dining out so often (Not because you are health conscious... But because your kid has started yanking stuff off the table and/or refuses to stay in one place.)
  
• We become more sensitive to traffic etiquettes. I grit my teeth whenever a car honks like crazy while crossing my street. (They tend to these every time my kid is sleeping. And he is one light sleeper...)
• We ensure that the house is spic and span (at least the floor and any other areas that the baby can reach). Since we need to ensure that nothing that has the potential to be put in the mouth is place on the floor, the house is cleaner.
  
• We are more active. Taking care of a baby is no easy chore. You get to rest only when the kid is sleeping. When he/or she is not sleeping, you get to constantly change their nappies, follow them around to ensure they don't get into trouble, ensure they eat when they are in a mood to play, rock them for hours to make them sleep....
• The baby becomes the center of your universe. You plan things around them. Can I take him to the movie? Can I go to the parlour leaving him behind with hubby? Can I go shopping? Can I just relax now?
• You become a pro at multi tasking. You learn to do several things at the same time.
  
• You enjoy the smaller things in life. A tiny smile your way, warms up your heart. The first time they turned, the first time they moved forward, the way they play, their angelic faces as they sleep, the gurgles and sometimes a moment of peace and silence.
• Other people are more friendly to couples with children. They smile and the kid and then exchange pleasantries with you. They are very warm to mothers.