Wrigglebot had his weekly visit with his Yia Yia yesterday and I wasn’t called into work so I had a very relaxing day. I read a little then I had a nap- for two hours. Husband says that when a nap passes the one hour mark it is no longer a nap but a sleep. Anyways, it was great and I felt really refreshed. I woke up and unbidden the thought came into my mind, ‘I wonder what it would be like to adopt Wrigglebot out.’ Now I’m not saying that I seriously considered it but it did make me reflect on how much my life had changed.

Sometimes despite all the changes, most of them good, that have happened since Wrigglebot was born I am still struck with the pre-baby selfishness. The selfishness of wanting time to myself to read in the bath, of wanting to be able to eat without little hands pulling at my plate, of being able to sleep in. I’m not trying to say that everybody is selfish before babies but it is true that your main priority, as far as taking care of somebody, is yourself. And sometimes it is easy to slip back into that mind-frame or more likely want to slip back into that mind-frame. But then I walked into the room last night after not seeing him all day and watched his face light up and his little legs start kicking in excitement and I knew that I am exactly where I should be and maybe in a few years I might be able to have an uninterrupted bath until then I will grab my little naps while he does.

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