Things that Change...

...when you have a baby.
Here's my top ten list:

1. You get more conservative. Obviously, this was just in my case. I don't know if every parent feels the same, but suddenly I was more strict about religion, values, schooling, health, eating habits, morals, etc, etc.
2. The inside of your cabinets are prettier. Before Micah, if you opened our kitchen cabinets, you saw white, and purple. That's it. Now, you see the full spectrum of the rainbow. All in plastic form, of course!
3. You give up trying to keep things "nice." This includes everything. Your clothes, the baby's clothes, your carpet, your hair, etc. It will all have poop, pee, spit up (or worse, vomit!), slobber, and pureed veggies on it by the end of the day.
4. You really, really like the show, "Reba." What? You mean that's just me? Ok, at the end of my pregnancy I spent a lot of time off my feet and in front of the tv to keep my blood pressure down. And for some reason, during that time I watched a lot of "Reba." So now, when I see it, I get a nice feeling inside. I guess I associate it with Micah's arrival.
5. You get excited about weird things. A mom of a nearly three-year old called me today all excited because her daughter used the kids potty on her own.
6. Three words...laundry, laundry, laundry!
7. You turn into your mom. Like it or not, this is very true.
8. You use money differently. Suddenly you feel like you can't save enough.
9. You realize that you will NEVER be able to take enough pictures.
10. You have more fun every day than any 24 hour period should hold.