Before I had 3 kids . . .

Before I had 3 kids . . .

 . . . it was the exception to catch me out and about without make-up and I at least attempted to do my hair.  Now no make up or hair is the rule and I have even showed up at church regularly with a wet head.

 . . . . I showered every day, sometimes twice if I exercised at night.  Now I have discovered just how many hours I can live with my unshowered self.

. . . .I rarely burned food or scorched pans.  'Nough said.

. . . we ate different menus weekly.  Now I hardly follow a recipe and we have pasta in some form at least twice a week.

. . . I almost always folded laundry the very same day it was washed.  Now there are weeks we use clean clothes out of the baskets for days on end . . . and I have also discovered the very maximum amount of days we can go without doing laundry.

. . . I rarely bought prepared foods, and especially not for dinner and I almost always made things from scratch for the parties I hosted.  Now, I run to the store at 10pm the night before book club.

. . .we ate out to celebrate something, not because we were desperate to not have to do prep, clean up and dishes.

. . . I always tried to sign up and volunteer and rarely told anyone "I can't" or "no".  Now I pass along the clipboard and look at the emails and feel bad- for a minute or two.

. . .  Stephen and I used to talk and spend time together beyond passing off tasks "your turn to hold the baby" and "how about you do the dishes and I will get the kids in bed?"

. . . I didn't know what it felt like to function on just the fumes of sleep

But before I had 3 kids, I didn't love little boy clothes or get to laugh at my 5 and 4 yr olds doing tricks to entertain him or learn how to be even better at sitting still and just enjoying my baby.