Before We Were Parents

I saw this topic on another blog and thought we'd try it here. I even managed to get Isaac to participate, so this is a joint post! ;-)

Topic: Things we thought (about kids/having a family) before we had kids...

Stacie: I never understood how busy (and therefore tired) you could be simply doing nothing. It seems that even when there is nowhere to go and nothing to do per say, I end up feeling just as tired as I did on those super busy, don't stop until night days. I've learned the boys have the same amount of energy to use up no matter what is happening--that energy translates directly to my exhaustion.

Isaac: I thought kids are supposed to sit, eat what you put in front of them, and finish their meals in a timely manner. Nope. I go through intense, high level negotiations during mealtime. Even after all of that, it's amazing how long it takes these boys to actually eat.

Stacie: I never thought I'd lose my control of the television until after the kids are in bed. Oh how I miss actually watching a television program when it airs rather than days later. I might now be considered an official walking encyclopedia of all things pre-k television.

Isaac: I never realized how challenging it would be to get a decent picture of kids. I see all those moments in other people's photos and frames and me wonder what they did to get those perfect shots. Thank goodness for digit cameras. It takes thirty pictures to get that one shot where no one's blinking and every one's looking in the same direction. I don't even need smiles any more!

Stacie: I never really realized how much crap kids have! We have toys bulging out of every nook and cranny, and of course these boys know exactly what toy they have. I should mention that yes, they miss and ask for things I get rid of. Sigh.

Isaac: I thought we had years before we'd feel like the boys were patronizing or humoring us. At five, we've already started to get polite courtesy laughs after our jokes, eye rolls, and "Oh, brother" statements.

Stacie: I never thought I'd have three children. I pictured myself with one child and a girl at that! lol. Now I can't imagine our lives without these awesome boys we were lucky enough to have.

Isaac: I thought it would be much tougher to stump me with their questioning. I finally had to say, "Because that's just the way it is." It did take these boys for me to realize how much I still don't know.



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