On newborns: You forget....

Since the birth of Grace....I find myself saying in my head a lot of the time "You forget...." followed by something that I 'forgot' about since having Parker as a newborn.

• You forget about the sleepless nights...
• You forget about just how many diapers you go through in a day (seriously....you really do forget this!! ;) ....
• You forget about how your laundry seems to double....
• You forget about how long it takes for the surgical tape residue to come off of your skin (12 days and counting...)....
• You forget how easy it is to fall asleep sitting up (I've even found myself dosing while just blinking my eyes!!)....
• You forget that, although these days are rough, they are numbered....so you remind yourself of this so that you can enjoy this short time with them so little....
• You forget how helpless they are and how they depend on you for every little thing....
• You forget how irregular their breathing pattern is....
• You forget the funny noises they make while they are sleeping....
• You forget how wobbly they are....
• You forget how soft their skin is....
• You forget how good they smell...
• You forget how little they are....
• You forget just how sweet they really are....
• You forget what life was like before them....
  

And oddly enough....you are reminded, yet again, how amazing the miracle of life is.