Danny, what you have done to us

Mommy and daddy’s life has all changed since your arrival.  Danny, look, what you have done to us:

We don’t know what sleeping in feels like anymore.   Instead, we know what morning feels like again.  Early morning.  Sometimes,  mommy is amazed by how much we have done by 10AM on the weekends.  Once upon a time, when there was no you, at 10AM on the weekends, mommy and daddy were for sure still in bed sleeping.  Now we have an alarm o’clock, it does not work very precisely though.   The tolerance is plus minus 1 hour or 2.  When the tolerance goes to the positive side, it is much appreciated.   Yes, that’s a pretty crappy alarm o’clock.  Although it is very very cute.  Yes, it is you.

As a consequence, mommy and daddy learned to be very smart not to stay up late.  Well, we made several mistakes by watching late movies or surfing internet and trying our luck with you.  Maybe you would sleep tight and get up late?   But nope!  You didn’t do us the favor.  Lessons were learned, very miserably.   Danny…

You tend to wake up many times during the night.  And it is always mommy who tries to put you back to sleep.  Daddy can’t do it since he does not have the supply.  Sometimes mommy is wondering if she will ever be able sleep a whole night anymore.  Because some nights when you sleep tight from 8PM to 6AM, mommy still wakes up every 3 hours…

We have become much better at cooking and we cook much more often.  Because mommy and daddy know better what we will deal with if we take you to the restaurants.   Danny, it is not really your fault.  But we are waiting for you grow up quickly…  Amazingly you have done that job very well!  Although we haven’t had much luck with you at the restaurants yet. 

Also, every meal has to be on time.  Actually everything has to be on schedule.  Your eating, sleeping and peeing, pooing are the most important businesses in the house.  Although we have to admit, your laughs, your dances, your gigglings, your babblings, your hugs paid for all the service we provide.  And maybe we are being slightly overpaid….  Yes, sir, we will do anything you wish!

We can’t hug each other anymore when you are around.  Because you seem to be extremely irritated that mommy is hugging someone else other than you.  Even if you are in a seperate room playing with your favorite bear, you can sense it.  Mommy is doing something I don’t like!  Alright, it is mommy’s fault.  Mommy is yours, mommy’s love only belongs to you.  Even if you can kiss and hug your bear or daddy affectionately, mommy can only show love to you.  Yes, my prince!

You determine what we do together.  Mommy and daddy used to spend all the time indoors.  Now we know all the playgrounds around the neighbourhood.  And we have started to talk to the neighbours (those who have kids :P) because we want you to have friends to play with when you grow up.  We finally put up Christmas lights around the house just to see your happy reaction to the lights…

You taught mommy the love that mommy never felt before.  You are my precious, my prince!  Although every Monday morning after a chaotic weekend,  after daddy drops you off at the daycare,  mommy usually takes a deep breath and tells daddy:”Let’s go to work and have some rest!”