You will never believe this life in a million years. You are working so hard to make a name for yourself, to prove yourself in the professional world and in the blink of an eye will leave it all for late night feedings, dirty diapers and sweatpants. You are a good friend and you go above and beyond to check in with the ones you love, but wait to see who returns that same effort when you have nothing extra to give...you will be pleasantly surprised. You thought it was great "easing into marriage" when you only saw your husband on weekends, but without notice you will be thrown into a full-time marriage as full-time parents and realize you have a lot to learn. Your passion for planning the next big trip or opportunity will be replaced with a desire to plan each day to ensure your baby has exactly what she needs to be happy. Your house will not be clean, you will not always be clean and your excitement might be waiting for your husband to get home from work or learning your mom is coming for the day, but you will figure it out. You won't remember a month and a half of your life because of the hormones in your own body that turned against you and you will wonder why you made the choices that brought you to this point.
But after the chaos, upset and confusion you will come out on top. You will realize a piece of you was missing and you never even knew it. You will realize you are the most selfish person, but you will learn selflessness and you will do more inside the four walls of your home than you could ever imagine. This life isn't anything like you imagined. It's hard, ugly, heavy and exhausting but, it's also amazing, beautiful and more than you deserve. Most days you will think you have nothing left, but just in that moment God will give you a burst of energy to make it through. Thank goodness this life isn't what you planned...you would have missed out on the good stuff. Remember little, the best is yet to come!
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