Things I took for GRANTED before Caleb...

• sleep
• easy traveling
• washing only adult dishes
• leaving my crap wherever I wanted
• wires
• eating out
• bocha time
• everything

Things I wonder how we'll manage with Caleb AND Baby...

• sleep
• traveling
• bottles
• diapers
• bocha time
• having any kind of life

Things I can't imagine life without now...

• Caleb's cutest little smiles
• his open mouth kisses (when he feels like it!)
• being able to snuggle him and smell his baby smell
• seeing his unreal development day after day
  

I wouldn't trade parenthood for anything, but as we traveled back to Oahu yesterday, on a full plane at 10:05 p.m., not sitting together because I made our flight late and never have seats together already, I thought about how easy going to Maui used to be. I would NEVER have to check a bag, much less a suitcase AND a carseat...I could easily and comfortably get to the airport an hour ahead of time and feel secure that I'd get to my gate on time...stops at the counter NEVER had to happen with online checkin and no bags...I never had to feel sore stomach before getting on the plane cuz of wondering what Caleb would be like and if we'd be "those people" with the screaming, out of control baby.

I can't even imagine what taking him to California is going to be like this summer...and Brynna will be with us too! CRAZY.

Countdown...14 weeks...nutts...