60 things we have learned in 876 days.

my best friend, my biggest support and my love

the boys!

talking with Auntie Raquel "I pooped in my diaper" she was crop dusting us while she walk and talked

Tonight we figured out  http://www.time-for-time.com/howold.htm  that Autumn is 876 days old and Dominic 317. That makes us almost 900 day old parents...almost. Is this a big step? A big day? We think so. If we had found the site sooner, or had time to fart around on the computer we would have done this earlier or more often. So, tonight with a very tired boy and an ornery older sister we are coming together to share what we have learned in all our experience;) wink wink snort giggle.

1. Our rules are null and void to and for ALL Grandparents :)
2. Our statement "our kids will never run OUR lives" was a big fat lie.
3. Driving on a freeway becomes a life altering with a screaming baby.
4. A quick run to the store is a thing of the past.
5. Car seats take up a lot of room and suck to move.
6. Date night includes a trip to Babys R Us for nipple cream and diapers.
7. My food always tastes better to Autumn...even when I'm starving.
8. You can function (and quite well) on two or less hours of sleep.
9. Parents seem to be on another planet when they live in another state and the baby is sick.
10. Halloween becomes about costumes again.
11. Everything on the floor goes in a mouth, even dog hair or dog toe nails.
12. Dogs are jealous creatures.
13. Park a vacuum with the handle against the wall or it will end up on a crawler.
14. What comes out of your mouth goes in the child's ear and out their mouth just as fast.
15. Don't dance in the bath tub.
16. D.V.R (digital video recorder, or you will never watch criminal minds again)
17. Expect to swim with a poop if you bath with a baby
18. Poop can SHOOT out the butt
19. When you see your flesh and blood hurting it feels like you have been hit by a truck.
20. Research becomes a lifestyle not a credit.
21. Extreme weather can set the mood
22. Just Breathe
23. The fridge becomes a work of art and you love it.
24. Expect the living room to be a playroom...until further notice.
25. A booger isn't that gross.
26. Decorating is a question of "is he walking or crawling"
27. Talking to them instead of at them is easier said then done...but we try!
28. Sign language
29. How did those silly songs go?
30. Modesty is out if you choose to have fun with them.
31. Boobs are for functionality, don't expect them to return...EVER.
32. No matter the aroma DO NOT MAKE A SOUR FACE! DO NOT!
33. Babies are big business...they can break ya.
34. You can buy the brightest most expensive toy, listen to your mother , give them some pots and pans.
35. Scotch tape or duct tape over a speaker helps with the deafening sounds of children's toys.
36. "Say goodbye to your children's allergies" is an incredible step to healthy kiddos
37. A chiropractor for babies IS a great idea
38. Sugar isn't a necessity.
39. Using vowels is a great way to brush little teeth
40. Concerts aren't a good idea for little ears
41. Bully's can be dealt with softly
42. King beds are really not that big
43. Label reading becomes habit
44. Hand me downs rock
45. Leave the house 20 mins before you plan to be somewhere
46. Taking pics of poop is okay, as long as it isn't yours
47. Everything is new and exciting
48. Landscape with non lethal plants
49. Expect nasty things to touch your lips.
50. Tears for two year olds are on call.
51. The sight of blood makes Dana queasy
52. Dana is the discipline I am the sucker
53. catching blueberry puke is no big deal
54. when a child is scared and we are terrified we should get an Oscar for our calm FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT
55. Do not bite a cherry pepper in half with your child next to you. It will hit her in the face
56. Buying diapers and wipes is like throwing money in the trash, get used to it
57. Suites are better than a single when your stuck in a hotel room for a while
58. A neurotic mutt will wake babes when she shakes her ears, even though they can sleep through a Montana thunderstorm that shakes the house.
59. Having a friend and God Mother you trust with your life makes it easier
60. Same parents, same ideas, two kids, two polar opposites, two completely different experiences.

"Your life will never be the same. You can't picture it you without them.." Dana Albert Goodan

This was fun! It took us back to our days in AZ. and everyday that we have here. We learn something everyday. I look at these two gorgeous kids and I can't believe, I mean I REALLY can NOT believe they are ours. That an incredible person found me and that together we are building a life together. We have moments still where we almost snap out of staring at the babies and think "can you believe this". How did this happen. Total God thing;)