So what has changed?

I'll be the first to admit, my life is SO much different now after having kids. I never would've imagined how BIG of an impact, two small people would have. As I was arriving to work today, I started thinking about how my mornings are different now than they used to be. You tell me if there are any differences...

MY MORNING BEFORE KIDS:

1. Alarm clock goes off at 5:30, get out of bed.
2. Head to shower, get clean, dry off, put on clothes/make-up, do hair.
3. Get morning paper
4. Look at headlines, make a cup of coffee in to-go cup.
5. Leave for work around 6:25.
6. Arrive to work at 6:50
7. Open e-mail, check "hot stuff"
8. Make pot of coffee (usually 1st one there)
9. Go to cafeteria to get bagel for breakfast
10. Go back to desk, eat bagel and leasurely read e-mail

MY MORNING TODAY:

1. 4:15 - Wake up to Connor fussing. Holy Crap that was a short night!
2. Make bottle, change Connor, feed him bottle, fight him back to sleep.
3. Get into shower at 5ish (depending on how long it took me to fight him back to sleep).
4. Shower, dry off, put on robe (hope Connor doesn't awake during rest of routine, keep robe on in case he does, and I get puked on)
5. Put on make-up, do hair, etc., be ready by 5:45, just in case someone wakes up
6. Go to kitchen, stealthly empty dishwasher.
7. Turn on dryer to "touch up" clothes that were left in there last night
8. Fold clothes on living room floor.
9. Hear Connor waking up.
10. Get Connor, get his clothes, bring him to the living room, change him.
11. Finish folding clothes, put Connor in exersaucer. Leave folded clothes on living room floor, hope Tyler doesn't kick them over.
12. Make Tyler's PB&J Sandwich and get juice ready
13. Go start waking Tyler up. Kyle (who usually takes the kids to daycare), has to be at work early. Since I couldn't pick them up today, I take them.
14. Turn on The Wiggles for Connor
15. Force Tyler up (it's already 6:15), drag him to the bathroom.
16. Tell him if he doesn't brush his teeth - the bugs will eat them. Tyler brushes his teeth.
17. Take Tyler to living room - strip him and start putting his clothes on.
18. Connor fusses - maybe he's hungry again - after all, he last ate 2 hours ago.
19. Finish dressing Tyler - giving him sandwich and juice on floor, he's thrilled the "Hot Potato" by the Wiggles is playing.
20. Get new bottle for Connor and start feeding him. Check time - it's 6:20. Connor has to eat fast.
21. Tyler climbs on chair while I'm feeding Connor - now there are 3 people in a recliner chair. I apparently miss the peanut butter that gets smeared on my sleeve - that is so politely pointed out by my co-workers 2 hours later.
22. As soon as Connor shows the slightest interest in being done, take bottle away, put him in carseat.
23. Hunt for Tyler's shoes
24. Find 1 shoe in kithcen, another in living room under stool.
25. Throw Tyler onto counter - Kyle is putting on one shoe - me the other one. Put on coat and hat.
26. Tyler does WANT to wear that Herky hat - he wants to wear the OTHER one!
27. Find other Herky hat.
28. Take Connor out to car.
29. Come back in - grab Tyler, take him outside.
30. Tell Tyler to get into the car.
31. Tell Tyler to get into the car.
32. Tell Tyler to get into the car.
33. Tell Tyler to get into the car.
34. Tell Tyler to get into the car so he can go see his friends.
35. Tyler gets in the car, time is 6:40
36. Peel out of driving, and spin out around the corner because it's slick, and I'm driving too fast.
37. Arrive at daycare at light speed.
38. Take kids into daycare. Answer Tyler 's question "Where are my friends?" 15 times - because his friends aren't there yet.
39. Leave kids, and fly to nearest gas station. Need to buy gas cards for guys that work for me.
40. Gas station has no gas cards except $25 gas cards - all out of $10 cards - abort mission, but get free coffee. (BP has free cofee until Christmas!)
41. Drive 85 MPH to work because I have 27 minutes until my meeting with my boss.
42. Cuss at driver on Collins Road for going speed limit.
43. Arrive in parking lot at 7:20, 23 minutes - new record!
44. Peel into parking spot on two wheels.
45. Look at clock while waking in 7:25. A whole 5 minutes to spare.
46. Get to desk. Drop purse and coat, turn on lights, grab notebook, go to meeting.

Ah - what a life!