A Year Ago...

A Year Ago Daddy J and I sat down and began watching Gone With the Wind.
A Year Later we haven't finished what we sat down and began.

A Year Ago I didn't know my water would break at 330am.
A Year Later I think it is really funny I thought I was peeing on myself during coughing fits instead of leaking amniotic fluid.

A Year Ago I wasn't expecting that by morning I would be a Mommy holding her newborn in her arms.
A Year Later I can see the determination and stubborness and activeness that probably led to baby J's 5-week early arrival.
A Year Ago we loved sitting down to watch TV with the fireplace on.
A Year Later a baby gate is secured in front of the fireplace which is rarely used.

A Year Ago we would watch every UK and UofL basketball game that was on TV.
A Year Later we have watched one game this season; the UK/UofL game.

A Year Ago we loved to say, "Let's go see a movie." And we got up and went.
A Year Later we make plans a week in advance to rent a Redbox movie.

A Year Ago we heard every baby cry within hearing radius and it was annoying.
A Year Later we MIGHT hear a crying baby and if we do we turn to look at the parents and give a reassuring, "we've been there" smile.

A Year Ago my house was usually relatively clean and tidy.
A Year Later my house is rarely clean or tidy.

A Year Ago I would have been disgusted to find food scattered on my kitchen floor.
A Year Later I leave food on the kitchen floor until it dehydrates because it is easier to clean up.

A Year Ago I read books that challenged my mind and intellect.
A Year Later I read books that have fur and glitter inside them or encourage me to make animal sounds and teach colors.

A Year Ago I could never have known the feeling of being a Mommy.
A Year Later I could never live without that feeling.

A Year Ago I did not truly know what unconditional love was.
A Year Later my heart lives outside my body, and forever will.