I never thought I would clean up vomit/poo
I never thought that I would survive sleep deprivation
I never thought that I would be able to get up at 06h00 in the morning when I didn’t absolutely have to and actually enjoy it.
I never thought I would sit with 1 child on my lap whilst feeding 2 more in their chairs! (the rule is that the girls each get 2 bites of porridge and Daniel then gets 1, otherwise he doesn’t eat his supper)
I never thought I would have twins
I never thought I would breastfeed – let alone breastfeed twins
I never, never thought I would want to give up my job and stay home with my kids. My career has always been extremely important to me.
I never thought I would be so adept at not stepping on small toys strewn across the kitchen floor. It’s almost like you have a sixth sense for where the sh1t is.
I never thought that buying myself a bunch of flowers is much less important that buying something for the kids – and I LOVE flowers.
Lastly, I never thought that I had the capacity to love my husband and children as much as I do!
Feel free to add, I’m sure I forgot many things!
You’ve said it so well. I never thought I would love anyone enough to make them a milkshake using the coffee plunger (works well, actually).
I never thought I’d willingly get out of bed 5 times a night to comfort my kids. (Probably because I never thought I’d EVER have kids)!
Similar to your flower point, I never thought I would so easily sacrifice things I might want and rather buy something for Miss E. It doesn’t even feel like a sacrifice- I am much happier shopping for her!