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Never say never.... things I swore my kids wouldn't do...

Five years. Today marks five whole, wild, funny, sad, happy crazy years of being a mom. While that is not substantial time in the eyes of some, I feel like it makes me pretty well seasoned. Three of those five years, I have been a mom to two sassy girls. I was looking back on some journal entries from before I had my first daughter, and was reflecting on how different reality is from the fantasy world we dream up before we actually become a parent. Below is a list of just a few items "pre-mom" Amber said her child would never do, but that since having kids my mind has changed on. 1."My kid will never sleep with me": I did pretty good at first, but then ....well I got tired, and she went from the bassinet , to the bed and she stayed in the bed for almost two years. Go ahead gasp, judge me whatever, but honestly I loved those quiet sweet moments watching her sleep, smelling her fresh from the bath little baby skin, feeling her little body snuggle mine. Somet...