Kids Change Your Plans (part 1)

Kids definitely change your plans. Everybody that has children can recall the second that the first child arived. Before, they could pretty much do what they pleased. After, they constantly had to think about and include their children in their plans. Kids want to be included in everything. They need to be snuggled often during the day and reassured that they are loved.
They have very short memory spans. They ask the same questions over and over. You have to repeat the same phrases over and over. For instance:

Things that I say most to my daughter
1. I love you. You are a great kid.
2. I love you too dear. (when she says: "I love you Daddy")
3. Eat the food! (repeated several times)
4. Out of the room (with a finger pointed in that direction)
5. EXCUSE ME!!!! (When she is standing in my way and won't move)
6. The computer mouse is not a toy!
7. Watch Disney Channel in here with me for a while. Mommy needs some private time.
8. Do as Mommy says!
9. Lower your voice! I can hear you very well.
10. I'm not going to find your mermaid's comb again! You have to find it this time.

I also found that once my daughter started walking, I developed kid radar. If I didn't see where she was, I started searching. Then I had to develop plans for how we would handle a lot of things I never thought of before.

Tto be continued......