I gained a little bit of a new/different perspective this weekend while babysitting. While dealing with infertility I've been frustrated by comments I've gotten from people. Usually if I am talking with someone who has children and I'm explaining how badly I want them I often get the response, "Oh just wait someday if you have kids you'll wish you could go back to the day when it was just the two of you." I felt like after that comment that person didn't understand my position or know how I felt. Maybe I didn't understand their perspective?
I was babysitting my boss's two children. One is almost 7 years old and the other is almost 1 year old. I felt like I didn't spend enough time with Baylee (the older one) and my whole day revolved around Sawyer (the younger one). Making sure he didn't fall down and crack his head on something, crawl where he wasn't supposed to, feedings, changings, changing his clothes after he peed out his diaper and then no sooner than after I just changed him he pooped so I had to change him all over again (which he did not like ANY of this).
At the end of the day I was wiped out and fast asleep on the couch by 11 that night.
Praying that next time I watch them I will be able to juggle the responsibility better.
Now off to watch the Dolphins game. I think this might be their year...(maybe?!?)
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