My senses are heightened, my arms are stronger, I’d be a hero like Matt Damon if I could only stop sobbing
Few people expect things to stay the same when they have a child and a lot of the changes I expected came and went precisely as billed. Yet my body and mind have gradually adjusted to the errant whims of this unreasonable little man who shares my home in some less expected ways, too.
Lifting that amiable bag of spuds has actually become easier the heavier he’s become, meaning – and I can barely believe this - I’ve accidentally strengthened my arms despite a lifetime avoiding upper-body exercise the way most people avoid eating glass.
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