Officer's Wife, I agree 100%! I do not consider my life my own anymore, but rather every decision my husband and I make, revolves around the well being of our baby girl. Unfortunately, some people have different views and priorities....
Officer's Wife and Kindred, I'm soooo in your corner:
I recently called my son to find out if DDIL had been able to exchange a shirt I'd ordered for one of my granddaughters (ordered a 2...a 4 got delivered). That's all I needed to know...whether to reorder in the correct size or not.
The call was ten minutes of "Hold on Mom, Grandmunchkin #2 needs thus-and-so," and, "What, Honey? Put more diapers in the bag?" and Grandmunchkin #1 getting on the phone to tell me about the "Boys Night Out" he and his daddy were going to have, and Grandmunchkin #2 getting on the phone to tell me about the Girls Sleepover she, her sissy, mom, aunt and female cousin were having, and "No, let's not eat cookies now. We'll be having dinner soon," with Grandmunchkin #3 cooing and babbling through it all.
I put on my best false-fussing voice and said, "Son, why is it that I can't call and get one simple question answered?!" DS replied, "Mother!" (Mother translated to mean..."Old Woman you are one step closer to 'The Home'"). "Mother! We have three children!" I laughed and said, "Oh I know...and I wouldn't have it any other way!"
This is how it should be when kids are in the home. Munchkins rule and adults...well adults just revel in the "munchkinsness" of it all.