This is a follow-up to the post I wrote for Tyler's blog.  I also wanted to add in a few personal observations, from the mommy perspective.  When I was young, I never was much of a "kid" person.  Not that I didn't like kids, in fact I always found it interesting to watch them learn and interact.  But I didn't really know how to relate to them.  I was no big fan of babysitting, and found other ways to earn money when I was a young teenager.

As I got older, I never felt "ready" to have kids, and eventually I wasn't even sure I wanted any.  Sometimes I thought I did, but sometimes I thought I didn't, I just wasn't sure.  Then our little "surprise" came along.  And I can say, unequivocally and without hesitation, I *love* being a mommy!  It is absolutley profound, the intensity with which I love that little guy.  It really is one of those things that you just can't understand until you experience it.  (the same is true, it turns out, for labor