Right around this time last year, we were seriously considering starting a family.  One year later, Kumquat is 9 weeks and 3 days old and I’ve been off work for just under 14 weeks.  Over the past year, I’ve learned a few things:

• People in SF aren’t very nice to pregnant ladies.  In the 4-5 months of actually looking preggo, I can only count about 7 different times that someone has given up a seat for me on a crowded bus or muni train.
• Going to Happy Hour completely sober made me realize that some of my friends aren’t THAT funny and some really are.  I actually had some fun times being the DD.
• Groupon and Livingsocial deals aren’t that relevant to me anymore.
• Giving birth really is a rite of passage.  I’ve never felt so much pain and joy in my life.  And I still think that giving birth is way harder than running a marathon.
• When I’m walking the dog with the baby, people compliment me on my cute dog WAY MORE than my cute baby.
• I don’t actually need 8 straight hours of sleep to function and naps are awesome.
• I’m glad that we lived as DINKs (double income, no kids) for almost 10 years before having a baby.  By the time Kumquat arrived, I was ready for the next chapter.
• I really enjoyed running and miss it.
• My iPhone has become my best friend this past year.  Not sure how I would have survived the sleepless nights on the couch.  Loved Twitter, Bejeweled Blitz, and BabyCenter while I was pregnant. Now it helps me keep track of everything Kumquat does.  Baby Connect records every poop, every nap, and every feeding and the camera helps me remember every smile.
• I love being a mommy.  Maybe I was made to have a baby after all.