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[quote=Anonymous]Hilarious!  Of course things are different now.  I can laugh at myself too though I never thought I would do the attachment parenting thing anyway.  But I definitely let things slide that I never thought I would/did not in the beginning.
We have one stroller and though it is not small, it works for us and we use it a ton (BOB).  Others have provided SO much advice and yes, even plenty of folks without children.  I just laugh now.  I've also stopped beating myself up over things we are not doing - tons of playdates, tons of activities, etc.  At 16 mo my child enjoys playing alone or with others.  We read, we play, we walk, we try new things and things seem to be pretty ok.  Do I feel guilty at times?  Sure but techinically parenting isn't a competition (really, it's not).  My husband keeps me a bit grounded when I get a little out of control.
Here are a few of mine:
Figured I'd be back running after the 6 week mark and would run a few races in late spring.  At 16 mo it is only now that I am running regularly again.

Thought I would BF exclusively for 1 year and do the baby led feeding.  I did BF exclusively for about 7 months then had to supplement.  A few months later I was so f-ing sick of pumping I just stopped and did AM/PM nursing.  As for food...my baby had first solid at 6.5 months but it took 4 more to get her to really eat much.  Now she eats everything!  Oh and never thought I would nurse past a year since that is weird.  Well...here I am.

Thought my child would be walking and talking by age 1.  We got one down and continue to work on the walking...and continue to feel horrible when other mothers make comments like oh, she will at some point.  Or your lucky - it gets hard when they are mobile.   Annoying!

Never thought I would worry about crying.  She cries and at night sometimes cries when I walk out...but I still sit on the stairs until she stops.  It only takes about a minute and she's asleep.

Now, if cheerios fall on the floor and the dog comes by - they can fight over them.  I don't care.  We'll wash hands later.

I could go on as I am sure we always will but it's been interesting.
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