Giving up?

I love to be organized.  I love schedules and I love everything to be in it's spot. No one told me how hard it would be for those impulses to coexist with a baby.
For example, the baby does not care that the laundry pile is hip deep, or that you are only half way through the dishes - from yesterday.  The baby does not know, or care, that it's 5:30 pm. and you haven't eaten all day, or showered.  All that the baby knows is eating and if you're lucky, sleeping.
       
'I am hungry now and I cannot wait!  Go ahead, just try to wash that last dish.  There's plenty more          scream where that came from.' 

Believe it or not, babies don't have a snooze button - I've checked.

"Everything takes twice as long to do when you have a child.  The beds do not need to be made, and you do not have to be dressed before noon."  - Jeanne

"There are no more leisurely Sunday mornings reading the paper and enjoying your cup of coffee." - Dave - Dad of 3

"No one ever told me how hard it would be to give up things.  I don't even mean material things, I mean making sure the laundry is completed, getting the house dusted and the floors swept and vacuumed.  This still plagues me." - Cheryl, mom of 1

In the beginning, you may be able to convince yourself that you're ok with the laundry piling up and the dishes collecting in the sink, but after 6 weeks of letting things go, even the most laid back part of you may want to revolt.  And if you are me, you may asked to be committed.  I wish someone told me it's more than ok to ask for help.  How many times do we hear "let me know if you need something".  Yes, I need something- run the vacuum, throw a load of laundry in, wash the floors or cook a meal.  A visit is nice, but I'll take some help with something other than oohing and aahing at the baby.
To give up some control, some organization is OK.  I also learned, just in time, to ask for help from friends, family and my husband.  It would have been a lot easier if I knew that ahead of time.

And vacations.... they will never be the same.  That's another story.