Totally worth it...

What you give up when you have a kid...

1. modesty
2. sleep in the middle of the night
3. sleep in the morning
4. naps
5. your back seat
6. your body!
7. any hope of ever being on time, again, for anything
8. your sex life (for a while)
9. your free time
10. spontaneity
11. backpacking 
12. the ability to be grossed out by bodily fluids
13. did I mention that you give up your body, and that you have to fight,  FIGHT, to get it back
14. for us, living in the mecca of outdoor activity
15. friends
16. a large portion of your living space
17. the ability to have conversations about anything other than the kid, without extraordinary effort ("don't talk about the kid, don't talk about the kid, don't talk about the kid!")
18. the ability to watch a movie uninterrupted
19. your dog's sanity
20. money, lots and lots of money
21. your own sanity
22. the ability to fit everything you need for a weekend into a small backpack
23. your boobs
24. the desire to ever stay up late
25. selfishness 

A couple of reasons why it is totally worth it...

The first time her laughter unfurled its wings in the wind, we knew that the world would never be the same.

- Brian Andreas