yeah, I'd say so.

my babe is two weeks fresh from the oven so my emotions might need to settle but having a child changed a lot of things. suddenly the things that didn't matter too much before become a priority. for me, a particularly striking moment of this was wiping down the car windshield before we took him on his first car ride. if it was any other day without baby, we probably would have just put it off.

And things that mattered a lot before get put aside, like playing video games. Before baby, I knew I would have to give it up and it made me sad, but now that the baby is here, I don't miss it at all. they seem trivial compared to the excitement of bringing up a whole new human.

having a kid changes each person differently and it's hard to describe your own experience to others. it's something to experience for yourself if that's what you want.