Good post. It's all too often said that being a parent is a blessing, which it is of course, but it's also one of the hardest things you'll ever do.
It's probably the only time you will feel completely out of your comfort zone and unsure how to move forward.
Listen to advice, sure, but do whatever is right for you and your family. That's what will be right.
Sleep is over rated anyway.
5.5 years on from the birth of our first, and 3.5 from our second, we're still learning every day and amazed at what they do (in a good way!).
Just had our first sports day; boy can that lad run fast. He's like Forest Gump!
Still haven't managed to have a night away from the kids, not one, as no family or friends are willing to have them - that's been tough - but hey they're our kids, can't expect others to have them.