Before I had my daughter , I was an animal person. Dogs to be specific . I have a 3 year old pit that I’ve had since she was 3 weeks old (I’m all she knows). I was OBSESSED with my dog , ppl would be annoyed at how much I loved her and treated her like she was my child lol. My SO and I would joke around while I was pregnant that he can keep my daughter , Taylor (my dog) will alwayssss be my #1 and i could NEVER love any living thing more than I love her .

Boy was I wrong

And then my daughter was born. And it’s like a switch flipped in my brain. THIS is real unconditional love. The way I feel about her , when I lay down at night n she’s asleep and I just think about how excited I am for her to wake up to play with her again , how she gives me butterflies knowing I get to kiss - teach - raise - love this tiny human that I created inside of me ... is just something no love for a pet can compare to.

I feel bad sometimes because I’ll be holding my daughter kissing n playing with her and taylor will look at me with a face like “ that used to be me “ . But I try and show her just as much love when I can. She loves my daughter too , it’s like even though she knows she isnt #1 anymore .. she knows my daughter is a baby and needs me more than her.

Can any of you relate ?