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Before we had children, we were able to come and go as we pleased, eat out when we felt like it, go on random vacations, etc.  Times changed and we welcomed four kids in four and half years.  Originally, there were supposed to be only two.  Once we figured THAT ONE out, we (more like me, Amy) quickly called the urologist and set up that dreaded "V word" for Alex.  I thought it would be a great Christmas gift, which is why I chose Christmas Eve to do it (insert evil laugh).  Alex didn't see the humor in it.  Oh well, more than nine years later, we have not had any more pleasant surprises and I like to praise that urologist for his incredible work.  Alex feels sort of differently and no longer enjoys frozen peas in quite the same way. After those babies started rolling out, the real work began.  The easy part was the nine months in the womb.  The incredibly hard part was the moment they entered the world.  It was constant maintenance...feed them, rock them, put them down fo