Children are the flowers of our lives, which split this very life into before and after. Parenting is not a joke, but a serious and responsible work, which requires a lot of time, attention and diligence. The rhythm of life is changing, and there can be no time for any entertainment. But the payment for this hard work – the child’s love and his smile – just has no price. Here are 20 photos that better than any words to illustrate the changes in life after the birth of a child.

1. “From sex on the beach to dead on her feet!”

gottoddlered

2. “Made our 1 year wedding anniversary picture!”

cozminace

3. 3 years of difference

alissasafiera

4. “I should literally delete every other picture on this page and replace them all with this and put “MISSION ACCOMPLISHED” in my bio”

gottoddlered

5. “From raftin’ and relaxin’ to pretending she’s not watching that kid like a hawk in case she falls off”

gottoddlered

6. Happy before and after!

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7. “Posing for classy pictures used to be much easier…”

gottoddlered

8. Fiends are still here!

lizeth_dela

9. “From free and breezy to HELP I’M TRAPPED!”

gottoddlered

10. Year before parenting vs 7 children

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11. Pets life changes too

jess.venezia

12. Friday

katlarson27

13. “Love how the shirt goes from sincere to ironic when the kid shows up”

gottoddlered

14. “From raising a glass to raising the dead”

gottoddlered

15. From alcohol to milk

gottoddlered

16. Honeymoon is over

gottoddlered

 17. “Who needs FaceApp when you can just have kids?”

dadandburied

18. “That’s some solid multitasking!?

gottoddlered

19. “Parenting gets you into some sticky situations”

gottoddlered

20. “I think we all know which accessory is more terrifying”

gottoddlered