Here are a few random tips you should know before having kids (or having more kids):
- Friends without children might become distant for a while.
- Your conversations during pregnancy will be about pregnancy.
- Your conversations after birth will be about your new baby.
- You won’t know what you did with your time or what you talked about before you had a child.
- Babies’ heads are magnetically attracted to doorways or in our case coffee tables. #GluedForehead #StapledHead
- Never give your child a bedside glass of water unless you’re happy with taking them to the bathroom at 4 a.m.
- In the middle of the night you won’t care how cute a onesie is, you’ll care about haw many snaps it has.
- You’ll be judged more than your child will when they act up in public. This is particularly true when in restaurants and parks or on airplanes.
- Always make your child go to the bathroom before you leave anywhere.
- Time will fly by so take lots and lots of photos and videos.
- You’ll better understand your parents, in particular your mother.
- You’ll do things that your parents did, in particular your mother.
- Your child will watch you every day for lessons on how to be a human.
- If you don’t freak out when your child falls down there’s a good chance that they won’t either.
- Staying fit becomes a whole lot
fatterharder. Hence try to keep up some sort of exercise routine. - Staying awake becomes a whole lot harder.
- Staying asleep becomes a whole lot harder.
- Children have amazing memories but they cannot keep a secret.
- Children like to talk about boring stuff, but talking to them about it is a huge part of their development.
- Watching your child interact with other people when they don’t know you’re watching is great.
- If potty training isn’t working, it’s probably because your child isn’t ready.
- There’s no quicker way to make sure your child is listening than by fighting with your partner.
- Yelling at a child mid tantrum will usually make them worse.
- Children will ask for way more toys than they need. Unfortunately the same doesn’t apply to parents and money.
- If your child has a security blanket or a cuddly toy, buy a spare one or have a backup. We learned the hard way when a dog started dry humping our son’s bunny.
- Distraction will be one of your best ‘weapons’.
- Your tolerance for gross things will grow exponentially – my tooth recently found poo under my fingernail.
- Never be too cocky if your child isn’t going through the terrible twos because they might end up being a Threenager or a ‘Fournado’ (I just made that word up!).
- Watching your kid interact with other people when they don’t know you’re watching is great.
- Accept all hugs, kisses and cuddles from your child. You’ll get fewer as the years go on.
- You’ll try to be the best parent you can, but always remember that just keeping your child alive is a win.
- You will need to find the balance between getting sleep and personal time.
- Plan as many date nights. as you can.
- If your child cries when you leave them just keep on walking. They’ll eventually stop.
- If you don’t have one already, you’ll soon develop a DGAF attitude…and it’s great.
- I’ve lots more but I’m too tired from parenting…zzzzzz
DD