Even though my youngest is now 5, yes F-I-V-E, years old, I look back at this list and remember the exact moment each item happened in our lives. I have friends and family with babies and toddlers. Although my child is well past some of these items (#12 never grows old)- I wanted to share. Enjoy!!
1.Cribs are awesome- until you see your toddler crawl out AND back in again on their own.
2. Toddler mood swings are worse than a teenager with PMS.
3. You relish in the fact you can communicate with your child, but you also realize you will NEVER have a silent car ride again.
4. "What's that?" from the back seat DOES get old...after a while.
5. You can't wait for the day when you are done changing diapers - only to realize you may wind up changing diapers for older family members someday.
6. You never trust the silence coming from their bedroom until it is close to midnight and you can hear your child snoring through the baby monitor.
7. The day you think you don't need the diaper bag because your child is old enough, and the trip is just 20 minutes, you realize that smell isn't coming from outside the car.
8. You will never own anything new for 10 years.
9. Your child will go from cute and cuddly to the spawn of Satan in 2 seconds flat - all over a jelly bean.
10. Toddlers are smarter than you think - WAY smarter than you think.
11. Any person or piece of furniture is a jungle gym, at any time of day or night.
12. Toddlers KNOW they are cute and they know how to use it.
13. It is pretty cool to watch your child complete a task you asked them to do - after asking once!
14. Not so cool to have your toddler ask to help with every chore after that one, OR find them as they are trying to complete a chore on their own. "Yes mommy, I can unload the dishwasher all by myself."
15. You realize that you have more apps on your phone for your kid than yourself - and you use them all every outing you take.
16. You have broken your rule about "no children in the bed" - but only between the hours of 5-7 AM.
17. No matter how pissed you are at your toddler- they just have to smile and you forget why.
18. It may take a village to raise a child, but it takes a mountain of M&Ms to potty train a boy...and stickers...and books...and bribes that include Legos, Matchbox Cars and ice cream.
19. You cannot go to the grocery store, Target/Walmart or church without an extra set of hands.
20. Your child can finally tell you where something hurts and it breaks your heart every time they tell you.
