- When I found out I was pregnant and freaking out about it, no one told me 2 under 2 was actually pretty freaking awesome. It gets better every day, and I'm sure even if someone had tried to tell me how much fun it was at the time, my postpartum depression might have smacked them in the face, but damn if it isn't fun now that they can play together, have conversations, walk holding hands, and so much more.
- If you & your husband are both stubborn, strong-willed people, your kid is bound to come out 10x more stubborn than the both of you, making potty-training nearly impossible.
- On the topic of potty-training, why didn't anyone tell me that sometimes a 3 year-old boy might pee STRAIGHT OUT? As in missing the potty and hitting the cabinet?! Why must these things be kept a secret?! Moms need to be informed so it's not a surprise! (And, please, if you don't know why a boy is peeing straight out, go call your mom.)
- Kids start arguing as early as 2 & 3. It's as simple as, "No!" "Yes!" "No!" "Yes!" And no one told me that when my kids were this age, I'd look in the rearview mirror at the Chick Fil A drive-thru, and tell them both to keep their hands in their laps or no one was getting a juicebox.
- It's not always fun, and that's okay.
These days, I've really wished my kids came with a manual--they are always keeping me on my toes. What do you wish people told you beforehand?
THink the same applies to 3 under 2? Newborn, newborn and 18 months? (plus an almost five year old, but he's an old pro)
ReplyDeleteHere's hoping so!
And I really like the lazy potty training method of basically waiting until they insist on it. A grand total of two accidents ever, one at night and one at a party from that method ;-).
I told you number 1, but it's hard to process that information until you're experiencing it. :)
ReplyDeleteCouldn't agree more with the stubborn factor. Both of us are stubborn and h is more stubbborn than both of us combined!!
ReplyDeleteI want to play! :)
ReplyDeleteYOU LOSE YOUR HAIR.
Ok, not everyone, but I did and it was horrible. I lost a ton of hair and as it grew back (thankfully it did!) it sticks straight up.
BREASTFEEDING CAN BE A COMPETITION
No really, other moms want to compete with you about if/how long you do it.
YOUR MOM WILL SUDDENLY REMEMBER EVERYTHING ABOUT PARENTING
And tell you how to do everything, and how she did everything perfectly, even though you remember the opposite.