Clueless Moms

Before Mister Man was born I thought I had a fairly good idea of what parenthood would be like. I mean, I've been around children my whole life, how different can having your own be?!?! Sadly, I’ve come to realize that I was pretty much clueless. So today, in honor of Clueless Moms everywhere I thought I’d post "10 things I didn’t know before becoming a mommy":

-I did know there were going to be hard days, but what I didn’t know was a good day would be one in which he had at least one poopy diaper but I didn't get pooped on.

-I didn't realize that whether or not he sucked his thumb or took a pacifier didn't matter...as long as he was soothed and pacified.

-I didn't realize that a daily shower is a privilege, not a guarantee.

-I didn't know it is okay to feed a baby whenever they cry and not worry about whether or not they are getting too much or that is hadn't been three hours yet.

-I didn't realize that control is just an illusion, and he tells/shows me how I need to parent.

-I didn’t realize that someone so small would require twice as much laundry as both of his parents combined.

-I didn’t know crib sheets are really hard to change.

-I didn’t know that a baby could make that much noise and move around that much and be sleeping.

-I didn't know that a baby laugh can erase everything else in the world and make it a good day.

-Lastly, I didn’t know that when he smiles at me I could forgive and forget anything and my day is filled with sunshine.

So today I’m asking that you share one, or more, of the things you thought you knew about parenthood but didn’t, or, if you’d like, something you learned since becoming one.