Everyone is so excited when someone close becomes a parent for the first time! They tell them everything they should know, well so they say.. When Eric and I got pregnant for the first time everyone had something to tell us about kids.. They had their stories and advice to give us.. What they really didn't tell you is the truth about being a new parent. Here is a list of TRUE things about becoming a new parent you need to know!
You will never have privacy again. Need to use the restroom? Forget it. You will no longer be able to pee in privacy. A baby will always want to come with you. As they become a toddler they will just open the door for themselves.
You will be asked a million questions every 5 minutes. Why? How about? Were are we going? What's that? Why not? Even after you answer them they ask another question.
You will never sleep again. Even if your child starts sleeping all night long, you wont. Remember the child you gave birth to? Yeah your bladder is now broken. You can no longer hold your pee through the night. Even if your child starts sleeping you simply will not.. You'll even wake up worried the first time they do sleep all night long.. Like are you still breathing kid?
They will pull on you, pull on your clothes, and simply want your attention 24/7. You no longer have the ability to have silence. Where ever you go..they go, and make all the noise they can.
Your food is no longer just yours. Oh that sweet treat you have longed to eat.. Yeah, they can smell it a mile away. They have noses like a blood hounds.
They will make the biggest messes. Messes that takes an army to clean up. Give them the food they ask for, and well it'll end up everywhere. Potty training will lead to even bigger messes. You simply can not avoid messes. You can contain them to a certain area, but after awhile they will out smart you and make them elsewhere.
Those are just a few select things that you should know as a new parent. Embrace your tiny newborn because once they become mobile your in a whole new world!
