There's little more turbulent in life than your first year of parenting — someone hands you a living human child (who came out of you . . . weird) at the hospital and tells you to have a nice day. There's no user manual, your childless friends have no idea how to relate to you any longer, your parents and in-laws won't get out of your face, and you're already exhausted to the point of no return.
It's a roller coaster — which is the understatement of the damn century — so to make it a little easier on you, we've decided to highlight that blurry, wonderful, confusing year of your life in one of the most appropriate ways we can think of: through Disney GIFs.
Awww, look at how you drool.
Ahhh, finally a minute to my — OH COME ON.
I don't remember the books saying anything about this at all!
Peeing with the door closed is such a luxury now.
Like winning the lottery.
"Come on, it's just like this!"
Eight outfit changes a day is no joke.
Goodbye, social life. I loved you so.
"You mean you've been using disposable diapers all this time?!"
How can something so small make something so disgusting?
"Just look here! Look at me! Just for a second! HEY!"
::Audible weeping::
How is it that you were once only the size of a peanut?!
"Yeah, she sleeps through the night already. She's a rock star."
Want to watch some Netflix? Yeah, no, me neither.
And you are happy to get a break but also fear this may be your baby's first memory.
Is he awake?! Is that the wind? My baby needs me! Oh, he's asleep.
YES YOU CAN BABYSIT AND I'M GOING TO SLEEP. THANKYOUBYE.
Aww, haha, you're so cute.
Can I get a fairy godmother to do this for me?
"JUST STOP SCREAMING PLEASE. Look how funny Mommy is! Look! STOP!"
"And you can be an astronaut, or a doctor, or a truck driver — the world is your oyster."
But they always know the right thing to say to keep you going.