Parenting Moments That Are Funny in Hindsight
23 Parenting Moments That You'll Look Back On and Laugh
New parents are hilarious. I can say that because I was a new parent once — and I'm guessing that if you are reading this site, that means you have been as well (or will be at some point soon). One of the best things about our new parent selves is just how clueless we were when it came to the whole baby-raising thing. Technically speaking, we all read the books, but there is a certain bit of know-how that you can't get until after actually being in the game for some time. My husband and I have spent many a moment saying, "Wow, do you remember when we did XYZ when so-and-so was a baby?" And like everyone, we were just trying our best, but how many of these moments (which come from my very own new parenting playbook, by the way) do you look back on now and have a chuckle?
1 At how nervous you were handling your newborn.
2 The amount of research you put into exactly which baby gear to buy.
3 When you would freak out about any rash or spot on your babe's skin.
4 The things you actually, seriously googled.
5 That you used a thermometer to check the temp of your baby's bath water.
6 The amount of time you spent analyzing your child's sleep patterns.
7 That your baby had playdates before the age of 4 months.
8 At how you panicked when your child was a little delayed in crawling.
9 How you thought it was cute when your child started using the word, "no."
10 The number of times you called the doctor that first year.
11 How obsessed you were with your baby's bowel movements.
12 That you really thought your baby would only eat homemade baby food.
13 At the amount of video footage you took of your child doing nothing.
14 The fact that you would actually wake your sleeping baby up to eat.
15 At how your tot's first low-grade fever kept you up all night.
16 At the crazy questions you asked his pediatrician.
17 At how worried about germs you were.
18 That you hired a babysitter and she never actually even saw your baby.
19 How much stuff you would carry around with you when you left the house.
20 That you did not let your child watch any TV, ever.
21 That over-the-top party you threw for your tot's first birthday.
22 At how much you agonized over the whole preschool thing.
23 How much you fretted over her first drop-off playdate.
