Things Zoe has taught me in the last 18 months about children

- There is nothing like the feeling of having a baby move around inside of you. Of course you could liken it to feeling like gas, but a baby is way more special
- The phone number for poison control - penatin cream, Norwex toilet bowl cleaner and hair dye
- No matter how clever you think your child is at figuring things out - they surpass that
- You always hear that kids are smarter than you think they are. That is wrong. They are even smarter than that.
- It is really hard to stay serious when they have done something wrong when they smile and laugh and play cute
- They are unpredictable
- They absorb everything you do and say
- They love their aunts and uncles and grandparents and cousins
- If your child is drawn to tissues and toilet paper, don't throw out condoms even though wrapped in kleenex in baby level garbage cans.
- A baby girl is essentially a dress-up living doll
- It is really exciting and scary when they start to move. You are excited for their progress but scared that you can't leave them sitting on the floor and they will still be in the same position when you get back from the bathroom.
- You don't need a growth chart to track their height: Just gage it by when they can start openning drawers and cupboards that they couldn't the previous week.
- Daddies are suckers for their baby girls. They also have the natural instinct the moment their daughter is born to increase their gun collection.
- "Baby proof" is a marketing scam. It's more like "Baby slow down slightly"
- A rough day is soon forgotten with an endearing kiss, look, or cuddle initiated by them

Those who don't have children are truly missing a wonderful blessing