Loading ...Just a few things you’ll be happy to know in advance..
- Changing a diapers is a challenge! Some call it a ‘near death experience’. It may the quantity or the smell, one or both will get you on your knees. But, of course it is a chore that you will share with the mother. Disposing of a diaper can be equally challenging. The only full proof method: a helmet with gas mask, a biochemical suit and rubber gloves!
- Small children can hurt you. Of course they will never do it purposely, but they can. You may crash your toes into a toy, an unintended kick in the crotch or finger in your eye.
- Your eating habits will change. Eating with the family is an important moment, but it means you can forget about junk food and will have to go back to types of food you may have forgotten: fresh vegetables, low fat sauces and fresh fruits.
- You’ll be exhausted at times. A child between 18 months and three years has more energy than a badminton pro. From the the moment they wake up and start to move until they are done protesting about going to bed, they create a whole new kind of dynamic environment. One average two-year old can ransack a room in less than 20 minutes.Your kitchen floor will never be clean again. Food will show up in the strangest forms in the strangest places you can possibly imagine. Expect to dig food items from between your toes at least once a week!
- Putting in a car seat requires a master’s degree in engineering. Buckles, bolts and straps that would keep your hyperactive baby down? Solution? Let your wife handle this one. She has more patience and will at least read the directions.
- Children imitate what fathers do and say, and then repeat them at any given time or place. Just something to keep in mind…
