Thank goodness I'll never be a first time parent again

Do you remember becoming a parent? The blissful ignorance. I was completely selfish and had zero idea about what was to come. And I am so thankful that I will never be a first-time parent again.

The things that I stressed over – to co-sleep or not, breast or formula, control crying or no crying sleep training, baby led vs purees. I honestly laugh about the things that I fretted over. Now I'm three kids deep and my poor third child sleeps where he can, eats what he can and currently looks like he's been in a brawl (it was an unfortunate scooter accident, I promise).

Going into my first pregnancy, I was so unprepared. I refused to go to any birthing classes. I knew what to do. I have two sisters and multiple nephews. I got this! Was I in for a shock. Everyone kept saying, listen to your instincts, listen to your baby, learn the cues. I had absolutely no clue. And there were 50 million midwives, doctors, family members, friends and complete strangers giving me their two cents.

The truth is, though, you'll never fully get it.

You have to be thrown in the deep end and learn how to swim as a parent. Because you'll never get it until you go through it. The earth rattling, entire world shifting love that you feel for this little human will change things, change you forever.

But you can take solace in the fact that you'll never have to experience the first time again. The next time you'll feel way more confident. You wont sweat the small stuff. And it will be way easier the more you have.

Nah, I'm just messing around. Each one has their own challenges and learnings. And then suddenly you're outnumbered, frazzled daily with a potential over reliance on a nightly wine. But hey, we're all in this together.