1. All the "rules" have changed in 13 years. No longer is it the "safest" to sleep on their side during sleep, now it is the back. Now you don't give cereal in a bottle to encourage sleep. There are so many different "rules" it is hard to keep up, since now you are OLD.
2. The teen and her friends WILL ALWAYS let the screen door slam while the baby is napping.
3. No matter how Mommy tries to plan, baby WILL ALWAYS take a nap 10 minutes before the teen is supposed to get home, just so she can wake up when the teen walks in and start crying, and then be thrilled to see the teen, like Mommy did something mean on purpose.
4.Since it has been many many years since Mommy has had to keep track of beverages, baby will dump them as many times as possible before Mommy gets smart enough to keep them out of reach.
5. For some reason, Mommy has the most difficult time with the carseat. Mommy either gets baby buckled in the seat and then forgets to buckle it into the car. Or Mommy buckles it into the car, but doesn't buckle baby into seat. Or when Mommy gets baby buckled into seat and seat into car, then Mommy's sister says it's not right. In thirteen years, carseats have gotten difficult for OLD people.
6.Mommy has learned that baby WILL NOT be able to be buckled into carseat comfortable when there is an entire blanket under her body that Mommy can't see. She will wonder if baby has suddenly gained 10 pounds while out shopping. She will get frustrated and have her sister buckle baby in, since Mommy's sister is so smart. Mommy's sister will push baby's belly in and buckle her in. When Mommy gets home and unbuckles baby, she will then find the blanket, i.e. 10 pounds that baby gained.
7.Mommy has forgotton that when you have a baby it takes 3 days of planning to just run to the store, and 5 hours to just brush Mommy's hair and MAYBE put on a tiny bit of mascara. MAYBE.
8.With 13 years between children, you may think there couldn't possibly be sibling fighting. You would be wrong. When baby was 4 months old, and we were in the car, the two girls in the backseat had their first fight. Baby had her cleft still and either had to use her own hand to hold paci in, or have someone else. This night she wanted sissy to hold it. Sissy did not want to. The teen (Sissy) yelled, "Mommy, the baby won't hold her paci in and is yelling at me." Mommy said "Teen, just hold it for her, and baby, you can hold it yourself." The baby just yelled "AAAAAAAAAAAA", then the teen yelled "Mommy look at her" and Mommy turned around and saw baby holding the paci in her own hands OUT TO HER SISSY for her sissy to hold in baby's mouth for her!!!! Baby has an attitude.
9.Mommy has forgotton that when you have a baby that is crawling you vacuum every day, sometimes twice a day, because they have an amazing ability to find the tiniest bit of whatever on the floor and put it in their mouth.
10.Mommy has forgotton that you don't get to read books when you have a baby. You don't get to read magazines. You barely read baby food labels.
11.Mommy is constantly amazed that now she is OLD, she is also mellow, and doesn't stress out with baby like she did when teen was a baby. She knows the tough times will pass, and pass quickly.
12. Mommy is constantly amazed that now she is OLD, she also has back problems that make is hell to be on the floor non-stop playing with baby. JEEZ, How did that happen?
13. Mommy is constantly amazed that when baby is mad, the teen can look at her and go "aaaahhhh" and baby is laughing and in a great mood INSTANTLY!!!
14. Mommy is constantly amazed that people who make noise when they yawn irritate her to no end, but when baby does it, she thinks it is beyond ADORABLE!!!!
15.Mommy spends alot of time praying that baby ends up being a child as good as the teen was. Teen has been a wonderful kid and so far an amazing teenager.
16. However, teen was a hideous baby, and baby is a terrific baby, so Mommy is very scared that baby will be a hideous child. If that is how the math works on that.
