- Are you past the first trimester? If not, don't tell anyone yet. Trust me.
- Are you married? If not, prepare to be harassed by your parents and other, older relatives.
- Are you planning on having more? You're going to be asked this question many, many times."blah blah, they need a friend to play with"
- Get ready to be told advice everywhere you go.
- Enjoy life now while there's just two of you, because it's gonna change drastically once she becomes really pregnant. Do yourself a favour, though. Don't enjoy it too much, and don't indulge in things that she cant join in. That'll just aggravate her.
- Labour and delivery is a damn long time. Bring your phone charger when you go to the hospital because you're gonna kill your battery a few times surfing CP and texting.
- Enjoy sleeping now, because once the child is born, you're not going to get a full night for awhile.
- Start saving some $$ for the more expensive items you're going to need such as stroller/carseat, bassinet, crib, motorized swing.
Those are the not so great things. The great thing is the baby. I mean, not in the middle of the night when you're a complete zombie and she just wont go to sleep, the rest of the time when she gives you the googley eyes and smiles and makes faces. It sounds corny, but it's just so awesome. It's better than some new gadget or car or whatever is your thing because every day he/she grows a bit and does something else hilarious/cute/adorable.
That's the extent of my knowledge. My kid is just 6 weeks old.
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