Dear Mom: Little boys will clasp your heart as easily as they clasp your index finger when they're born. This will last a lifetime. Be ready.
10.Little boys say Dada first
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10. Little boys will probably say "Dada" before "Mama." When this happens, you might want to drop a curse word or two. It's like, so what if you're the one who pulls the all-nighters, makes his meals, kisses his boo-boos, gets thrown-up on. So what if you had to give up coffee and Dr. Pepper for nine months or barfed your living guts out the entire pregnancy or that you either pushed him out of a tiny hole or had him cut out of your abdomen in a bloody medical procedure. The fact is that the "Duh" in "Dada" is just easier to say when they're learning. Seriously, it's science. And don't tell "Dada" but your baby probably isn't even calling for his dad. It's just a new sound, the first sound, he's learned to make. So go treat yourself to a large Dr. Pepper from somewhere you can actually leave your house and drive to, and don't tell Dad. His feelings will be hurt.
9. Little boys love to pee
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9. Let's talk about little boy pee and some of the places it can go other than on you when you're changing his diapers. When they're toilet trained, little boys also pee on the toilet seat. It's a common fact. The time you'll notice it most is at 2 a.m. when you sit on the seat. In the dark. It's not some groovy invention installed on toilets to give your booty a midnight spritz. It's little boy pee. Keep some wipes handy. P.S. Little boys will flush those wipes down the toilet. This will cause serious back-up and overflow of fluids and solids that had previously made passage through the mysterious hole down below the water.
