Congratulations, you survived the first year of parenthood! It was rough but worth it. This article is an INTERVENTION to any parent thinking it gets easier from here on out. In the coming year, your adorable little one will be hitting a new set of developmental milestones.
You thought the first year was rough? The year ahead will have you longing for minor annoyances like a diaper blowout. Forget everything you learned — that was merely the warmup — you are about to embark on Baby 2.0.
Here are a few things you can expect:
Walking
You knew it would happen — you either looked forward to it with anxious anticipation or dreaded it like the plague. Walking is a game-changer — it’s crawling on steroids. A walking baby means now more than ever you and your partner must work as a team, keeping watch on and chasing after your child. Those teams on The Amazing Race have nothing on a set of parents chasing down an eager toddler headed for an open doorway or towards a flight of stairs.
Tantrums
I’m going to let you in on a secret; toddlers throw tantrums. Boy, do they throw tantrums. If you thought you had a year of tranquility before the Terrible-Twos tantrums kicked in. Surprise! Fear not, tantrum support groups exist —…
