Nobody told me...

In the days of my pregnancy and over the first few weeks of motherhood, many many people told me (whether or not I knew them) that my life would change. And it has!

But nobody told me that...

• my trousers would all wear out at the knees (in months)
• my shoes would be scuffed to holes at the toes
• no matter how many boxes/cupboards I have, they will never contain all the toys
• if you really love a tiny baby item of clothing - you should buy it in the next size up too!
• you can function (kind of) on only 5 hours of sleep, which has been interrupted 5 times
• I would end up singing Rudolph the red nosed reindeer 70 times to keep my toddler calm in the car - in July
• you will be so happy that someone else is pregnant because then you can unload all the baby stuff from the cupboard under the stairs
• when you are out with a baby or toddler you need a clean top for you as well as them

and last but not least - wet wipes can clean anything (crayon from the TV screen being the most useful).