Things Nobody Warned Scotty About Parenting

In fact, I imagine it's the equivalent to living at your kids daycare; as in our house is never clean for more than a few minutes at a time. Laundry is rarely done when you need it most. Toys are everywhere. So if you're a neat freak and prefer a neat and tidy home... get over it now before it's too late.

I used to be of the mindset, "If you're not 15 minutes early, then you're late". Now I'm usually semi-late to everything (sigh).

Your mornings usually go like this: Wake up way earlier than you want to. You get yourself ready, then your spouse and then... THEM. Of course they'll fight it and there's usually a diaper change or wardrobe mishap with food just as you're walking out the door. But in any situation it's never easy to just leave the house on time, especially when it's a time sensitive issue.

We get a lot of house guests. NONE of them are here for me or Danielle anymore. Our parents immediately shuffle right by us in order to find Charlee somewhere in the house. I'm lucky to even get a simple Hello anymore.

Plus any time someone calls me, it's usually to ask about her. It's like I'm a secretary to my toddler. Get used to feeling invisible and unimportant to anyone but your spouse.

You've heard and laughed about stories about it with your friends that have kids... but until you have your own, you never fully understand the magnitude of it.

I'd say I've scooped more poops out of the bathtub than I can even count. Why is this not discussed more? Like... half the time you bathe your kids, prepare to scoop out little droplings (or worse).

Awesome.

OK! I'll stop complaining, because even after all that stuff above, you know you'd do it all again, every day, in a heartbeat.

You've maybe heard people mention how you never know what love is until your have a child of your own. You hear this sentence but you don't even understand it until it happens to you.

Every time I look at or even just think of my kid I'm immediately filled with such joy and happiness that can't be described. It's a feeling of knowing you'll do ANYTHING for the benefit of your little mini-me. It's true love in its most purest form.

I'm so glad my little Charlee girl chose me to be her dad, and I'll do anything I can to continue to love her like she's loved me during her short 15 months on Earth.