1) You heard the first cry and didn't head for the hills, trying to find the baby's parent (oh yeah, it's you)
2) You can stand watching back to back episodes all day long of Oobi or Barney or something that if you weren't a parent, you'd take a brick to the telly.
3) You can barely keep your eyes open and you hear, "another story?" but you smile and take out the 10th storybook of the night, even if it is repetitive and about talking animals who you care a naught about.
4) You had to sit through traffic then fight for parking just to arrive at the amusement park just to stand in a long line so that you get a chance to ride a ride that spins you around like a salad spinner. AND Then do it all over again...
5) You find yogurt or baby food all over your baby's face and tray and floor and hands and refrigerator and clothes...and you can only smile because your baby has a look of pure joy and discovery on her face.
6) No matter how much your back hurts or how tired you are, you don’t mind holding your baby for long hours at a time, even if your baby weighs over 30 pounds…
7) You've become an expert at diaper-changing, even on the worst days.
8) Your idea of dining out is at child-friendly food establishments serving crayons with macaroni rather than a hip new to-be-seen restaurant serving artsy food on breakable china.
9) You’d rather spend a day playing doctor/patient with your baby than spend the day shopping or at the spa or hanging out with grown-ups.
10) You wear that funky hat or shirt your baby made in school so proudly…
11) Your house looks more like a preschool after playtime than the chic designer home you once had or envisioned…but you don’t care.
12) You don’t immediately rush to wash your shirt or hands after your baby barf on you, but you hold your baby close and comfort her trying to make sure she’s feeling better and that all is well.
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