Secret Geniuses
OMG--My baby just said 'Hippopautamaus!' Never mind their inability to do anything else, they are a genius. Better get them into the 'good' classes now. I was reading a parenting magazine one day, out of boredom, and came across this interesting fact: 80% of parents think their children are advanced. This subsequently became a joke between my husband and I. Whenever the kids did anything we would say, 'Oh, they're so advanced!' The greatest moment is when we are lucky enough to be in the same room when someone says this and means it. We have four kids under six now and it takes a lot to impress us. I'm not saying their firsts aren't amazing but with your first baby you have no reference point. Once you've lived this life for awhile you know all the kids are doing it and if they aren't, they will be. If they really wanted to impress me they would eat without spilling and use the toilet! Just saying. A lot of the things parents di