What I didn't know until I had kids

I didn't make this up, my sweet mother-in-law sent it to me and I thought it was cute. I'll try to post some pictures later today or tomorrow, I'm due some new one.

WHAT I DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL I HAD KIDS

-How to open a van door while bobbling 2 lunch boxes, two extra coats, a purse, a diaper bag AND a baby!!!

-Why Mom's say no...and Dad's say Yes!

-That solid white socks get lost in the dryer at a much slower rate than do the mates of patterned socks that go with special outfits!

-That one can never own too many sippy cup lids or refrigerator magnets.

-Scientific names of dinosaurs from A to Z.

-That reverse psychology really works.

-The recipe for a homemade play-doh.

-That Duplo and Lego blocks procreate in the night.

-The distinctive sounds of Cheerios crunching underfoot.

-Why they call them Happy meals.

-How far you can dilute juice and still retain it's taste.

-That man (or child anyway) really can live on peanut butter alone.

-Sesame Street's air time.

-That the more my kids learn, the less I know.

-How little sleep a human body truly need to function.

-How many seconds it takes to microwave 4 fish sticks perfectly.

-Who john Jacob Jingle Heimershmitt is.

-How to change a diaper in the dark, in a parked car, on a standing child, and all of these simultaneously!

-Which lines in The Cat in the Hat and If I Ran the Circus can be skipped over without a child noticing.

-How bright a 3 a.m. full moon is.

-The design marvels of hooded towels.

-Velcro-strap shoes and mitten clips.

-Locations of public restrooms all across town.

-Why anyone would bother retracing their steps for miles just to retrieve a lost blankie or pacifier!

-That tigers live in the trees in our backyard.

-The fine art of vacuuming floor without hosing up a Barbie shoe or a Playmobil cannonball.

-Almost every Disney lyric ever penned.

-How to spell amoxicillin, let alone say it.

-The blessedness of naps, the inviolate importance of routines.

-And the one I wanted to add...How much you could love one human being!!!