10 Things I've Learned About Parenting Toddlers

Toddlerhood: such a fun age and so maddening at the same time! In the quadruplet community, kids in this phase are affectionately referred to as "Quaddlers." I've definitely learned a few key things, and it's a little scary to think of everything else that I'm sure is coming my way in the near future!

10 Things I've Learned About Parenting Toddlers

1. You might as well give up now on keeping everyone else from catching what the first kid is sick with.
2. They want to eat. All of the time. Regardless of how tired you are.
3. Whatever they aren’t allowed to get into will always be the primary thing they want to get into.
4. According to kids, the best time to have dance parties is at 2:30am.
5. When faced with going to bed or staying up because the kids are finally asleep and the house is quiet, you really stop to weigh your options. Both are a commodity that you don’t have enough of.
6. Someone staying with the kids for 10 minutes so that you can run through the Sonic Happy Hour Drive-Through by yourself is seriously a mini-vacation.
7. It doesn’t matter how much you baby proof, they will either learn to climb, figure out how to escape, or use the force to get whatever you put out of reach.
8. It can be exactly the same food that they ate and loved yesterday, but if it’s a different shape today, then it’s a no go.
9. Optimal pooping time is right as they are being loaded into the car.
10. Mealtime facials will always occur right before a new friend and his mom come over to play or a photo shoot is scheduled to happen.

And a Bonus!
   11.  That stuffed bunny is worth 50x it’s weight in gold. It's worth buying a back-up off of Ebay.

I'm sure you have more to add to my list. What have you learned about parenting toddlers?

Toddlerhood: such a fun age and so maddening at the same time! In the quadruplet community, kids in this phase are affectionately referred to as "Quaddlers." I've definitely learned a few key things, and it's a little scary to think of everything else that I'm sure is coming my way in the near future!

10 Things I've Learned About Parenting Toddlers

1. You might as well give up now on keeping everyone else from catching what the first kid is sick with.
2. They want to eat. All of the time. Regardless of how tired you are.
3. Whatever they aren’t allowed to get into will always be the primary thing they want to get into.
4. According to kids, the best time to have dance parties is at 2:30am.
5. When faced with going to bed or staying up because the kids are finally asleep and the house is quiet, you really stop to weigh your options. Both are a commodity that you don’t have enough of.
6. Someone staying with the kids for 10 minutes so that you can run through the Sonic Happy Hour Drive-Through by yourself is seriously a mini-vacation.
7. It doesn’t matter how much you baby proof, they will either learn to climb, figure out how to escape, or use the force to get whatever you put out of reach.
8. It can be exactly the same food that they ate and loved yesterday, but if it’s a different shape today, then it’s a no go.
9. Optimal pooping time is right as they are being loaded into the car.
10. Mealtime facials will always occur right before a new friend and his mom come over to play or a photo shoot is scheduled to happen.

And a Bonus!
   11.  That stuffed bunny is worth 50x it’s weight in gold. It's worth buying a back-up off of Ebay.

I'm sure you have more to add to my list. What have you learned about parenting toddlers?