Motherhood has been one surprise after another to me. Here are some things that no one ever told me:

1.)I'd rather spend my weekend evenings watching over a snoozing baby, instead of going out to dinner or whatnot.

2.)Stories about babies hurt or killed on the news would bother me so much.

3.)I'd happily share too-much-information with near strangers. I'd be fascinated by pee and poop. Spit up wouldn't phase me at all.

4.)I'd put on a shirt with dried spit up on it and think, "oh it's not that bad," and proceed to wear it the rest of the day.

5.)I'd be in near-tears the day my baby daughter learned how to kiss back.

6.)I'd totally be into shows like "Jon & Kate Plus 8." I love that show.

7.)I might not get my stomach back to the way it was.

8.)A game of peekaboo and some Jumperoo time would sound like a good way to spend an hour or so.

9.)I'd be less concerned about clothes for myself and spend time weighing the pros and cons of Gymboree and The Children's Place and Baby Gap, et cetera.

10.) My feet would grow so that none of my shoes fit... and then shrink to smaller than pre-pregnancy size, so I still had no shoes that fit.