Babies are NOT interactive so don’t expect too get much out of it start with.
But when they run to greet you home from work, later in life though, best feeling in the world.
Nappy contents can be ANY colour.
Invent your own bed time stories based around the same characters every night , they will still remember this all their lives.
Walking (with a crying baby in your arms) in circles, under a dimmed ceiling light, tires their eyes out and the rest usually follows.
You will get peed on, accept that truth now
Don’t lock them away in a room on their own, (look a how apes do it- always carrying their young everywhere) Babies are sociable and like voices and contact.
Work hard to make “Daddy” their first word – Minor victory
Accept knitted gifts/stuff gracefully, though we never did find a use for any of it.
Build shelves everywhere and get everything out of reach. “Did she just swallow that” maybe one of the worst sentences I have ever heard.
Don’t ever let junk food become a treat – My biggest failing