You Know You're a Daddy When...

I'm sure I'll be adding to this post as time goes by...

• You know the importance of Goldfish Crackers
  
• You find yourself humming the "Goodbye" song from Bear in the Big Blue House
  
• Translating what's said from behind a binky is no problem
  
• You're constantly smiling
  
• You can drive, sing "Itsy Bitsy Spider", take off sneakers and hand her a sippy cup of apple juice, all simulatneously
  
• Four words: I love you Daddy
  
• You can easily brag about the bath time scars on your knees, elbows and eyebrow
  
• You know the words to the Wiggles' "Mash Potato, Mash Potato" song, and sing it with the correct pronounciations
  
• You've cleaned up vomit at 3:00am
  
• Instant cold sweats hit you when she begins to come down the stairs backwards while holding the cat
  
• Four more words: I gotta poopy diap!
  
• You tip more because of the mess left on the resturant floor
  
• You're an expert in car seat safety, taking over an hour and risking a hurnea putting one in
  
• What used to take moments now take minutes, what used to take minutes now takes an eternity
  
• You'll happily sit through a retelling of every little thing she saw on the way to the park
  
• You avoid mentioning that hamburger comes from cows
  
• You and your wife spell every other word
  
• Your life has come down to picking up tiny bits of paper that used to be on the crayons, that are now broken
  
• Four more words: Can I eat it?
  
• You finally figure out how to work the Diaper Genie - just in time for potty training
  
• Reading materials are now about parenting and Disney Babies
  
• You can't wait to get a hug and kiss
  
• You take orders from a two year old, and don't complian... much