Couldn't agree more. I was the youngest in my family, never babysat, was never around babies until I had my own. It is turning out to be the best phase of my life. You're absolutely right about the fun of what they notice--we have gone through all the phases: look at the basketball hoops! Look at the planes! Look at the flags!I never knew there were so many of all those things in the world, but when they're pointed out continuously, you just start to laugh and wonder how you missed everything going on around you for all those years. :)

Great, upbeat piece. Thanks so much for writing it.

p.s. clickbait is so fake. Neither of your kids are idiots, regardless of what they call each other!