
Toddlers are hard work, any parent will tell you that. One minute you have a tiny little person crawling around and the next they’re up and off sprinting. They’re into anything and everything, and you’ve discovered mess you never knew possible.
But in all honesty, having a toddler is actually great fun. You’re out of the baby stage and your little person has a personality of their own that’s starting to shine through.
Here are some of the reasons why having a toddler is the best.
1. The words.
With toddler-hood comes more and more words, and while you’ll beam with pride every time they master a new one, it’s the adorable mispronunciation that will give you all the heart feels. My eldest used to say ‘mun-osh’ instead of mushroom and ‘coo-mite’ rather than vegemite. I melted every time he said it. I still get kind of sad when he says the right words at five years of age.
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2. Their excitement at mundane things.
One of the greatest things about toddlers is that they have this incredible ability to get excited about the most boring things and that excitement is infectious. Things that you once found boring as all hell all of a sudden give you reason to smile. Take the car wash for example. What was once something that just had to be done is now filled with squeals of excitement when that multi-coloured foam comes raining down.