No doubt, being a parent is a tremendously hard job. Taking care of a child solo or with a partner when they need your constant attention requires steel nerves and a bunch of confidence in nearly every aspect of life. While getting used to a completely different life takes time, being a parent is truly a blissful experience. No amount of sleepless nights and laundry baskets will ever overweigh the happiness that your child can bring you. Taking care of them and supporting them throughout their milestones is the most rewarding feeling, even if sometimes it feels like you're hanging on by your last thread.
These days, it's easy to find a never-ending amount of support that parents can use to double their inner confidence in childcare: a bunch of forums, countless advice and even video diaries.
Jo and her husband Matt went viral after posting several TikToks regarding things they've personally learned since their daughter's arrival. The family is currently living in Arkansas, enjoying the sweet moments of new parenthood while also sharing those special moments on Jo's account that has 1.2M followers.
Image Credits: Jo Johnson Overby
Here we've gathered a list of things that the Johnson-Overby family learned since becoming new parents, which they've kindly shared with their followers.
Let us know in the comments below what was the best parenthood advice you've ever received?
#21
9 times out of 10 you put a diaper on and it goes smoothly. But like one of those times it leaks. I don't know, there is a gap and something happens.
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28points
#22
Assembling baby furniture/stroller/anything that comes for a baby is not as intuitive as it looks.
26points
#23
I didn’t know that baby’s first Halloween was supposed to be an all-out production.
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23points
#24
You have to change your baby a lot, so get changing mats.
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21points
#25
Every piece of clothing that everyone owns – should be magnetically closed. It’s awesome.
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20points
#26
Speaking of FaceTime – whenever you FaceTime people with a baby you’re always holding a camera facing the baby, but then you can see the person and the person’s making faces at the baby.
I’m here for that. Matt played peekaboo with me and didn’t even know it.
19points
#27
Newborn insert in the car seat is supposed to come out at 11 pounds.
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18points
#28
Get a little mini sound machine, so it can go on your stroller or on your crib. Our kid loves it.
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13points