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29 Signs You're No Longer A Rookie Parent

Been there, done that.

1. Your baby bag no longer looks like the Goodyear blimp.

2. When you choose to stay up late it's with the full knowledge that you'll be a zombie the next day.

3. You no longer poke your sleeping baby to see if they’re breathing.

4. You no longer freak out when your kid falls down.

5. You turn your phone on guided access before you let your kids play with it.

6. You no longer have a "Level 10" breakdown when you have to cut your baby’s nails.

7. You started a profile for your kid on Netflix.

8. When your kid asks to go into a toy store "Only to look," you just laugh.

9. You've developed "Spidey sense" for when your kids are getting into trouble.

10. You don’t get embarrassed easily anymore.

11. You don’t tell your kid about plans until right before they happen.

12. You know better than to leave a drink within arm's reach of your little one.

13. When you say it's time to go and your kids whine you're like:

14. You wipe snot off your kid's nose without a second thought, and have probably even used the Nose Frida.

15. Changing a diaper — even a nasty one — is NBD.

16. When it comes to kid's clothes, you value functionality (not to mention affordability) over all else.

17. You don't get poached on doll clothes either.

18. You don't like to brag, but when it comes to peekaboo you're basically a rock star.

19. You know all of the children's characters by their name.

20. You're an expert on children's books, too, and know which ones to suggest when you don't have much time.

21. Speaking of books, your funny voices are on point.

22. You can brush someone else’s teeth just as well as your own.

23. You have the "parent tone" down cold.

24. And the "parent look."

25. Your arms are shockingly strong.

26. You can sleep in any position.

27. When your kids say they don't like the dinner you made it's no longer the gut punch it used to be.

28. Other parents have started to ask YOU for advice.

29. Lastly, you have more confidence as a parent than you ever dreamed possible.

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