Dear "typical" parent

Dear typical parent.
I hear your complaints loud and clear. Chasing after your toddler is exhausting. Wiping up those messes from spilled cups and tipped over lunches does get redundant! Wishing for those days when all your baby did was "lie there" not making a peep. Believe me I do "GET IT".  I was once that typical mother too. Twice in fact. All the babble, chatter and sound effects my son would make drove me INSANE! Not being able to turn my back on my typical daughter because she would get her self into something that would result in injury or a big mess. Oh how I long for those days now. Oh how I wish my "quiet", "lazy" baby would be loud, babble, talk, scream and screech until my ears bleed. Oh how I wish she would have full use of her arms and legs so I can chase her away from the stairs, have to worry about her dumping and flushing goodness knows what down the toilet. How I wish she was able to dump her milk all over the table and dump her food over her head. I would love and long for the day she asks "whats that" and "why" a bajillion times a day! Even repeating words she shouldnt! So when you have to replace your carpet, have a plumber come out at odd hours, or youre so mad that youre wiping food off the walls for the 5th time in 2 days, remember just how lucky you are. Those tedious tasks are a privilege bestowed on you as a parent. Just as it was my privilege with my older children. I just didnt appreciate how much all those things I once bitched about would really mean. Now I have the privilege of modifying everything in my home and my life for my miracle baby who despite it all still manages to get into trouble in her own way and I LOVE IT!