People have the wrong idea about having kids, they really do. Not ALL people. But a lot of people. There is so much talk about the diapers and the teething and the messes, but honestly--it takes like 45 seconds to change a diaper (usually--every once in a while you have a Hiroshima diaper event). You are very likely going to spend more time doing stuff like this than changing diapers on an average day if you have an 18 month-old:
It's a sweet sweet life that's flavored with baby giggles.