To Those With Babies

Keep in mind, I have no children. So this advice is potentially baseless. But if I had a child in that age range where first steps, first words, and all those other firsts occur, I would want my partner to be there when those firsts occurred.

Lets say your wife is out of town for the week and you are home with the baby. Suddenly your baby blurts out its first word..."tofu!" Wow, what an odd first word. But now there is a dilemma; do you call your wife and announce this significant event over the phone? Or do you wait for your wife to get home and then slyly coax your child to repeat the first word? I vote for the latter option. It may be something of a white lie, but it is still better than calling and describing how amazing of a moment it was. After all, the magic of the first moment is really only experienced by the parents. So why not share that moment, no matter what it takes.