20 Small Parenting Milestones That Are Kind of a Big Deal

We spend a lot of time gushing over our children's "firsts," no matter how big or small, but sometimes even the most mundane parenthood tasks are worth making a big deal over! From learning how to parent your newborn baby to figuring out how your toddler operates, here are a few parenting firsts that might seem like small potatoes — but are kind of a big deal — that even seasoned moms and dads will appreciate.

- First time you bathe your baby all by yourself.
- First time your baby is crying and you know exactly why.
- First time you use the Wrap.

- First time you take a walk with your baby.

- First time you change a diaper in public (especially if it's a blowout).

- First time you spend the entire day alone with your baby.

- First time you spend the entire night alone with your baby.

- First playdate.

- First time you cut your baby's nails (without using your teeth).

- First time you take the baby out to dinner.

- First time you call the pediatrician in the middle of the night.

- First time you take your tot to church.

- First time you take your baby on an airplane.

- First time you put your tot in time-out.

- First time your child vomits (and it's not just a little spit-up).

- First time you have to discipline your child in public.

- First time you leave the house with your child wearing underwear.

- First time you send your picky eater away from the table without eating anything.

- First time you take your kiddo to the park.

- First time you don't use a monitor while your child sleeps.