Parenthood is full of surprises. If I had to list three of the biggest shockers Iβve encountered in the last 10 months, it would go something like this: 1) the amount of time I would spend discussing βpoopβ in those first few months; 2) the fact that I would willfully give up my beloved manual transmission car for the ease and roominess of aΒ [gasp]Β minivan; and 3) the new meaning of the term, βdate night.β