Believe it or not, your mom is right. It does get better.

The first kiss is a big one.

You get to look forward to Sylvia pointing to the cat and say, "meow".

You smell a poop diaper and you ask her, "Did you poo?" and she bounces her head with a sheepish grin and screams, "Yeah" and giggles.

Early on the pleasures are simple. Later they get more complex but they will make you cry and it's not just the smell of the diaper.