You know you're a mom when... Your dark circles are often left uncovered and you are mistaken for a zombie.
You know you're a mom when... You are abruptly woken up in the night by one (or all) of the following... Screams, foot-in-mouth, projectile vomiting.
You know you're a mom when... You change your baby but continually ask everyone around you: "can you smell THAT? All I smell is poop!" hours later.
You know you're a mom when... You have killer biceps from your manual breast-pump and/or baby-lifts.
You know you're a mom when... Your stack of laundry increases exponentially as the day comes to an end.
You know you're a mom when... Your baby is 15 months old and your husband says "we have 11,000 photos on the computer of Sienna, we need an external hard drive."
You know you're a mom when... Your friends are over and you keep trying to get your child to perform... "SIENNA! SAY DOGGY, SAY BABY, 'DANCE TO SINGLE LADIES', IT'S YOUR FAVORITE SONG!"
You know you're a mom when... You wish Starbucks had a rewards system.
You know you're a mom when... Your love of fashion turns into an outright OBSESSION with BABY fashion and you see no problem dropping $25 on an outfit for your child but not for yourself!
You know you're a mom when... Random advice or 'comments' from strangers result in smiles due to violent thoughts.
You know you're a mom when... You go on a date with your husband and all you talk about is your cutie pie.
You know you're a mom when... You talk about poop at inappropriate times, for example, when you are on a date with your husband, and neither of you find it odd and continue to eat.
You know you're a mom when... You go to a bar for a drink and someone offers you a shot of tequila and you say "No, no, I have to breast feed later..." Which is responded to with "that will be the only time I hear that tonight."
You know you're a mom when... People smoke cigarettes near you and your baby and you suddenly picture yourself putting the cigarette out on their face.
You know you're a mom when... You step on a toy, and it starts to sing, at least once a day.
You know you're a mom when... You watch "A Baby Story" and cry your eyes out during the strangers birth moment.
You know you're a mom when... Your friend sends you a text while she's in labour that reads "HOLY PAIN!" and you respond, "see how hard it is to explain!"
You know you're a mom when... You want to have more babies even though that pain is still so fresh in your mind!
You know you're a mom when... You have been surviving on 5-6 hours of sleep for the past 15 months and your friend asks you "HOW ARE YOU STILL ALIVE?!"
You know you're a mom when... You and your husband break out in song at the same time, and no it isn't a top 40, it's Old MacDonald!
You know you're a mom when... Your breasts are slightly (a lot) less than perky.
And finally, you know you're a mom when... You love your mommy life and wouldn't trade it in for ANYTHING!
So cute Deb! I can't wait to have babies (don't tell my boyfriend! Don't wanna scare him! lol).
ReplyDeleteAww ;) I can't wait to have MORE babies (don't tell my husband!)
ReplyDeleteIt really is the best experience though!
Oh! It's funny you posted this today! I was just thinking of one of these this morning... But of course I can't remember what it is..
ReplyDeleteMy personal favourite is.. You know you're a mom when.. you go to Starbucks daily and forget what you're ordering mid-order... I sometimes want to explain why I seem to have no brains.. but then realize that its probably best to keep my mouth shut..
Ps.. I watch A baby story every day... secretly after watching I think, "If they can have 4 kids, so can I." or "She can handle 2 babies 12 months apart. I can do that too.."
Oh I remembered!! hahaha.
ReplyDeleteYou know you're a mom when.. You're more than just a little disappointed that you missed Dinosaur Train (or insert other children's cartoon here) because your baby actually slept in..
I wish I had my pre-mommy brain back....
HAHA!!! My mommy brain is dysfunctional at the best of times! i always forget what I am doing and it's usually at really awkward moments like when Sienna is biting my mom's furniture and I realize, hmm, Sienna is biting the furniture, SIENNA IS BITING THE FURNITURE!!! There are teeth marks all over my mom's nice leather/wooden chair... At least she's not biting me though right MOM?!
ReplyDeleteDinosaur train! Never seen it, when is it on, Sienna needs more shows to like... I have a bunch of in the night garden's taped, and when she's having a melt down all i do is put that on and she's mesmerized and dancing in front of the TV as a wave of relaxation comes over me...
See that, I forgot to comment on the baby story thing...
ReplyDeleteYes, I often feel the same way!! Yesterday (I think?) this lady had a one year old and then TRIPLETS! How on earth do people do that!? I still tell myself I want 4 kids, but certainly not all at once!
Kyle, yes, there will be 4. Only when I run out of blog material though.
Haha too funny. Jut wait until you have 2 or 3 or 4 kids and that list will be SO much longer!
ReplyDeleteI watch a baby story too and think "wow she's really mean or loud or angry" then I remember I was too.
Hahaha I have been home sick, and have been (quietly and until now secretly) watching the baby story. My thoughts are also 4... my boyfriends brother thinks that his two year old twins are the best birth control, but all I keep thinking is "wouldn't it be nice to have twins?". Silly biological clock.
ReplyDeleteDinosaur train is on PBS at 9:30.
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