Often I catch myself doing or thinking something and then I realize, wow, only a mother would do this! So, I decided to compile a list. Of course, there are things that other mothers have done showing their love, dedication, and sacrifices that I have not done yet or have chosen not to do, so the things on this list are things that actually apply to me. :)
Ten Things Only a Mother Would Do
1. Pick another person's nose.
2. Go over a year without getting a full night's sleep.
3. Read the same book over and over and over. And over.
4. Do pretty much everything one handed.
5. Pick out earwax from another person's ear without thinking twice.
6. Cheer with excitement for a really awesome poop.
7. Wake up with a baby sleeping in our bed, unsure of how he got there or how long he'd been there.
8. Dance, sing, and act ridiculously goofy just for the smiles and giggles of a little person.
9. Snap pictures and shoot videos all day every day, not wanting to forget a single moment.
10. Think that the bigger the mess at mealtime, the cuter the kid.
How would you finish this sentence?
You know you're a mother when...
Ten Things Only a Mother Would Do
1. Pick another person's nose.
2. Go over a year without getting a full night's sleep.
3. Read the same book over and over and over. And over.
4. Do pretty much everything one handed.
5. Pick out earwax from another person's ear without thinking twice.
6. Cheer with excitement for a really awesome poop.
7. Wake up with a baby sleeping in our bed, unsure of how he got there or how long he'd been there.
8. Dance, sing, and act ridiculously goofy just for the smiles and giggles of a little person.
9. Snap pictures and shoot videos all day every day, not wanting to forget a single moment.
10. Think that the bigger the mess at mealtime, the cuter the kid.
How would you finish this sentence?
You know you're a mother when...
you're actually *happy* to be inconvenienced (such as changing nappies or having your arm ache from carrying a not-so-little little one).
ReplyDelete...when you are the only one that understands what your child says when to everyone else? It sounds like gibberish.
ReplyDeleteCan't think of anything creative to say here - except I love this list! :)
ReplyDelete... When you share the last square of your favourite chocolate that was brought for you from Switzerland and that you know you won't get any any time soon!
ReplyDeleteFabulous list that had me giggling and nodding.
ReplyDeleteYou know you're a mother when
...you catch yourself saying excitedly "a train!" or "horses!" even when there isn't a little person in the car with you.
...you've been busy all day, but realize as you pass out in exhaustion that you forgot to eat, shower, and can't remember a single thing you finished on your todo list.
...before leaving the house, you have developed a critical eye for whether you can just scratch off the worst of the crusty spots that mysteriously appear in handshapes on your shirt.
...you find yourself so completely overtaken with love that it's hard to breath at times.
Sooo True! and Zoie I have done all those things as well!
ReplyDeleteWhen you find yourself singing songs like the wheels on the bus, the itsy bitsy spider or the theme songs from dinosaur train and Sid the science kid and your children are nowhere around...
ReplyDeleteFake a cough attack to prevent your child from seeing you burst out in tears of laughter and utter shock as he explains that his urine is all over the bathroom because as he stated it best... "I like to play zig zag with my wee wee."
ReplyDelete...you don't ask, "Is there something on my shirt?" or even "Are there bodily fluids on my shirt?" but "How MUCH poop/pee/spitup is on me, and is it enough to be worth changing my clothes?"
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