Saturday, January 01, 2011

Signs You Might Be a Seasoned Mom

You might be a seasoned mom if:
  • You find yourself humming Pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, Baker's man....all day long. (And hear your husband singing a Veggie Tales song to himself.)
  • A baby spits up on you and you don't run screaming into the bedroom to change clothes.
  • You refer to yourself in the third person.
  • Your alarm clock is a tiny human.
  • The idea of staying up 'til midnight to ring in the new year doesn't even occur to you.
  • You know the favorite hiding places in your house.
  • "Daytime TV" consists of Barney and other kids programs.
  • Your ears are trained to hear the tiniest cries.
  • A screaming child can make you smile.
  • You call others at 8am on a Saturday morning and wonder why they don't answer.
  • You instinctively place permanent markers, scissors, and valuable objects four feet off the ground or higher.
  • You understand the nuances of baby cries.
Please add to the list!

6 comments:

  1. Great list! So true! And you are a wonderful, beautiful, seasoned mom!! I love you!!

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  2. Others I've thought of:
    You call your husband "Daddy" even when you're out without your kids.
    You consider buying a $500 iPad for its potential to entertain your 2-yr-old.

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  3. You use your child to get your spouse to do something, as in "Emily thinks Daddy should go get Mommy a glass of cold water."

    You have frequent poop discussions with your spouse. And you know the frequency of another person's poop. "Have you changed a poopy diaper today? She hasn't gone in a couple of days."

    Your room looks like a daycare, there are so many baby things lying around. All this for one kid??

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  4. You refer to your own bathroom habits by using words such as "potty," "pee pee", "poop," and "undies."

    "Boob" pretty much becomes a household word. (more for the nursing moms, I suppose)

    You subconsciously know the whereabouts of that special toy or a pacifier.

    Somehow at mealtime you manage to feed yourself, spoon-feed a baby, open a package of crackers for your toddler, keep that toddler mildly entertained, AND have a conversation with your husband about the day.

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  5. I had a whole list the other night and it deleted them...I'll try to remember...
    - Duck and cover usually has a soggy result if you're too slow.
    - Your laundry has doubled and shrunk in size all at the same time
    - Your lunch hour is 15 minutes you find some time between 10 and 3.
    - "Getting out" seems to always entail a stroller or buggy.
    There were more, but my brain is fried...another symptom I guesss.

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