-you find yourself washing dishes at 3am, because you “had a spare moment”.
-ditto blogging.
-ditto brushing your teeth.
-when you lie down to sleep, a drill sergeant in your head says, “Sleep! Now! Hurry up! Stop wasting time and sleep! NOW!”
-you can eat spaghetti one-handed.
-you already have four different hairstyles that don’t require a mirror. Or a brush.
-you never cry over spilt milk – heck, you don’t even wash your shirt until it’s been a few days.
-you look at other people’s kids and think, “Boy, they look heavy.”
-personal grooming is a privilege, not a right.
-the same does not stand for personal hygeine.
-well, not on the days you leave the house, anyways.
-you miss your baby when she’s asleep.
-even crying is cute – sometimes.
* you wonder just how many types of bodily fluids are going down the drain in the shower, and who they belong to
* you kind of love the cheesy spit-up smell because it reminds you of cuddles
* going to the loo on your own, without having to rush or listen to someone wailing, is a big treat
* you try and remember why you used to need to have 8 hours sleep, 5 seems awesome now
* you have to explain why hobbits have big hairy feet, and the earth goes around the sun, and triceratops have 3 horns, and why trees need the sun, and why dad has to go to work, and why we can’t have a pool, and why people are mean, and why God lets bad things happen, and where babies come from (this is a ‘you know you’re a mum of older kids when…’)
fun 🙂 Thanks for the memories of babyhood, and the reminder that it wasn’t ALL horrid.
PinkThistle: ROFL! What a great list. (You know it’s gonna be good when the first item involves bodily fluids.)
Nawwwwh 😀
Bonnee: Equal parts “nawwwh” and “ewww”, I thought.
So yes to number four it’s not even funny!!
– when the baby makes you want to hug and strangle them at the same time
– when you laugh and cry at the same time because you alternatively can’t take it anymore/find it too funny for words
– when everyone except other moms say hi to the baby first…. :/
Enjoy!
Bonita: Yes to number three! I’ve become strangely popular at church, too,