May 16, 2007 11:53 AM
You know you're a mommy when. . . .
1. You double knot your own shoelaces.
2. You say "Ooops!" when you drop something.
3. The song running through your mind is most likely something along the lines of "The Wheels on the Bus."
Hey, let's make this a collaborative effort! How do you know you're a mommy?
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You know you're a mommy when...
...you start to tell the adult you're eating lunch with to wipe their mouth.
...you can't find a pen in your purse but there are a couple of crayons.
...you cry as you find out Mr. Rogers died.
...when you're in crowded store (without your children) and answer, "What?" as some unidentified kid yells, "MOM!"
...when pictures of starving children in Africa, soldiers returning in body bags, and newspaper articles of teenage traffic fatalities rip your heart out.
Posted by: Drewe Llyn | May 16, 2007 12:11 PM
You have lipstick stains on your pants but not on your lips.
You spend large portions of your day protecting your baby... from the other baby.
You automatically pull out the stroller and unfold it, before remembering you are shopping alone.
You are at the store at 11 pm, in order to shop alone.
You know how many baby tylenol tablets it takes to equal an adult dose. You also know that eating that number of tablets is likely to get rid of the headache, but induce a stomachache.
You can change a diaper on your lap in an 18x24" bathroom stall.
You panic when the house is quiet.
You miss the noise when the kids are gone. Then you tell them to be quiet within 5 minutes of their arrival back home.
Posted by: Milehimama | May 16, 2007 12:40 PM
You know you're a mommy when.....
......there are Legos in the back seats of your van.
......a gallon of milk is less than a day's supply.
......you put your arms up to hold up the trains when the road you're on passes under a train bridge.
Posted by: Cheryl (Copper's Wife) | May 16, 2007 12:47 PM
You know you're a mommy when....
....You test the new purse you want to buy by seeing if it'll hold a toy airplane, a baseball, a barbie doll, a board book, infant tylenol, two diapers, and at least four packets of fruit snacks.
.....Your husband asks where you want to go on date night and you say, "anywhere but McDonald's and the park!"
.....You'd rather have those slobbery toddlers kisses than any other gift on Mother's Day.
Posted by: Vida | May 16, 2007 12:59 PM
You know you're a mommy when...
...you lick your thumb to clean someone's face.
...you find cheerios all over the house.
...you realize the terms purse and diaper bag are synonymous and interchangeable.
Posted by: Jana | May 16, 2007 1:17 PM
You know you're a mommy when....
a potty becomes just another seat in the family room
and you dance and cheer over a pile of poop in it!
Posted by: purebillow | May 16, 2007 1:19 PM
. . . You tell other adults that you're going to the potty.
Posted by: Gem | May 16, 2007 1:27 PM
1. Your bathroom is like a conference room and you find yourself in a meeting everytime you "go."
2. Your shoulder always seems to have some sort of stain on it. Spit-up, cookie crumbs, tears, or something.
3. You know The Brain's real name. (Alan)
4. You secretly watch Arthur even when the kids are in the other room.
5. You could be stranded in your car for 6 months, and survive on the Cheerios, cookie crumbs and stray french fries under the car seats.
6. Your child retches and you instinctively hold out your hands to catch it. Ewww.
7. You count oreos, chips, goldfish etc to make sure they are even so you don't have to hear "That's not fair."
8. You spend your 15th anniversary at Chuck E Cheese's and love it.
9. You find yourself hawking Boy Scout popcorn, chocolate covered pecans, wrapping paper, or whatever your kid's school/team/organization is selling.
10. You sit in 30 degree weather watching 11 year olds fight over a ball-- and you love it.
11. You sit in 95 degree weather watching 11 year olds fight over a ball-- and you love it.
12. You catch yourself saying things you never imagined you would have to say, like "Please don't put your hair in your juice."
Posted by: Leslie | May 16, 2007 1:33 PM
You know when you're a mom when...
you create games with the name 'Snugglebuggle'
you watch the same movie five times in one day
a single word will cause you to break into song
nine doesn't seem too early to go to bed after all.
Posted by: Christina Puntigam | May 16, 2007 2:01 PM
1. I'm in an adult conversation, and I say "I need to run to the potty" : )
2. I invest in a LOT of Shout (the stain lifter)! : )
3. My sins are more highlighted than EVER before...and the Gospel is sweeter than EVER before!!!
Posted by: shawnda | May 16, 2007 2:24 PM
You know you're a mommy when...
1. You smell spit up and instinctively check your shoulders.
2. You automatically shush children in church, even ones that don't belong to you.
3. You can nurse a baby, make a PBJ sandwich and give a spelling test all at the same time.
Posted by: Connie | May 16, 2007 3:01 PM
Your husband burps aloud, and before you can stop yourself, you say in your babyish mommy voice, "ooo, dat was a good one!"
Yes, I actually did that once.
Posted by: Rocks In My Dryer | May 16, 2007 3:24 PM
You still grab a big handful of napkins at the fast food restaurant -- even thought this once you're actually alone.
Posted by: Salome Ellen | May 16, 2007 4:11 PM
...when you have books, paper, crayons and snacks in your 'purse' at all times.
...when you have a large bucket of 'unmatched' socks - really and truly, none of them match.
...when doing only 2 loads of laundry in one day is considered a really good day.
...when you have a large stack of school papers sitting on your desk at any given time to sort through and check.
...when you realize that you're listening to Veggie Tales in the van even when you're alone - and you're singing along.
Posted by: Beckie | May 16, 2007 4:35 PM
You excuse yourself to go to the "potty."
You show your house guests out, and say "night, night."
You can have an entire conversation about poop (with other mommies of course!).
Posted by: Kimberly | May 16, 2007 4:53 PM
You kiss your own owies! (I did that yesterday!)
Posted by: amelia | May 16, 2007 6:44 PM
You refer to yourself with "Mommy" as a proper name when speaking. As in: "Mommy needs to go potty by herself this time."
Posted by: Lavender Blue | May 17, 2007 7:27 AM
Barbara, Thanks so much for taking the time to put together such a beautiful photo album of all of the Beautiful Moms and children. What a wonderful gift you have given us all. As usual, you continue to inspire and put out a beautiful blog. Warmest Wishes, Noelle
Posted by: Noelle | May 17, 2007 8:17 AM
you know you are a mom when...
1) having kitchen dishes lingering even when you just did them, one trip around the house and you find the stray sippie cups or cup of ice water
2) the unmatched sock pile is way bigger than the ones in the drawers
3) having all the kids bathed is the sweetest smell...
4) and then going into the bathroom and seeing all the dirty clothes left behind with a trail of water spots...
5) eating a home cooked meal with no one spilling is a true joy
6) meesy rooms and you think you just had it nice for a minute until 3 or 4 kids ran thru it
7) a baby sleeping for 5 or 6 hours straight is like a vacation
8) clipping coupons and shopping late when other people shop before 10 p.m. and are asleep at 10 p.m.
9) getting ready for church two hours before you go and still someone hasnt showered and someone else must go potty while they are there, even though we all went b4 we left...
10) being proud of a scrible drawing and hanging it with joy
11) the thrill of hearing them say Mommy for the first time
12) the thrill of going to the doctor and hearing that they dont have an ear infection or strep throat; instead it is just teething or a cold! ( always great news)
13) going to the store and paying bills and still have money left
14) going out and not needing a diaper because the last little one you have is finally potty trained!
15) carrying band aids and baby wipes in the van because you know that you will need them at some point that day or some day soon.
16) knowing that your job is the hardest and most rewarding job you could ever have and love every minute ( or at least try to).
Posted by: Angela | May 17, 2007 8:53 PM
Some friends and I began a similar list and we decided that you know you're a mommy when...
1. You use your hair-drier more often as a white noise machine to soothe an infant than you use it to actually dry your hair.
2. You find yourself wiping up poop, pee, vomit, tears, and breast milk all in the course of a 2-hour drive.
3. You have chased one child across a public area while simultaneously breastfeeding another.
4. You willingly and gladly catch your child's vomit in your hands to save the floor of a rental car, restaurant and/or friend's house.
5. You utter the words, "No, you may not flush your sister down the toilet like poo poo" in a crowded public restroom with no shame.
6. You realize you used to consider "luxury" to mean a fancy weekend getaway, and now you consider "luxury" to mean going #2 in the bathroom by yourself in peace.
7. When you use the phrase, "don't drink the bath water, it's yucky" on a daily basis.
8. When you rarely ever eat a meal without sharing most of it.
9. When you rarely eat a meal sitting down.
10. The last book you read was GOOD NIGHT MOON
11. The last feature film you watched was a cartoon
12. When you say to your child(ren), "Can you please go to bed now? Mommy is tired!â€
13. You're genuinely excited to learn about a great new line of stain-removal products.
14. You can say every line in the Sesame Street video before the actors do because you've watched it 1,472 times.
15. You're involuntarily awakened at 4:30 am and you think, "I might as well stay up and get some work done."
16. You think nothing of it when a small child shoves pre-chewed food into your mouth.
17. Someone asks you the name of your youngest child and you're so tired that you have to think a minute before you can come up with the right answer.
18. Most of your emails are read and sent after 11 pm.
19. Your children's needs are the first thing you think of when you wake up, the last thing you think of when you go to sleep, and almost everything in between.
20. Nothing surprises you any more.
21. The only jewelry you are wearing is a teething ring around your wrist, which is only there because your wrist was the cleanest, most convenient place for you to put it as you walked out the door with the kids.
22. You are making dinner and think nothing of the fact that you have to retrieve your whisk from the upstairs bathroom where it has lately been used as a bath toy.
Posted by: Marisa | May 17, 2007 9:31 PM
