Friday, September 30, 2011

What Makes a Mommy?

I am convinced that I lost half of my energy, memory, competence, grammar, intelligence, function, cleanliness and patience after childbirth. If you are a mommy then you TOTALLY get this! For what we lost, we gained love in our hearts we never dreamed was possible, the ability to get puked on.....repeatedly,,,, without puking ourselves....well most of the time that is, the art of changing a dirty diaper without ever taking a breath, realizing the 5 second rule in fact sometimes is actually a 30 second rule.....or a wipe it off (sometimes with your own mouth) and give it back to your kid to avoid the meltdown, the complete and remarkable ability to zone out everything around you and go to your happy space inside your head only to come back into a conversation and never show you ever left it, and lastly the carefree attitude that you don't care that your house looks lived in.....because it IS!!!  Although my child loves to find each one of my nerves and bounce on it till it snaps like a rubber band, I have completely enjoyed being a mother. After seeing a post from a fellow mommy on facebook today, it took me back to so many "mommy" moments that I had to share!

* When Colby was a year old we took him to the fair for the first time. We were very excited to do this because the fair is and always has been a very big deal to Jason and I. After being there for about 30 minutes I realized Colby needed a new diaper. What did I quickly realize? I forgot to pack diapers!!!


* When I worked in Hattiesburg I had made the drive to work one day using the drive to think and plan out my work day. After arriving what did I realize? Colby was still in my backseat!!! I never even took him to daycare. All the way back to Laurel I went. After that day I had a complete new outlook on the people who claimed "they forgot their child was in the car." It totally happens. I did a double take every morning after that.

* One day on the way to work I had put my babbling toddler in his car seat and headed to daycare. I had been watching him laugh and talk in the rear view mirror. I turned a sharp curve and when I looked again suddenly my child was gone. Where did he go you ask..... he was dangling upside down between the backseat and passenger seat. I had forgot to buckle the carseat into the car!!! My poor child didn't miss a beat. I had to slam on breaks like a mad woman and turn him right side up. I think I laughed and cried at the same time that day.

* I have went to work/church many a day with either mine or his clothes on backwards or inside out. You know you have done it too....

I will stop now before you call social services. Colby is alive and well and will be 5 years old in less than 2 weeks. I think these "mommy" moments are common amongst us all but they do not make us bad mommy's...... just mommy's.  You learn not to sweat the small stuff and be so thankful for what you have.

I will leave you with a few pictures from September. See you in October!!


  This was a fun park play date with his girlfriend Eilleen!


    He learned to spell 3 letter words at school that day. He was super stoked that he could spell CAT


   Strep finally made it to our daycare and unfortunately to Colby. You can see by this picture what kind of patient he is. He preceeded to call the doctor an old man......to his face.


                A trip to Hobby Lobby. I thought this was appropriate for Colby.


    My baby sister turned 16. I could not be any prouder of her than what I am. I love her so much.


 Attended a great paint class at church that we are going to do monthly. It is open to the public so you should come join us. I had such a great time and impressed my own self.


                     Lion King in 3D!! Although we only watched maybe 20 minutes of the movie before Colby got sick and we had to leave, it was just as wonderful as when I was a kid.


                    Water Fun Day at Church. This was such a fantastic idea.


                                                     A fun day where he actually was good in town