I really feel like a mother when....

amother

cornflower

Wed, Aug 01 2018, 11:15 pm

When the very first thing I do every day when I come home from work is open my son's lunchbox to see what he ate that day and what he didn't eat (he is sleeping when I get home)

When I think my son announcing he is "making" is adorable!

When I find myself constantly bothering his teachers about various things to make sure my son's day goes smoothly. Yes, I am "that mother"!!

When I have a sweet little voice on the other side of the bathroom door mourning my temporary absence - or inside the door sometimes....shhhh!

When I come home and need to use the bathroom I ask my husband to go in a bedroom with the baby and close the door so baby doesn't know I am home yet...or else I'll feel too guilty to leave him and use the bathroom.

When we plan the next baby's name before he/she is even conceived Smile

When I insist I'll never love the next baby as much as this one Smile

when nothing makes me happier than when my son eats anything healthy!

When I mentally calculate how many hours per day I spent with my son, versus how many I had to be away from him...

amother

Mint

Wed, Aug 01 2018, 11:26 pm

I'm talking to an insurance agent with three screaming kids in the background.

I pat my squishy strech marky belly

I pack gradola bars in my purse in case someone is hungry

I use baby lotion as my moisturizer

I can't use my main floor bathroom because little people left some evidence behind

I have to install second locks on my door because my children open my locked door with coins

I eat dinner in bed so that no one will touch me while I eat

I look at my kids pictures after they are asleep and think about how cute they are

I take double doses of children's antihistamines because I forgot to replenish the adult supply. And they are sort of yummy

amother

White

Wed, Aug 01 2018, 11:50 pm

The AC is broken , it’s HOT , my husband and kids are all happily snoring / sleeping , and I’m up because I keep checking on all the kids to make sure they’re not overheating .

Also , I took a sip of my sons Powerade. I don’t think it was enough that he’d notice ! Ssssh.

thunderstorm

Thu, Aug 02 2018, 12:20 pm

When an entire shelf in my clothes closet is stocked with Shabbos party Nosh.... otherwise there would be nothing left for Shabbos party.

When DH installed a "security camera" in my house in different rooms so that we can finally find out "who really did it". Because every time we ask someone "who broke this ? Who took that ? Who hit who first?" Everyone answers in unison "not me"