You Might be a Mom If…

I got the idea for this blog post while rushing to get ready during my son’s morning nap. After all, you never know how long a child will nap for. I started thinking about how I’ve changed as a mom and things I do now that I never did prior to having my son. Some of these things are funny, some are serious, but I came up with this list in hopes that other moms could relate to it. And, also for a good laugh! Some of these facts relate to all moms, just stay-at-home-moms, all parents, moms with young babies and some maybe just to me. Here it goes…

You might be a mom if….

You’re a pro at doing things one-handed because you’re carrying a baby in the other.
You make up songs about your baby, mundane tasks, really anything at all because your baby loves it when you sing.
You go to the store with no makeup and unwashed hair, and you’re OK with that.
You need a support group of other moms going through the same thing as you.
You race to get everything done during your child’s nap
You think you can’t possibly have any more baby gear or toys and then you buy the next thing your child “needs.”
You always have spit up or baby food on your clothes, and you stopped caring about it.
You are always doing laundry. Always!
There are usually always dirty dishes by your sink.
You try many different brands of diapers and wipes, and you will find the ones that you like the best.
You didn’t know you could love this way.
You can’t wait for them to reach the next milestone (rolling over, crawling, walking, etc.) and then when they do you are like oh great! Now you have to chase after them!
Your schedule revolves around your child’s naps.
You would rather hang out with other moms versus friends without children, because they know what you are going through.
You have your good days and bad, but even the bad days still manage to have good aspects of them.
You never knew how much you needed your friends until now. Sadly, some of those friendships will fall apart post-kids.
You can’t wait to leave your house, whether it is to go to the grocery store, the park or somewhere that’s actually exciting.
You worry about money more than pre-kids and, if you do splurge, it’s usually on something for your children.
You know all the story times within a 20-minute radius, the best parks in the area and all the fun things to do with your child that is age-appropriate.
You are in at least five Moms groups on social media. In fact, your social media is mostly about parenthood these days.
You rarely get a night away, but if you do get a sitter, you are going to enjoy every minute of it (while spending a good chunk of your time talking about your children).
You know all the kid consignment stores in the area, the best seasonal consignment sales and all the stores with the best deals for baby and kids’ clothes, toys and gear.
Your house will never be clean. There will be toys and baby gear everywhere.
You never thought you could have so many conversations about baby poop.
You will find the best way to get rid of diaper rash that works for your child.
Your body will probably never be the same, but that’s OK. You made a human!
Vacations and weekends are not really breaks or time to get away anymore, but you still can’t wait for them to get here!
You get asked rude questions on your parenting judgment pretty often.
You’ll learn not to care if you get a bodily fluid on you. Little boys sure like to pee on you!
Your pregnancy brain turns into mom brain.
You figure out what works for your child, then something changes and you have to start all over again.
You cry over the littlest things. And sometimes the big things. Like on your child’s first birthday, because your little baby isn’t a baby anymore.
Your kid does something weird and you think, “I hope that doesn’t stick!”
You sometimes wish that your newborn baby didn’t fall asleep on you. And, when they get older you wish they would still fall asleep on you because you realized that you took those sweet baby cuddles for granted. (Cherish them now because they will go away. Babies don’t keep.)
You wouldn’t trade motherhood for the world. It may be hard, but it is sure worth it!