Last week one of my favorite bloggy buddies wrote a post about motherhood. This is my take on it.
You know that you are Knee Deep in Mommyhood when...
... you get more excited about Gymboree coupons that come in the mail than Victoria's Secret.
... you get asked by your child, "Mom, why is your tummy all big and squishy?"
... you are not fully dressed until there is snot smeared on your shirt and you are too pressed for time to change it or better yet don't really care.
... you answer the phone and the person on the other end asked, "What is going on over there? What is with all the screaming?" To which you reply, "Nothing, just the same old same old."
... you have at one point in time have been peed on, pooped on, vomited on, spit on, slobbered on, snotted on and you no longer get grossed out.
... you have been a jungle gym for a toddler.
... quiet makes you nervous and actually causes you to stop what you are doing and you much go see what is causing the quiet only to find a child who is stuffing clothes down the toilet or coloring with chocolate pudding on the walls.
... you know the morning line-up of Play House Disney better than you know the line-up of prime time TV.
...every time you talk to your girl-friends you talk about a mommy night out but 6 month pass before you actually are able to plan one of these nights.
... actually having a nap in the middle of the day become your idea of heaven.
But the sure fire way to know that you are knee deep in mommyhood is to be showered with wet, slobbery, open mouth kisses, squeezed in a 'trying to pop your head off' hug and told over and over again, "Mom, I love you. You are the bestest Mom."
Because its those little actions from those little children that make all the other stuff seem, well, tolerable.
What about you? How do you know that you are Knee Deep in Mommyhood?
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38 comments:
You know you are knee deep in mommyhood when you don't even bat an eyelash when you say "No you can't play with play-doh, you're naked!"
I reckon you know you're Knee Deep in Mummyhood when, on the rare occasion that you go downtown alone, you stop at every road and reach down for invisible little hands. You also turn every time ANY random kid yells, "MUM!" in the shops.
Excellent list.
I think I know I'm knee deep when I don't even think about it any more. You just do all the stuff you need to do and you quit thinking about all the stuff "you're missing out on" - so what if I haven't gone to a movie in six months?
When you let the little one(s) climb into bed with you in the middle of the night and know that you are going to end up on a tiny sliver of bed while they are sleeping well spread-eagled.
When yo stop alone at the shops and automatically open the boot to take out the stroller for non - present kids!
...when you do go out alone you feel like you are forgetting something all night long. That is when I knew I was knee deep.
Love it! SO true!!
Okay, I am only ankle deep over here. Poop and vomit still give me the shivers when they get on my person. Ick :P
You described mommyhood PERFECTLY. Every one of those applies.
The phone call one is SPOT ON for me!!! I just tune out all the noise and forget it's not normal to other people.
When it's an important phone call I find myself walking from room to room to escape the screaming that slowly follows.
If it's REALLY important I lock myself into a bathroom.
ALL so true! At this point in my life, if I manage to take a shower i consider the day to be a huge success! Today isn't looking too good...
You know you're knee deep in mommy-hood when not only ... you know the morning line-up of Play House Disney better than you know the line-up of prime time TV, but you get PISSED off enough to write to Disney to complain when they change the morning line-up, and thus through your morning routine into complete chaos! Not that I did that or anything when the line up recently changed . . .
Great list!! I know I am knee-deep in mommyhood when I look at my husband and say "Hey, I remember you."
Great list. Fatherhood is much the same. I am only at the getting pooped on stage now. It will be fun when he can actually say I love you and give me a hug. I can't wait for that.
When I put on my "good sweats" to go out in :)
I know I'm knee deep when a small child and baby pass gas and I think it's funny. Just like a 13 year old boy! Just so sad!!!
Great Post!!
You know you're knee deep in mommy-hood when... you go to the mall on a rainy Saturday afternoon and ONLY go to the play area. Not stopping at one.single.store.
I love it! What a great list!
When Joseph was little, I knew that I was knee-deep in mommy-hood when I would walk around everywhere with a burp cloth permanently attached to my shoulder.
And when I couldn't stop talking about his poop. (Frequency, consistency, color...)
All of yours were spot-on! Love it!
how do i know i am knee deep in motherhood? when the first thing i do in the morning is clean up a child who is covered head to toe in poop + it feels so normal that i don't even gag.
So true about getting nervous when the house is too quiet...
I know I am in Mommyhood when my 7 year old asks why I am taking her to school in my pjs because I am in sweats and a tshirt. On the other hand if I wear jeans and a tshirt she asks me where I am going today. Oh the joys!
You know your knee deep in Mommyhood when you are having lunch with your girlfriends...also Mothers...and your only conversation topic is about your kids.
I like the pooped/peed/puked on - that is so okay with me - I actually feel so bad for my kids when this happens - but if I see my dog doing this- I am gagging and puking in the trash bin!
love "why is your tummy all big and squishy?"...
i'm gonna add, i know i'm in knee deep when having this convo: "mommy, we all have breasts, but yours are much bigger than daddy's. good thing you nursed sofie and not him."
yep...it's true.
You know you are knee deep in motherhood when you haven't peed in private for the number of years your kids have been alive.
Great list! You know you're knee deep in Mommyhood when you can sing the words to all of the songs in the Backyardigans, not to mention the opening songs to Phineas and Ferb, Wow Wow Wubbzy and Wonderpets.
Check, check and check to everything on that list! I actually get all excited when the Gymbo coupons come...My husband is the only one excited about the Victoria's Secrets stuff! lol!
I'm pretty sure I've had every possible bodily fluid on me at once... and proud of it..
i loved the "quiet makes you nervous."
you did a great job with your list!
How do I know? Pretty much because you just told me I am :) really, the nap thing being heaven is a definite. And also knowing the whole soundtrack to Spectacular and Jonas Brothers.
I totally agree with quiet being dangerous! ha! And a nap during the day would be heavenly! I totally LOL at your coupon one too. ha!
I know I'm knee deep in mommyhood because I the thing I most want to do at the end of the workday is to go home and snuggle with Delia.
When I cut every bodies meat up at the table and the kids aren't even there.
OMG...I could have written this list myself. You nailed it girlfriend! Especially the napping part!
The Playhouse Disney thing hit home. Also, having the Secret Agent Oso (I've only ever heard it, not watched) song stuck in your head for three weeks!!!
You nailed it!! The joys of motherhood are common to all! Thanks for making me laugh!
You know you're knee deep in Mommyhood when all you've had for dinner is goldfish and mac and cheese and you are okay with this!
painfully true, I tell ya. I know it's a bit presumptuous to link to your own blog is somebody else's comment section and I usually refrain but I wrote about once awhile back and it just seems appropriate. You know you have kids when....
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