Letters For Lucas

Wonders, Mishaps, Blunders and Joy.. commentary on my life as a mom in the form of letters to my son

You Know You’re A Mom When-sDaze

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You know you’re a mom when…

  • You spend at least 30 minutes each night after your child goes to sleep reassembling your house. Sometimes it’s just easier to let them empty the entire contents of your drawers, than pick up after them as they go. I have learned this the hard way!!
  • Your computer screen has little tiny finger prints all over it, your phone has a new crack and your remote control is probably broken.
  • You consider the hand held vacuum cleaner one of the greatest inventions ever and aren’t ashamed to admit you have used it, not only on your floors and counter tops, but on your child as well.
  • You are beyond grateful for the LOCK button on your refrigerator’s ice and water dispenser.
  • You wonder why there aren’t PSAs warning us of the dangers involved with turning around to give your child a toy, book, snack or bottle while driving.
  • You give yourself a mental ‘pat on the back’ for making it through yet another day every night just before your head hits the pillow in pure utter exhaustion and delight.

I look forward to coming up with this list every week, Arizona Mamma, so thank you for developing the meme. Otherwise I fear I’d just have all these ‘you know you’re a mom whens bouncing around my head’. Please visit Our Daze in the Sun for more!

The best is yet to be.

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14 Months

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Unbelievably another month of milestones is behind us.

At 14 months, you:

  • Can ‘ask’ to go to bed, for food and a bottle.
  • Had your first Subway kids meal! You are no stranger to Subway, but this was very exciting for me, seeing as I eat there 2-3 times a week. No more sharing turkey and cheese.
  • Know what sound kitties, dogs, cows, snakes, monkeys and sheep make and your dad and I ask you all the time because it’s adorable and hilarious.
  • Know where your head, belly, toes, nose, teeth and ears are. We ask you about these a lot too.
  • Recognize pictures of “mama”, “dada” and aunt Leah, whom you call “Eah”
  • Still enjoy Kindermusik class and swimming lessons and we have signed up for another round of each.
  • Got your first haircut and it instantly turned you into *sigh* a little boy.
  • Have molars starting to come in and you are taking it all in stride. Thankfully, teething has never kept you awake at night or been a big issue for you at all.
  • Caught your second cold from me this week. Sorry. We have both been a mess.
  • Can get on and off the couch which scares the bejesus out of me!
  • Can walk up stairs…with reluctant assistance.
  • Took a tumble down 5 stairs this week (of course, the week Daddy is away), which scared a whole lot more than the bejesus out of me.

You are a busy little bee and into absolutely EVERYTHING. I can’t turn my back for a minute without you grabbing for my cup of water, items out of the refrigerator, or heading right towards the toilet. It’s exhausting and wonderful watching you play and discover and become your own person. You are caring and funny and delightful. Keep on keeping on.

The best is yet to be.

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You Know You’re A Mom When-sDaze

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You know you’re a mom when…

  • You use your “baby talk” out in public among adults. Whoopsy!
  • Just when you think your home is sufficiently baby proofed, your toddler finds something totally obscure to get in to and/or possibly destroy.
  • No matter how Norman Rockwell you envision an outing or meal at a restaurant going, your child always has an entirely different agenda.
  • There is nothing quite like the sound of silence. All hail, NAPS!!
  • You’d do anything to prevent your tot from getting your cold, but to stop kissing and hugging them is definitely out of the question! Bring on the baby Tylenol and Boogie Wipes.

Thank you, Arizona Mama at Our Daze in the Desert for this creating this terrific meme. If you feel like nodding along to lists by other moms just like you, check it out and join along in the fun.

The best is yet to be.

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FRIDAY FLIP OFFS #7

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Ah, Friday… my favorite day of the week! Time to rid myself of all of the little annoyances I have been experiencing since last Friday. In no particular order, they are:

#1 Hangovers can FLIP the hell right OFF! Oh my goodness I must be getting old, but yesterday’s hangover was a doozy! My head hurt, my body ached and I couldn’t quench my thirst to save my life. My husband and I had a little too much fun celebrating our three year anniversary on Wednesday night. NOTE TO SELF: Bars on bikes will get you every time.

#2 Okay, all you pet owners… PICK UP AFTER YOUR DOGS, please!!! I walk through my neighborhood almost every day of the week and it’s like avoiding landmines out there. Maneuvering around poop is hard enough but 90% of the time I also have a stroller with me. FLIP OFF!!

#3 I don’t think I’ve participated in a Friday Flip Offs without bitching around traffic, so in keeping up with that tradition… I spend a lot of time in the car and on the 5 Freeway and I don’t mind driving all that much, but I HATE sitting in traffic, especially unnecessary traffic which 9 times out of 10 involves Looky-Lous. Aggghhh… FLIP OFF! Move along people, there is nothing to see. For the love of God, just drive!

#4 Last but not least, I’m repeating myself by flipping off the ever UNpopular most detested household chore: l a u n d r y. I hate it!! Flip Off! Go Away! Scram.

Whew, I feel better. Do you? Thank you to Kludgy Mom for developing this awesomest meme. Gigi, you rock!!

Happy weekend, everyone!

The best is yet to be.

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You Know You’re A Mom When-sDaze

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You Know You’re a Mom when…

  • You still have to psych yourself up to change a really super nasty stinky dirty diaper.
  • Like it or not, multitasking is now second nature and an art form that is sometimes beautiful to watch.
  • You would rather just leave (a restaurant, store, friend’s house) than deal with a cranky kid…at least there is a possibility that he’ll fall asleep on the car ride home.
  • You don’t think being a stay at home mom would be that bad, if you had a personal assistant, live-in maid, trainer, driver and cook.
  • You count down the hours until your next date night or girl’s night out, just so you can burn off some steam, dress like a lady and enjoy some time off.
  • You believe that putting on a child’s shoes has got to require a college degree of some sort. Why is it so difficult?!
  • You are beyond grateful for your fellow mom friends. They are with you in the trenches every day supporting and encouraging you every step of the way and often teaching you a useful tip or trick.

Thank you, Arizona Mama at Our Daze in the Desert for this creating this terrific meme. If you feel like nodding along to lists by other moms just like you, check it out and join along in the fun.

The best is yet to be.

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Sad Reminders

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I suppose I’m just torturing myself, but the – I’m not pregnant anymore – reminders are all around me:

  • My desk calender tells me that I should be 14 weeks pregnant today. Yep, I counted off the number of weeks pregnant I should be in PEN all the way up to what would be my due date! What was I thinking?
  • The What to Expect When You’re Expecting book is sitting on my nightstand. I see it every day but have yet to remove it.

  • My sister and I sat at the mall having lunch the other day and counted 12 unmistakeably pregnant women walk by us in less than an hour. I wish I was kidding! I couldn’t help but wonder: is everyone pregnant?

  • My three best friends are expecting their seconds and while I’m truly overjoyed for them, I’m also human and it hurts knowing that I’m not going through this with them.

  • The pregnancy test with the + sign is still in my bathroom drawer taunting me.

I think it’s time to do little housecleaning and a lot more son hugging. And by housecleaning, I’m don’t mean get rid of my friends. 🙂

The best is yet to be.

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Friday’s Flippity Flip Offs #6

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It’s that time of the week again and as always, I am ready to flip stuff off in a BIG way, starting with…

#1 The fasteners on shopping carts and restaurant high chairs that are suppose to securely keep your tot strapped in, but half the time are broken! FLIP OFF!

#2 Junk mail and spam deserve a big HUGE FLIP OFF! How do “they” get my address anyway?! The paper kind is not only annoying, it destroys trees and clogs our landfills and the electronic kind is just plain annoying.

I once spent over an hour calling every single catalog company that you can think of asking to be removed from their mailing list and do you know that only ONE company asked me why. Pottery Barn. God bless ’em. It took two months, but eventually we stopped getting all catalogs… we still get tons of other junk mail that drives me insane.

As far as the e-mail kind, sure, it’s easy enough to hit the delete button or take the time to “unsubscribe”, but I’d really just rather have an ‘In Box’ full of mail I actually want to read, rather than a bunch of crap I don’t.

#3 People that use ‘honey’, ‘sweetie’, ‘baby’, ‘dear’ (THE WORST OF THE BUNCH!!) and other terms of endearment WHEN THEY DON’T EVEN KNOW ME! Arrrgggg… so annoying! Please FLIP OFF, love.

#4 Predictive text can FLIP OFF! I realize it is a setting that I can control, but it’s so frustrating when your phone turns ‘so’ into ‘do’ and ‘seacliff’ into ‘deadlier and won’t let me use (type) ‘hell’.

Thank you to Gigi of Kludgy Mom for this most refreshing, rejuvenating and really awesome meme.

Happy weekend, everyone!

The best is yet to be.

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You Know You’re A Mom When-sDaze

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You Know You’re a Mom When…

  • You have snacks in the form of Puffs, yogurt bites, Cheerios and teething biscuits in your car, purse, diaper bag, strollers and for some strange reason bedside table.
  • There’s no taking time off for sickness or sadness, motherhood is a full time job (but admittedly, the benefits are pretty great too).
  • You swear you are going to gather up and donate every last little toy in your house if you stub your toe on one of them one. more. time.
  • You know you have lost several socks, bottle caps, toys and burp cloths from the stroller without even realizing it.
  • As much as you love reading to your child, you don’t how many more times you can look for Spot, flip through every color of the rainbow or find out how many monkeys end up jumping off the bed.
  • You see parents in a whole new light and have a lot more respect, admiration and love for them…especially your own.

Thank you, Arizona Mama at Our Daze in the Desert for this terrific meme. If you feel like nodding along to lists by other moms just like you, check it out!

The best is yet to be.

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Virtual Flip Offs #5

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I missed last week’s Friday Flip Offs, so bear with me friends, I have a lot of pent up flips to share:

#1 People that have no concept of personal space need to back the hell up and FLIP WAY OFF.

Whether, it’s in line at the grocery store or sitting next to me in a doctor’s office waiting room, my space is mine, not yours and I don’t want to feel you sneeze or smell your breath. I don’t like to be crowded in or touched by anyone that I’m not related to or have known longer than an hour. You give me the heeby-jeebies!

#2 When walking to my car with stroller in tow, I’m going to need several minutes to put my tot in the car, fold and stow the stroller and get myself situated, so for all of you that like to creep behind me in your cars because you think my parking space is 50 feet closer to the entrance, FLIP OFF!!! Park somewhere else and do the extra walking, you probably need it!

#3 My hair deserves a BIG F-you! I am so tired of blowing it straight and flat ironing the hell out of it because it is a wavy mess. We have always had a love/hate relationship and I’m over it! I’m asking for a Brazilian blowout for the next gift giving holiday.

#4 And last, but not least, I have a special FLIP OFF for the navigation system in my car. It usually gets me where I need to go, but I hate the fact that I can’t enter an address or make a change to anything previously entered unless the car is in Park. This is a colossal pain-in-the-ass and extremely annoying. Every other car I have had or been in, lets you be the judge of potentially dangerous button pushing while driving. I really need to look into tripping the system.

A HUGE big thank you to Gigi of Kludgy Mom for developing this much needed weekly virtual detox!

Happy Friday, everyone.

The best is yet to be.

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You Know You’re A Mom When-sDaze

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You know you’re a mom when…

  • You can tune out almost every annoying song that a puppet sings on TV, high pitched sound that a toy produces or loud screech that comes out of your child’s mouth. Almost!
  • You have considered – if only for one moment – paying a complete stranger to watch your kid so that you can take a nap or selling a kidney so that he’ll take one, which leads me to…
  • Trying to give a child a “forced” nap has never worked. Okay, there was that one time, but you’re a damn fool if you think it can ever be repeated.
  • You wonder why with all the toys in the world, your child is most interested in the oven, dishwasher, refrigerator, washer, dryer, cell phone and remote control.
  • You think to yourself several times a day: Maybe I’m just not cut out for this!
  • You’d like to know where your child gets all his energy from and if it could be bottled up, you’d buy it.
  • Silence isn’t always golden, it could mean that the entire contents of your son’s dresser are scattered all over his bedroom floor or that he had some fun with the toilet paper roll.
  • If you could get paid to watch your child move through the world, learning and experiencing things for the first time, you’d be a gazillionaire. They are such fascinating creatures, aren’t they?

Thank you, Arizona Mama at Our Daze in the Desert for developing this terrific meme. Hope you are keeping cool this summer.

The best is yet to be.

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