You Know You’re a Mom When…

• You do a little victory dance when you can successfully transfer your sleeping child from his car seat to his crib.
• It’s only 9:00 and your living room already looks like a bomb went off in it.
  
• Your child bites you on accident, draws blood and makes you cry it hurts so much and you don’t turn around and bite him back.
  
• You wish you could bubble wrap your child so it wouldn’t hurt when they bonked themselves.
  
• Your DVR has more children’s shows recorded than your own.
  
• You almost leave for date night with the diaper bag instead of your purse.
  
• You can’t wait to see, touch or smell your baby after hearing troubling news.

As always, thank you, Arizona Mama at Our Daze in the Desert for developing this terrific meme.

The best is yet to be.

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You know you’re a mom when…

• You curse the day you ever introduced your child to Barney, The Wiggles or Elmo.
• You are not above bribery in order to get your kid to do, eat, go, pick up or just “be” what you want them to at any given time. I haven’t started this yet with Lucas, but I have witnessed it and some of you moms are so GOOD at it, I might need lessons (Coreen!).
• Your pediatrician and your favorite babysitter are on speed dial on your phone.
  
• You aren’t even phased anymore by being sneezed all over or getting poop under your fingernails and in fact, you have come to accept it as part of the territory.
  
• 4000 of the 5092 photos in your digital photo library are of your child.
  
• You’re up at 10:00 showering, shaving, blow drying your hair, folding laundry and emptying the dishwasher.
  
• You have read and re-read Where’s Spot a gazillion times and your child is only a year old.
  
• The sound of the word “mama” melts your heart every. single. time. you hear it.

I love putting these lists together each week. Thanks, AZ Mama at Our Daze in the Desert!

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You know you’re a mom when:

• You wander the aisles of Target in order to kill an hour or so and hopefully get a couple of things marked off your grocery list in the process, not to mention, blow $100 on stuff you didn’t know you needed.
  
• You would PAY for extra time, sleep and privacy.
  
• Your favorite author’s latest book is sitting on your nightstand… collecting dust.
• You wonder how on earth you are going to get through the day when every last nerve is already fried and it’s not even 8 AM yet.
• Family and friends give you anti-stress gifts in the form of neck pillows, relaxing foot creams and gift certificates to spas from here on out.
• You consider getting a fresh diaper, new change of clothes and socks and shoes on your tot a mini workout.
  
• Your son’s smile lights up a room.
  

Thanks, Arizona Mama for creating this meme. Visit her blog, Our Daze in the Desert.

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How many of these can you identify with?

You know you’re a mom when:

• You have no clue if Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel are still a hot Hollywood couple and frankly don’t care as much as you once did.
• It takes you (on average) up to three nights to finish watching a movie because you keep falling asleep.
• You think your child should be as excited as you are when he gets a piece of mail addressed to him. All I ever get anymore are Land of Nod catalogs, Gymboree coupons and bills!
  
• You swear if you have to go to the grocery store one more time this week you may need to be committed.
  
• You make sure your kid has three square meals a day, ample snacks and plenty of liquids, but you can’t remember the last time you drank a full glass of water.
  
• Your child is slathered in sunscreen and wearing a hat, but you forgot all about your own sensitive skin.
  
• When your child’s music or favorite television program is on, all is right in the world, but God forbid you try to catch up on the news or play a little Top 40!
• It might take you all week to do one load of laundry because you keep forgetting that you started it and once wet laundry sits in the washer for over 24 hours, it needs another round.
• Your child uses your boob (either one will do) has an arm rest.
  
• You want better for your child than you ever had it and you had it pretty dang good.
  

Thanks to Arizona Mama for creating this meme. Visit her blog, Our Daze in the Desert to join the fun!

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The “I’m a mom” reminders are EVERYWHERE!!

Thanks to Arizona Mama for putting together this great meme. Visit her blog, Our Daze in the Desert to join in on the fun!

You know you’re a mom when…

• At the end of the day your pockets are filled with a half-eaten pretzel stick, numerous Cheerios, a baby bottle cap, a dryer sheet and a Boogie Wipe…who knows what I’ll discover in there tomorrow!
  
• You know exactly how hard you have to push the stroller out in front of you in order to stuff you hair into a hat.
• You tell your husband a little white lie about what time a mommy-only event begins in order to allow yourself just a few extra minutes to yourself.
• You are more than willing to share your turkey from your turkey sandwich, if it means your kid will eat!
• Going ANYWHERE requires at least 20 minutes of prep and packing and maybe even a list.
• And speaking of going anywhere, like out to dinner, if tot is in tow, you are enjoying the Early Bird Special with all the Senior Citizens, so you get back home in time for bed time (AKA the most wonderful time of the day!!).
  
• Your child smells like lavender, his hair is combed, teeth are brushed and is wearing the cutest new outfit, but you are still in your pj’s and haven’t washed your hair or shaved your legs, let alone put on perfume in days.
  
• You justify every excessive crying spell with “it must teething”.
  
• You can’t get “Elmo’s Song” out of your head. Damn that furry little red monster!
  
• Your heart bleeds a little every time you hear of an injustice to a baby, child or teen.
  
• As soon as your overly fussy, overly tired child FINALLY gives in to take a nap, you feel the incredible (not to mention stupid) urge to wake him up because he is just so dang cute.
  

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