1. You can’t remember the last time you were able to go in the bathroom, close the door and not be interrupted.
2. You know the book “Goodnight Moon” – by heart.
3. You have actually acquired a taste for strained peas.
4. A full night’s sleep is a luxury – and something you haven’t had in so long you can’t even remember.
5. It takes you two days to shave your legs: one leg one day and the other leg the next day.
6. You have never been so frustrated and so in love with anyone in your life.
7. You are at dinner with a friend, they spill something on their shirt and you reach into your bag and pull out baby wipes to clean up.
8. You not only carry smiley face bandages with you, you also carry antibiotic ointment.
9. You have at least one story of how your child cut their own hair.
10. The three second rule isn’t set in stone, sometimes it’s five seconds, sometimes even more.
11. You realize that you are now one of those annoying people who carries a “brag book” of photos of your kids and corners unsuspecting victims with “cute” stories about your offspring.
12. Pregnancy and birth stories are interesting.
13. You have traded in your silk, wool and cashmere for the more practical cotton and polyester.
14. Baby talk is not reserved for just your children.
15. You have stayed up till 1 am making cup cakes for an entire class of first graders.
16. You catch yourself singing the Barney song in the shower.
17. When you are with friends and excuse yourself to go to the restroom you tell them you are “going potty.”
18. Suddenly Christmas Eve is very exciting.
19. Toting your little one has given you bigger biceps than you ever get at the gym.
20. You know how to get gum out of hair.
21. You can actually tell the difference between Huggies and store brand diapers.
22. You refer to your mother as “Grandma.”
23. Anytime you hear a child call for “Mommy” or “Daddy” you look around even though you know for sure that your child is nowhere around.
24. The last time you saw a movie that was above a G rating was…well…you can’t really remember.
25. You have no idea who is on “Grey’s Anatomy,” but you can name every one of the Wiggles, and you know their corresponding color.
26. You know exactly what to say at a goldfish’s funeral.
27. You have trouble concealing your knowing smirk as you listen to a first time mom-to-be talking about how things are going to be once her baby arrives.
28. You catch yourself watching Sponge Bob and Blue’s Clues even when the kids aren’t around.
29. You hear a crash in the next room and you not only know exactly what was the source of the crash, but who created it.
30. A child has a tantrum in the store and instead of being annoyed, you are overjoyed – because for once it isn’t your kid having the fit.
31. The phrase “It’s just a little throw up,” is not unusual for you to say at all.
32. You are “mom” to everyone, fixing ouchies, asking if they have had enough and making sure that they bundle up before going outside.
33. You can bathe a squirming, screaming toddler, wash their hair and dry them off in five minutes flat.
34. You know the emergency room nurses by their first names.
35. You know what a Nuk is, who Blue is and what you do with Enfamil.
36. You actually called all of your friends the first time your little one used the potty all by herself.
37. You carry the following items in your purse: baby wipes, a sandwich bag of Cheerios, antibacterial hand cleaner and theme Band-Aids.
38. You never thought you could worry so much.
39. You know well the power that a running car has over a cranky baby.
40. You can sleep anywhere.
41. You serve your husband dinner and cut his steak into little tiny pieces for him.
42. You realize that you sound just like your mother/father.
43. Not only do you know the names of all the equipment in the emergency room, you know what it is all used for.
44. You are very adept at talking on the phone, holding your baby, cooking dinner and writing your grocery shopping list – all at the same time.
45. You know the exact size of an object is to be a choking hazard.
46. You realize that all that parenting advice you so easily doled out when you were childless just doesn’t quite work in the real world.
47. You know the difference between a happy scream, a scared scream, a bored scream and a “I have just seen a spider! Kill it! Kill it!” scream.
48. You sing “The Clean Up” song while you are doing your housework – and all alone.
49. You know well the power of “Mom spit.”
50. You can’t believe how much space one little person can take up – in your heart.

What do you think of the Duggars? Would you be open to having more than ten biological children?

I think having my 2 boys is comfortable...3 is starting to look like a zoo and any more than that is a class of your own. I think if I had 8 kids I would just lock myself in the bathroom and only come out when they need to be fed.



   

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I know I haven't been keeping this site up to date! I am going to try more often! I do have another older xanga site that is more up to date, that's why I keep forgetting to check momaroo.

Tonight I saw "Taken", it is about a father who had a previous job as a bodyguard, who lost his daughter to a group of foreign sexual predators in France. I was truly touched by the love of this father for his child. he would literally do anything to get his daughter back. So touched...sniff sniff...

The weather is cold here in MD, well below the freezing point. It is so cold that I don't feel like going outside at all. I think I will have cabin fever soon if I don't, so tomorrow will be a day that I will not be inside the house.

It is Sunday now, 2 days away from Obama day, so excited for him, it is truly going to be a historical day. I love him but i will not sacrifice my warmth to stand outside in DC with my boys for you, sorry!!

Today is the 18th, that means 12 more days until we pack and head across to CA and then Hawaii! Very excited for that vacation/trip because I have never been to either places.

Update on my boys, Christopher and Justin is currently going through a food virus, must be something they ate. First Justin had it and now Christopher, I am currently not feeding them anything big until it's completely over.

I think I woke up a little too early...it is 5am and I am ready to get this long day started! I think I might drink my daily cup of coffee later around 7:30. I normally wake up 2-3 times every night but this time I couldn't go back to sleep because I was really thirsty for some reason. The boys are sleeping fine, but my body is still used to waking up at night. I tell people I haven't had a full night's sleep since I was pregnant 3 1/2 years ago and people are amazed...your body gets used it. Some people are still amazed after I tell them that I haven;t had a good night's sleep since I was pregnant with my first. Speaking of pregnancy, I don't think there's another one anytime soon, i really do want a break from the baby and toddler stage..I feel like I've been stuck in this stage for the last 3 1/2 years!! Dont get me wrong but I love the baby stage! After seeing my Christopher finally in underwear and potty trained, I realized WOW I can used to this...not changing poop and pee every 2-3 hours! YES! Now on to Justin...come on Justin. Sigh...the thing about boys and potty training, no matter how much you push them and how early you start it, it all depends on them and when their body is ready, so lesson is don't rush it!

Now onto a day of FunFit and yummy food....happy birthday to mother-in-law.

What is your most cherrished material possession? I will have to say my Odyssey van and my computer. Both of which helps me become a better mom in some ways. Without both of these items I will be going crazy after my days with my boys. I try taking them out to a park/playground to run around and if it's too cold, we run around in the mall. And the other item is self explainatory...without a computer, I will not know what's going with my friends and the rest of the world, also my source of self-break.

What is gauranteed to make me smile?, especially on my bad days? Coffee..or rather Caffeine I suppose.  The laughter of my kids when I tickle them really hard.  When Christopher comes over and asks me "Are you okay Mommy?" and kisses me on the mouth.   Those three things always makes me smile.
 

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