Your baby is a sweet little bundle of joy who turned your world upside down! Here’s an incomplete list of truths that all moms of babies can understand…well most of them, at least!
- You feel like a 10-minute shower is a luxury.
- You swear you can hear your baby crying while you’re in the shower, and sometimes you turn off the water to check.
- You feel like there’s more hair on your brush than on your head. And you know your baby will pull out whatever is left!
- You want some recognition when you do this thing called wearing makeup.
- Your baby is an instant ice-breaker at parties.
- You realize that having a baby can get you out of lots of things. (Gee, I’d love to, but you know…the baby.)
- You don’t mind bowing out of things early to get in bed at 8 p.m. and snuggle with your baby.
- Your baby’s big eyes looking up at you are the sweetest thing in the world.
- You’ve forgotten what a self-initiated nap feels like.
- You feel like anything longer than four consecutive hours of sleep is a gift.
- You kinda want to punch your husband in the morning when he asks if your baby woke up at all the night before.
- You believe your baby’s soft cheeks are meant for constant kisses.
- You realize people tell you to get stuff done when your baby is napping, but they don’t realize that your body is your baby’s bed.
- You feel like baby TV shows are a lifesaver, but you’re already worried about your baby getting too much screen time. Eek!
- You’ve got to see or hear your baby breathing while she’s sleeping or you’ll gently stir her to see a sign of life.
- You think rolling over in your bed so your baby can’t see you might make her fall back asleep. (Nice try!)
- You’ve gone on walks where you’re holding the baby AND pushing the stroller.
- You immediately get out the diaper wipes to sanitize your baby’s hands after a friendly stranger has touched them. (Why do people always go for their hands?!)
- You bring your baby to a brewery and instantly feel like a cool, hipster mom.
- Your baby’s tiny fingernails feel more like claws when they dig into your skin.
- You bite your tongue when people innocently make inaccurate observations about your baby. (No, pretty sure her first tooth is NOT coming in yet).
- Your baby thinks being in a car seat is cruel and unusual punishment.
- You find yourself swaying back and forth even when you’re not holding your baby.
- You love rubbing your cheek against your baby’s soft fuzzy head.
- You’re baffled that after only a few months of owning baby socks, you hardly have a single matching par.
- You think Dreft baby detergent is the best smelling thing in the world.
- You do the sniff test when someone says your baby pooed. (Nah, we good here. Amateurs!)
- You think your breastfed baby’s poop smells kinda good. (Okay, maybe that’s just me).
- Your expressed breast milk is more like liquid gold.
- You empathize with cows when you pump both breasts at the same time.
- You use baby wipes to clean just about anything. But you’ve learned they’re not so great on mirrors.
- You feel like the meanest person in the world when you have to pick your baby’s booger.
- When your baby’s sleeping, you ogle at all the pictures you’ve taken of her.
- When your baby smiles, it instantly puts a smile on your face, too.
- You’re constantly in awe of this precious little person you helped create and you can’t imagine your life without her.
What else would you add to this list?
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