-the joys of parenthood-

Indie is one of the biggest blessings in life but probably also one of the hardest. Not because I can't handle her, but because motherhood kind of throws you for a loop-everything I thought I knew before having a baby flew out the window when she was born and now every day, minute, second is a learning curve.....for all of us. 

(Indie enjoying the learning curve)

The other day while I was multitasking (it's the only way to live now) I thought of all the wonderful things I do now that I am a mommy and thought I would share them with you. 

Here it goes,

You know you're a parent when:

• you spend a little extra time in the loo because you enjoy the ‘alone time’
•  you get a couple diapers from a friend whose baby grew out of them and it was the best gift you have received in a while
•  you wake up in the middle of the night and your husband is rocking a pillow telling it to ‘shhhh"
•  you get a boogy the size of  a dime out of your baby’s nose and you feel like you have won the lottery
• you choose your clothes for the day out of the pile of clean laundry on your bed (that has been there for an undisclosed amount of time)
•  you get 4 hours of sleep in the night and you feel well rested
•  you are with a group of friends and you notice yourself swaying back and forth (it’s been a while since you haven’t held your baby)
• your husband comes home from work and when he asks about your day, you say things like: 'Indie poked herself in the eye by accident' or 'Indie had 3 big poops' 
•  you have no idea what’s new at the cinema but you can recite ‘baby genius’ films off by heart
•  you enjoy shopping for babies clothes more than your own
•  you realize you have spent more money on nappies, wipes and other baby essentials than your car is worth 
•  using your spit to clean someone else’s face is a reflex
•  you go from planning your day around your schedule to planning around your babysitter's schedule then…..
• you have a babysitter but when you’re gone you check up on your baby more than you would if you hadn't have left in the first place
•  ‘rockaby baby: Beatles’ is the next best thing to the REAL BEATLES
•  you realize you have been making funny faces and funnier sounds for the last hour and a half – anything to get your baby to smile
•  your personal hygiene has gone out the window
•  you realize at church (in your skirt) that you only shaved one leg because your baby started to cry while you were showering
•  anything after 8:30pm is  ‘too late’
•  you take pictures of everything your baby does-including funny faces she makes when she poops
•  you refer to your own mother as ‘gramma’
•  you have more upper body strength then you have had in a while
•  your baby has a blow out and you don’t think it’s ‘that bad’
•  you can understand her baby babble but have a hard time making conversation with friends-OR the only stories you can tell are about your birth experience or your child's newest discoveries
•  you cut your spouses chicken up for him (by accident)
•  you can bake cookies, write a shopping list, talk on the phone and start the laundry while feeding your baby
•  you realize that all the baby advice you thought you knew BEFORE having a baby really doesn’t work when you have one
• when someone spills something you pull out baby wipes from your handbag
•  you wake up to a crying baby and when she sees you she smiles-so you would rather cuddle then go back to bed

I think I could go on for ever....I guess it just comes down to how much I love my munchkin and I LOVE how she has turned my world around. 

It keeps things way more interesting this way!!!