Mommyhood-ism #3: I'll Take Mine with a Side of Guilt, Please.

Well, maybe "please" isn't the right word here.  But Mommyhood definitely IS ordered with a side of guilt!  If you've been a Mom for probably, ohhhhhhh, a few mere seconds, you already are starting to realize this!!

I'm not sure why this is, but it most truly is.  From the moment we first get our precious baby in our arms and try to sleep that first night, we get a pang of guilt.  At first, it's because we just want to sleep, but this new being is demanding we feed them seemingly all the time {equals guilt}. Then, we simply must do the dishes and can't pick little Joey up every time he cries {equals guilt}.  Fast forward a few more months, and we are trying to cook dinner and little Joey is now upset because we can't continually play with him {equals guilt}. Now little Joey wants "Toy X," and we can't afford it {equals, yup, you guessed it: more guilt}.

Do you see where I'm going with this?  And I hate to be the bearer of {more} bad news, but according to my mom {who has 4 children in their 30s and 40s}, this only persists.  Whaaaaaaaaaaat?  You've GOT to be kidding me!  What a cruel joke to play on mothers!!

But, alas.  T'is true.  So I tell you this not to make you feel bad, but just to let you know THAT IT'S NORMAL!  Every Mom feels this, and if they say they don't, well then, they're lying!!  My remedy for it?  Join a playgroup and vent with other Moms who are going through those very same trials you are!  I promise ~ you'll feel better!!

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Mommyhood-isms #2: Make Time.

You've probably heard the phrases, "Families Who Play Together Stay Together" or "Families Who Play Together Grow Together."

And while I couldn't agree more, I sometimes find it difficult to find time for this.  All the demands of being a mother {well, I don't want to stereotype here, but this is at least true in my circle of friends!} ~ from house chores to child care to cooking and running errands, it's exhausting.  Add in the fact that most mothers also work yet outside the home, too, and that makes for one exhausted mama!

But.  And this is a "big but" {no pun intended!}.  You simply MUST make time for your children.  Now, we can't actually make time in a literal sense, of course.  But could you imagine? "Dear God: Today I'd please like 26 hours in my day.2 extra hours for uninterrupted sleep today. Thank you. Amen."  So, I've been making a conscientious effort to spend more time playing with my kids. How?  Well, I've been cleaning less for one thing.  And if you knew me personally, you'd realize what a neat-freak I am, and that letting some cleaning go is actually a really big feat for me!  So things aren't always clean.  So what?  In fact, when I told my husband that I really needed to clean because I'd waited longer than normal to do it, he was like, "Really?  I hadn't noticed."  Hmph.  So all my effort cleaning goes to waste you're telling me?  Even more reason to do it less and put that effort into something that counts: family time.

Another suggestion would be to take 10 minute breaks here and there {whether you're a student studying, cleaning, working from home, etcetera} to spend one-hundred percent focused time on your children.  Get into their world and really just be with them.

I promise it will all pay off in the end.

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{Mommyhood-ism #1}

A rather insightful lady recently told me that she just couldn't believe how much WIPING comes with motherhood.  As I sat there pondering her statement, I thought, "Oooohhh....how true!"  I mean, if you really stop to tally up how much wiping we moms do in a day, it's quite overwhelming!  From the dirty bums & messy spit-ups, sticky faces & snotty noses, sweaty foreheads and salty tears, wet hands and chlorinated bodies, total blowouts on the couch and greasy finger smudges on the glass doors, pee-spattered potty seats & mud-spattered backs of car seats, it's almost ridiculous!  Isn't it?  And just think.  These happen multiple times a day....every day!  So, I think if someone asks you what they can expect {or what's most surprising!} from motherhood, it's how much wiping you do!  Professional wipers, right?  {We should all have degrees in this!}  Ahhhh....but I wouldn't trade it for anything else in the world. :)

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