Motherhood Is

Ah, motherhood.  It’s glorious isn’t it?  Full of kisses and hugs and baking cookies.  Perfectly crafted art projects.  Clean and organized rooms.

Haha!

Although motherhood (or mommyhood as I usually call it around here) really is beautiful and full of heart bursting moments that make you wonder how you made it through life without them, it often looks a lot less glamorous.  Abundantly less glamorous.

So, for me… on the average day… this is what motherhood looks like.

Motherhood Is:

Catching snot in your hands.

An array of fruit snacks scattered at the bottom of your purse.

…And Chuck E Cheese Coins.

…And an unpaired sock.  (???)

Always having an audience in the bathroom.

Having someone continually step in the pile of dirt you just swept up.

Hiding in the kitchen to eat your chocolate because you know if the kids see you they will devour it… and you’ll be lucky if you get a bite.

Always being the last one to sit down for a meal.

…And when you do, the minute your butt meets the seat someone will ask for something.

Fishing binkies out of the toilet.

Planning birthday parties for babies that could care less.

Getting peed on.

Getting puked on.

Matching Thor tattoos.

Developing a strong coffee addiction.

Knowing dozens children’s books word by word.

Understanding a very specific language that your toddler has created.

Being able to look at any toy or article of clothing and remember where and when you bought it and if it’s a gift, who it was from.

Always running late.

Developing the most amazing sense of hearing that even a quiet whimper in the middle of the night wakes you out of a dead sleep.

Not recognizing your own body anymore.

Hysterically laughing at the things they say and do each day.

Feeling guilty that you are the reason they say “damn it” on occasion.

Wondering what you ever did to be so lucky to call them yours.