January 19, 2009

I know I'm a Mom because....

...the big concert tickets I score are for Bob the Builder's Live Show.

...a rocking night out also means home by 10pm.

...I tweet about how I want to drink a glass of wine and then never get around to it.


...the only picture that I have of myself is a picture of my shoes.


...it takes me a week to get to watch any DVR'ed show.

...I spell things out when talking to people for NO apparent reason.

...when I am working on something I often hum the theme from Blues Clues.

...I can't remember when I last took a shower some days.

...I have no idea how much food I have eaten at dinner, I am so busy sharing food with others.

...I get 500 free parenting related magazines a month, although I don't remember signing up for them.

...I have a backup of 500 Parenting magazines that I have not gotten around to reading.

...my google ads are usually for Pampers.

...my first thought when a celebrity screws up is how it will affect their children.

...I pick up toys more than I actually clean my house.


...I haven't had a fire in my fireplace in 4 years because I can't reach it.


...when I go to the bathroom, I always put my feet on the step stool instead of moving it.

...I immediately change into pajama pants when I get home. Who am I trying to impress?

...I get into discussions with other Mom friends about which station is better, Sprout or Noggin.

...I have discussed a backstory with Mr. Bee about Caillou. (What is going on with Caillou? Why doesn't he have any hair? Why is he so darn whiny and what's wrong with his parents?)

...I haven't gone to the bathroom alone in 4 years.

...I wake up at 7am every day, no matter what.

...I eat pizza at least 2 nights a week.

...80% of my blogs are about my children.

...I now remember my "fat" days before pregnancy as my "thin" days now.

...I have 4 gallons of Milk in my fridge and only one bottle of wine.

... I have code names with Mr. Bee about certain shows. (Bob the Builder= B the B, Curious George is CG, or as Mr. Bee affectionately refers to him as "that d-a-r-n-m-o-n-k-e-y.)

...the last ten parties I have been to have been baby showers or children's birthday parties.

...Mr. Bee and I go out more often apart than together. (Somebody has to watch the little Bees!)

...eating at a restaurant is more work than eating at home.

...I tell people I have to go "potty".

...I own less clothing than the three other boys I live with.

...my car is covered with cracker crumbs.

...I would rather have Mr. Bee clean the bathroom than buy me jewlery.

...my last vacation was to an indoor waterpark.

Finally, I know I'm a Mom because.....

...8:30 pm is my favorite time of the day.

93 comments:

  1. Hi Janana, I'm going to send your blog to my wife right this minute! As parents we can relate to how you feel, our boys are 3 and 1 and your comments hit the nail on the head or is that Bob??

    Be well and God speed

    Mark & Tania

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  2. This is so very true! I keep laughing about the wine because I do that all the time!

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  3. My goodness....this is the best post I have read in a long time. I especially love the stool in the bathroom part, that is so me also.

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  4. I love this! Absolutely love this post. I'm sure you'd have a great story for our site!

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  5. This post is soo true to me too that it's a little sad! (but in a really funny way!) Thanks for stopping by my blog the other day :)

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  6. What an awesome POST! I linky loved you on my blog!! Seriously I nodded my head the whole time!! Especially about telling everyone I have to freaking POTTY, I announce it eevn if I'm out somewhere alone..maybe I'm going crazy..lol... :)

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  7. Oh, Janana how I remember those days and seriously thought they would never end. Now, I think, I blinked my eyes and puff, gone. Some things, I won't lie, I don't miss. Like the purple Dinosaur, Oh, that one drove us nuts and toys everywhere!
    Other things, well, I miss!
    Enjoy and trust me, it does end and you think, wow, were did the time go!
    Thanks for taking me down memory lane.

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  8. I can totally relate to this post. My hubby and I are always spelling things to each other (even if the little one isn't around).

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  9. AMEN!!! Soooo soooo true!

    Thanks for your support today!

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  10. What a great post! It is great that you are blogging about all this because one day you are going to wake up and your babies are going to be grown. Your blog is like a collection of love letters for them. And thanks for sharing with all us in bloggy land!

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  11. Hey, I know those shoes, I think I have seen them somewhere else!

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  12. LOVE the list....every last bit of it.

    I'm off to potty myself! (wink, wink)

    Love Love!!

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  13. came over via fivestar friday's intrepid tuesday...

    Love the list.

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  14. Thats a cute list and let me warn you, it takes forever to break the habit of spelling things outloud ;)

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  15. Woah, terribly behind in reading. But seriously the step stool in the bathroom. I even sit on the potty seat.

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  16. Great in-depth coverage here of motherhood!

    Congrats on your SITS day.

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  17. So funny!! Your post rocked, and that's past 10 pm! So true, especially the 8:30 love. Happy SITS day!

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  18. So, so true! And here I thought I was the only one who referred to shows with just initials...like Yo Gabba Gabba is "YGG" and Blue's Clues is "BC" in our household. Otherwise, tears might ensue if we mention the show without turning it on immediately! :)

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  19. OMG - I can relate to so many of these! Especially the one about the only picture of me being shoes! Totally true.

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  20. HAHA! I soooo remember the days of spelling stuff o-u-t! I'm pretty sure I still spell around the dog...
    AND I still say "potty" and mostly pee with the door open...what can I say? Old habits die hard.

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  21. This reminds me so much of me! And I laughed out loud at the Caillou part because I'm always wondering why he has no hair when every other character on the show has hair!

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  22. I was totally cracking up about this...especially the part about your pre-pregnancy "fat" days now being your "thin" days. I totally dream about having my pre-pregnancy body back.

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  23. Great list.

    I did a post like this awhile back... one that was on my list was "you catch your kid's vomit in your hands without blinking an eye". Yeah, that's some good times right there...


    Hope you enjoy your SITS day!

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  24. Speaking on behalf of all the children....

    *STARE*
    *BLINK*
    *POINT*
    *EH?*

    Or translated to grown up language....

    That's nice.

    (Can you feel the sympathy?)

    BlogBaby (Yup, a BABY who BLOGS!)

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  25. I nodded at every single item on your list!!

    My favorite though...fat days that are now thin days!!

    Happy SITS DAY!!

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  26. I now remember my "fat" days before pregnancy as my "thin" days now.

    OH MY! I was just saying this to my husband this morning!

    Popping in from SITS. Enjoy your day!

    Cristina

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  27. Janna, everything you said is sooo true! Having kids is the best but it really does fill up almost every waking moment of your day until Happy Hour (their bedtime). Happy SITS day!

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  28. Oh, I liked this post. Although, I may feel differently when I'm a mom. ;)

    happy SITS day!

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  29. Love your list! I may copy your idea and do a list of my own. :) Of course, I will link back to you!

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  30. Visiting from SITS!!

    Be patient. You WILL get your life back! One day, you'll be able to come and go as you please, without having to check in with anyone, shop by yourself, take showers whenever you want. It took me 25 years (my oldest is 25, youngest almost 19), but I now have an empty nest (temporarily anyway) and I'm enjoying it!

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  31. Sooo funny. If it makes you feel any better, I don't have kids (just babysat a lot back in the day), and I still find myself humming Blue's Clues occasionally.

    Happy SITS day!

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  32. This post is pure genius! My boys are now 17 & 14 and I must say I'm a little nostalgic for so many of the things on your list. Enjoy every minute of it. Or at least every minute you're not tearing your hair out!

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  33. That was hilarious!

    That is so true! Geez, I can barely stay up past 10:00 anymore either and I don't even have a picture of my shoes. I can't see them anymore after gaining all this weight.

    Happy SITS day SITSta!

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  34. Fantastic list! Very well said and beautifully put! My fav was the one about Caillou! My husband and I have had that same discussion several times and my eight-year old daughter has even joined in. What's with that kid? How did it make it through the focus-groups and on to American TV?

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  35. This post is adorable!! Congratulations, again, on your SITS day, you *totally* deserve it! :) Now go have that glass of wine!

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  36. I'm still fairly new at this mommy thing, but I can already relate to A LOT of those things. Too funny.

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  37. tooo funny - especailly since I'm still spelling in front of my oldest who now just shakes her head and says "mom, I know what you said."

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  38. Great list! You've defined motherhood perfectly.

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  39. last night my dh complained that he no longer had any 'me-time'...I'm sending him this list! happy SITS day!

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  40. Ahhh, the joys of motherhood......

    {happy SITS day!}

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  41. i can relate...i love your blog and am a follower now!

    happy SITS monday!

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  42. Haha! Great post and so true! I long for the day when I am able to visit the bathroom alone again.

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  43. Ha! Those are great! And I am you on more than 3/4 of them:) Our big night out is home by 9pm.

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  44. Shower? What is this "shower" you speak of? I can't remember. ;P

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  45. Excellent, excellent list! I felt like I was there with you in the trenches. I actually forgot what it was like to go to the bathroom with company until.....

    My daughter is grown. My boyfriend has a three and a five year old girls. I am *barely* fast enough to beat them to the bathroom door and lock it. But the banging, and carrying on outside the door makes me fearful they WILL bust it down.

    Ahhh, good times!!

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  46. Ah, this was a great post. I actually spelled something in a crowd full of adults yesterday, so I hear you. Ditto wth saying I have to got to the "potty" or go "pee." I think I always thought of the kids re: screwed up celebrities in the news, and right back at you regarding Caillou and I second with that pill, Ruby (but I like Max).

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  47. I love your observations--I wish I would have had a blog when my kids were little!

    Happy SITS day!

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  48. Ahh so this is what awaits me someday :) I can't wait teehee..

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  49. Stopping by from SITS. I am so with you on so many of those. Truly. Especially the pajama pants and fireplace. LOL Oh, and we have that zebra bouncer thing too. Only now, my 2 year old prefers to STAND on it rather than sit. I guess it's time to be moved to the basement.

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  50. I don't have kids, but this certainly seems like a very true list from what I've seen. Happy sits!

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  51. Oh, what I have to look forward to! lol. My son just started crawling so I know my life is about to change big time. I loved this post; it made me laugh!

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  52. I'm not a mom yet and 8:30pm is still my favorite time of the day :)

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  53. This was so clever and cute! I love the fireplace comment! HAHA!

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  54. You got me on this post! This is so my life :o) But I love it ;o)

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  55. He He! Some of these pertain to me! Regarding Sprout and Noggin...Noggin...All The Way!!!

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  56. I catch myself saying I have to go "potty" also, usually when I'm at work

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  57. Let's see, ditto, ditto and ditto again! I guess that means I'm a Mom, too.

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  58. Let's see, ditto, ditto and ditto again! I guess that means I'm a Mom, too.

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  59. Happy SITS Day! I have a 6 month old and I can imagine how my life will turn into something similar to yours. I already can't get to one side of my family room due to the many baby toys on the ground.

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  60. I totally get some of those. Especially never getting around to that glass of wine I tweeted about :)

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  61. Happy SITS. I'm right there with ya. I can't wait until the day that I can pee without someone staring at me!

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  62. how true it is. i've been sorely trying to get some privacy back into my life. My oldest is 6 and it's starting to drive me crazy that the moment I take off pajamas is when my daughter decides to poke her head in the room and say hi. It's pure instinct. *LOL*

    Happy SITS day. I love your photos of your boys. Just beautiful!

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  63. Happy SITS day! I love this post, I can relate on every level. Especially the one about getting home and putting on the jogging pants. I sometimes wonder what my neighbors think of me whenever I take any steps outside of my house to get mail or hang clothes on the clothesline. Is she always in her PJs????

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  64. Holy hell, are you the Official Language of Mothers Everywhere, or what?

    LOVED this: "...the only picture that I have of myself is a picture of my shoes" and this: "...I spell things out when talking to people for NO apparent reason" and this: "...I would rather have Mr. Bee clean the bathroom than buy me jewlery" and ESPECIALLY this: "...I have discussed a backstory with Mr. Bee about Caillou. (What is going on with Caillou? Why doesn't he have any hair? Why is he so darn whiny and what's wrong with his parents?)"

    I KNOW. I hate that kid.

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  65. LOL. Cute list. I'm the nanny, so my favorite time of day is 2pm-4pm. Nap time! ;)

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  66. happy sits day! hilarious post, can't wait. (i don't have kids yet.)

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  67. Haha! So true--I know I'm a Mom bc as I was reading/typing I was talking to my 2 y/o, listening to the news and talking to the husband!

    And agreeing with every. single. one of yours above--love this post!

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  68. this was too funny, Im so glad you linked back to this post today. Im glad I read it, it gave me smiles!

    Congrats to your SITS day!

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  69. Lmbo I can whole heartedly agree.. although our song is changing now cause mine are to the level of Icarly and such.. but *gasp* my 2 oldest ADORED barney... I loathed barney yet found myself singing the please and thank you song ALLL the time ..

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  70. This made me want to laugh and cry and laugh and cry and drink a bottle of wine (which I can't becuase I'm a mommy too and tonight it's just me and the kid and I'm sure that wouldn't be very responsible!). This was like reading my life... hilarious and sad and wonderful!

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  71. Honey my youngest is 14 and I still say "go potty"!

    Congrats on your SITS day!

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  72. LOL, I'm so there. I have to add a couple though...

    ...I refer to myself as Mommy when I talk to others

    ...I can name that Mickey Mouse Clubhouse with in 5 words spoken.

    ...I have mcdonald's toys stashed in my purse, car, hidden toy box for those emergency moments.

    ...the ringer on my phone has been twinkle, twinkle for almost 3 yrs!

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  73. Oh, I can soooo relate! Funny that you'd mention the fireplace, because I just barely turned our gas fireplace on tonight for the first time in almost 3 years because I've been so afraid my youngest would touch it and get burned. She got so excited about it as I sat there in front of it trying to restrain her from getting too close! Ah, the things we, as mothers put up with! Enjoy your day in the SITS spotlight.

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  74. Amen about the last one! We have an alarm set for 8 pm. You can practically hear the joy in my voice when I say, "Bedtime! Give Daddy hugs and kisses!"

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  75. Been there, done that, and perhaps I posted a shoe picture last week on my own blog, :)

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  76. I can relate to every one of those!

    Stopping in from SITS!

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  77. AHAHA!! My favorite is that you'd rather have Mr. Bee clean the bathroom than buy you jewelry. I don't have kids but I can somewhat relate -- I'd rather have my Executive Cupcake Analyst wash my car than buy me a necklace :)

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  78. And I know I'm a mom because my public identity is no longer "Jeannie", but "Eric's Mom", "Paul's Mom" or "Eric and Paul's Mom". :)

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  79. OMG! That is so cute and soooo true!!

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  80. Ha! This is awesome...mine would be slightly different, since I have 3 little girls and no boys. But yes, our fireplace is always covered by toys!!

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  81. This list is RIGHT ON! We've NEVER used our fire place. 8:30 is luxury time. And I need to go potty right now...excuse me.

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  82. And eventually, when your babes grow older you'll have another list of reasons you know you are a mom...
    Mine are all girls so it's a little different:

    1) What's theirs is theirs and what's mine is...hey where did it go?

    2) I buy pads and tampons in bulk, every month.

    3) I, according to popular vote, don't know or understand anything.

    4) Most of the phone calls I receive begin with "Mom, don't say know yet, just listen..."

    The list goes on...

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  83. This was a great post and I can totally relate. I know I'm a mom because:
    - I call my breasts (actually anyone's breasts) boobies no matter who I'm talking to
    - I rock my shopping cart at the grocery store as if someone is in it and will fall asleep
    - Instead of asking people I'm out to dinner with if they're enjoying their meal I say, "Is that YUMMY?"

    Ah... the joys.

    Happy SITS day!

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  84. I love your list! I think about 95% of those I could relate to. Oh, and by the way, Sprout is better in my house! ;-) I actually did a post just like this last month:

    http://www.theunexperiencedmom.com/2009/10/you-know-youre-mom-when.html

    Happy Sits day!

    Tamara (aka The UnExperienced Mom)
    www.theunexperiencedmom.com

    P.S. Glad there's another mom who is candid about motherhood AND likes to spout off about celebs!

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  85. I have a 14 month old daughter and I've just started spelling things out. Good times.

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  86. Absolutely loved this post. Makes me wonder what my list would look like!

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  87. Love it! Too, too funny because it is all true!

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