Things I Never Thought I'd Do...and then I became a Mom Part II

Blogging has become a part of my daily life..and yes, its as pathetic as it sounds. Randomly throughout my days an idea for a post dances across my brain and I know if I don't jot it down it will dance right out of this fabulously highlighted little head of mine. This means my iTouch is filled with scattered thoughts and ideas...so much so that if anyone read it they may think I have a few personalities. 

Being a stay at home mama my days are baby-filled which, in turn, means filled with super random, weird & often desperate actions. As I do these questionable things I will catch myself saying "Oo, theres another one of those things I never thought I'd do!" ...and a part II post was born.

 ..I really never thought I'd...

• Compare my child to a puppy..and so often
• Have to say "We don't eat diapers!"
• Love the smell of my baby even when she is smelly & as sticky as a movie theater floor
• Do the one thing every kid says they won't do as a parent...lick my thumb and use it to clean her face
• Wear a (clean) diaper on my head to get a laugh out of H
• Want to wake up my baby just because I miss her (but I don't because that would qualify me for a ride on the short bus)
• Give a passing mom a knowing smile just because it almost feels like you are members of the same club
• Feel so deeply for others when their kids are sick 
• Dip Hayden's meatballs & carrots in Italian dressing just to entice her to eat it (whatever-it worked!)
• Have the urge to talk to every pregnant woman about her pregnancy (but I don't because thats annoying as hell)
• Give my child a cell phone, tube of diaper cream, remote, wallet, DVD case, tampons or other inappropriate item just to entertain her long enough so I can change her diaper/stop her from melting down/get through the grocery store...and so on and so on.

Stay tuned because I am sure a part III is in my future since I am always 

surprising myself with the ridiculous things I do just to avoid a baby melt-down.

Things I Thought I'd Never Do...and then I became a Mom

Personally, I have always believed I was ready for motherhood. I was ready to be selfless, sleepless and hot-body-less long before I actually had my daughter. Every now and then, though, I catch myself doing something and thinking " I really never thought I'd do that":

So here are some of my cringe-worthy, cute (?) & normal(??) 

 ..I really never thought I'd... 

• Get super pissed that Sesame Street doesn't make new episodes frequently
• Wish that leaving your kid in the car while running into 7-11 for snacks wasn't dangerous, illegal and stupid
• Feel that stores without drive-thrus ruin everything (ok..that's a blatant lie, I've thought about this for as long as I've been lazy)
• Drink from a sippy cup or bottle
• Let my kid watch an hour of Sesame Street just so I could get a little extra sleep
• Eat food that has been sucked on by my child, fallen out of her mouth or been found stuck to her or her clothing
• Melt into a puddle of love every.single.time my daughter rests her head on my shoulder
• Not shower/change clothes immediately following a "vomit shower"
• Wish that forward facing car seats were safer
• Have my shirt double as a baby tissue (only when nothing appropriate is available...for the most part)
• Co-sleep (it may be the only reason I didn't experience severe sleep deprivation those first few months)
• Inspect a poopy diaper that "just looks weird"
• Try pureed meat

Just to name a few. I'm sure plenty more will come to me..probably enough to write another post. 

So stay tuned!

The day the person that would have me do things "I never thought I'd do" was brought into my life

If you have your own gross, embarrassing or weird things that you never thought you'd do before marriage or parenthood leave them as a comment--so I can feel less disgusting.