Here are some prime examples.
1) Then: When people would ask to hold Kai, I would have them use hand sanitizer beforehand. Now: I am just happy if Kai has cleanish hands. He pretty regularly gets either poop on them when I am changing his diaper or nasty things he picks up outside.
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2) Then: I always made sure to have a blanket under him no matter where he was sitting/laying. Now: He much prefers having either the dog or dog bed under him at all times.3) Then: If his paci so much as hit the ground, I sanitized it. Now: He regularly eats food off the floor.
4) Then: Nothing should be in the crib except for Destructo and his paci. Now: Child if you will go to sleep you can have your soccer ball and your train book in the crib with you. Heck here is the remote (with batteries removed of course) for good measure.
5) Then: No TV shall be watched in front of the child. Now: LOOOOKKKK Destructo, it is Elmo. Don't you want to watch Elmo? Pleaseeeeeeee (with a note of desperation in my voice?) Mommy really needs to finish cooking dinner/ folding the laundry/ cleaning the kitchen.
6) Then: My child will not have a paci after the age of one. Now: Keep it until you are five if you keep on sleeping through the night. In fact, here are three extras in your crib to better enable you to find one at night and not wake me up.7) Then: I will never bribe my child with cookies, candy, etc. Now: The proof is in the picture. I know exactly how many aisles I can make it down before he runs out of said cookie.
9) Then: I must always use a cart cover. Germs are everywhere.
Now: Eh it is just a quick trip to the store. He will be fine. (Although I will admit I still use a cart cover or high chair cover more than everyone told me I would. Destructo likes to drop his food and pick it back up and eat it. At least it lands on the cover this way.)
10) And finally, then: I paid so much for these clothes I am going to dress you up every day.
What are your guys' then and nows?
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This is too funny!! Ok: Then- I will read with Troy for 2 hours every day to develop his brain. Now - One or two books at bedtime - 15 min. max. :-D oh well!
ReplyDeleteOhhh that is another good one. When Kai was little (and much less mobile and wiggly) I would read him 3-4 books every night and sing a ton of songs. Now, bedtime is Goodnight Moon, a quick song, and into bed.
DeleteAwesome list!! Agree with all the points!! Good thing we do get laid back in the end, huh?!
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading. No kidding. If I was still as uptight as I was when he was born, I would be so much more stressed out and exhausted. And I am stressed and exhausted enough. LOL
DeleteYes to all! Especially now after the second one...
ReplyDeleteYep, I imagine I will be even more laid back after baby number two you know assuming I ever decide to have a baby number two.
DeleteLove this list!! I can relate to pretty much all of them :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading. I figured most moms could relate to a lot of these.
Deletehe is the cutest!
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have a good day!
Thanks! I think he is a cutie myself. I will check out your blog right now.
DeleteThis is so me! And am now going to start using "cleanish" as an adjective--love it :)
ReplyDeleteCleanish is the adjective that describes my life right now. My house is always cleanish. My kid is sometimes cleanish. My poor dog is nearly never cleanish since my kid slobbers all over her and throws food to/on her nearly all the time.
DeleteCleanish is pretty much my motto too. Kids get so dirty sooooo fast.
ReplyDeleteYou think I can get it in the dictionary since all us moms seem to use it?
DeleteThis completely cracked me up! I did these things, too. Swore things...and then, reality hit. You do what you have to to keep going. Totally relate to this, though.
ReplyDeleteI am curious to see how many more mommy rules I will break in the future as he gets older or as I have multiple children. Motherhood is a wild ride that is for sure.
DeleteI was a good mom, before I had kids. :-) Great list and real to boot. I figure when they eat something before we stop them from the floor or share cups at a play date that they are giving their little systems a boost.
ReplyDeleteI was the world's most rocking mom before I spawned Destructo. Heck even when he was a newborn I had all these big fantasies of what we would do once I just got a little sleep. Yeah I am still waiting not to feel tired. And I am all about immune system boosts. Licking the window of the store we are in, hey at least you won't get sick as much when you start school.
DeleteI think I have hit just about everyone that was on your list. It got even worse once #2 came into the picture.
ReplyDeleteI figured most moms would agree with the majority of the list. Man if I am this bad now, I am going to be so laid back with number two. Sure you can play with those sharp objects. No biggie. But be careful. Hahaha
DeleteHahahahaha!! This just cracked me up!! But I completely agree...Before I had kids I had all kinds of grand ideas about the type of mother I would be! Instead I turned out to be a super crunchy hippie Mom (despite being in the medical field lol) I guess my biggest then & now would be...
ReplyDeleteThen: Co-sleeping is terrible. No one gets adequate sleep, you can't have intimacy & who eventually wants a 10yr old sleeping with them?!
Now: Oh you had a nightmare an hour after I laid you down? Hop in bed kid...I'm too tired to keep getting up to lay you back down between your brother's feedings! If it means you'll sleep through the night, I'll survive the foot in my kidney!
But I guess we did well for about 20 months! It never happened til we moved him to a big boy bed & baby #2 came along :/
Ps, I'm a new reader btw...Loving your blog so far :)
I imagine I will break that rule as well. Although since I have super violent nightmares complete with thrashing and kicking, I will resist until the exhaustion wins. Glad you are liking the blog. I am loving blogging. Thanks for following.
DeleteI can totally relate! I have slowly learned--after 3 kids--that children are very resilient. At first, I was terrified I'd break my new baby, but she never broke! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat post. I'm a new follower. I hope you will follow me back.
I actually already follow you! I was so afraid that I would somehow hurt Kai when he was born. He was so teeny tiny. But alas I didn't and he was fine.
DeleteHaha! My baby is now at nine months officially allowed to watch soccer matches with daddy on TV...her only TV show allowance. We don't own a television set, but the hubs is sort of a futbol fanatic and seems to find friends willing to kick back on the couch with him and our baby for an afternoon of soccer. Thanks for sharing this smiley post with Monday Mom Musings this week, Melissa.
ReplyDeleteKai is going to be a soccer super star according to my sister (who used to be quite good at soccer.) She practices with him already. I do have to say that he can already kick a ball quite well. LOL
DeleteWe do have very similar views. It's so easy to get caught up in what you think things will or should be like until you are in the thick of it. Love the post!
ReplyDeleteThanks! Yep I have learned not to judge other mothers nearly as much as I used to.
DeleteGreat to see I am not the only parent who set themself up for disappointment on the parenting front. All the I will do this and won't do thats went out the window for me also (maybe a few more though).
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking up for Flashback Friday Blogshare!
Thanks for reading! I think most new moms have realization moments like this.
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