you might be a mom...

some simple things. some in humor. some real.

...if you can pick up paper, legos, a shirt, or pencils with your toes.
...if your morning coffee is shared with all around.
...if you consider going up and down the stairs with laundry part of your workout.
...if you avoid the cereal aisle with littles due to all the toys that they display across from the cereal.
...if you can change a diaper in the back seat with only one wipe.
...if you've memorized Good Night Moon and Are you My Mother and Cat in the Hat.
...if your morning wardrobe selection consists of wondering which color t-shirt to wear.
...if your day is divided into snack time segments.
...if you've ever thought of getting a this vehicle stops at all railroad crossing sign for your car.
...if you've ever thought of getting a taxi sign for your car.
...if you no longer have a car and now only have a large suv or van and you want those signs.
...if you realize the oh, you look tired comment is probably really true.
...if your eyes tear up when watching commercials.
...if you can actually steer the gigantic kid seater cart at Target.
...if you've claimed the back row at church as your family's row.
...if your purse contains a diaper, gum, barbie shoes, coupons, and a board book.
...if you go through a pack of bandaids within a week.
...it you're not afraid to stand in the road so that cars slow down while your children bike on the side.
...if you can cook dinner, teach math, clean the kitchen, and answer an email at the same time.
...if you know that sometimes the best thing and only thing needed is a hug.
...if you give and give and give of yourself.
...if you use hairbindies as rubberbands. Or vice versa.
...if your pinterest board has categories for art, birthdays, fun, might do, and disney.
...if you can fall asleep within 4.3 minutes of sitting still.
...if half of your dvd collection consists of veggie tales, thomas the tank engine movies, and pixar.
...if your netflix recently watched is the same as above.
...if you find yourself wondering when that teenager grew up.
...if you do a happy dance when the calendar has nothing scheduled. for the morning.
...if you can proudly drink out of a plastic ikea cup.
...if you refuse to ever wear mom jeans.
...if you've nodded several times during this list. And grabbed a bindie from the deck of cards.
...if you let yourself lose at checkers. or memory. or chutes and ladders.
...if you find yourself standing in the doorway of your children's room and praying for them at night.
...if you are okay with serving breakfast for three meals in a row.
...if the house isn't perfect and you're still content.
...if you've got at least one pair of black yoga pants referred to as your go-to pants.
...if you're summer tan comes from spending time at the park.

...and if you everyday get up, pull your hair back, answer to the never ending mom cry, and still go to bed feeling grateful, content, and thankful. And tired. And laughing remembering the two year old wearing his fourteen year old sister's glasses.

Interested in some Dear Mom Letters? Check out a couple here - Dear Mom with the Little One Crying in the Store, Dear am I enough Mom, Dear Moms with Littles.  Also, take time to check out the 10 Days of Intentional Parenting series.
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