Just Admit It...

I truly believe that there are things we all do that we just don't talk about or would admit unless we were all joking around with a few of our closest friends. Or some things we deny even to ourselves and our spouses. I know there are little things that I hide... or at least used to try to... Come on, you know you do it, too...

-flip over couch cushions when there is an undesirable spot and hope that another one doesn't occur on the freshest side. Because that would mean you would REALLY have to clean it and not just spot clean.

-sniff clothes that we are uncertain about and as long as they don't smell bad, they go back into the drawer.

-sometimes when there is just NO TIME for a shower, wash up at the sink with a washcloth and pretend that you are one of the "normal" people who get a shower and do their hair perfect every morning.

-as gross as it is and as much as you swore up and down you would NEVER do it to your kids, but you KNOW you have licked your finger to wipe spots off your child's face. We don't ALWAYS have wipes and tissues handy at our disposal...

-when faced with an ill-packed diaper bag and find yourself without wipes or diapers, you know you've used paper towels dampened with water and have cleaned out the diaper as best you could and put it back on... just to make it back home for a fresh one, of course!!!

-eat a spoonful (or spoonfuls) of frosting when you think that no one is watching.

-eat a treat when no one is home and then when everyone is home you join them when they have one as if it's the only one you've had.

-shared a piece of chewed gum when you needed a breath freshener and your spouse had already popped the last piece into his mouth.

-gotten sick and tired of changing your bed sheets when an infant has spit up on them so you've laid a towel over the spot so you could just go back to sleep. And you know you've also done that with a burp cloth in their crib on the spit up spots in there, also.

-splashed water all over the front of you and pretended you had an accident with the water when you realized that your breasts leaked all over the front of your shirt.

-sat in something wet on purpose in attempt to cover up the fact that you've laughed so hard you wet your pants.

-lied to the doctor about not having had fed peanut butter, eggs, citrus or other such foods to your child when you've given it to them before the doctor approved age.

-skipped meals and all hydrating beverages before a doctor visit because you know you have to step on the scale in front of the skinniest nurse EVER!

-lied about how much weight you gained during pregnancy and embellished how much you lost afterwards!

-eat the kids' food when you are feeding them and then have another dinner later with your husband like you didn't get dinner yet.

-refuse to shop at certain stores where the sizes are not kind and tell yourself it's the style, money, etc. Anything else but the fact that you do NOT want to admit that you fit into THAT size.

...See! We are NOT all perfect and we all have things that we do and don't tell or try to hide, but would life be a funnier and freer place if we just set aside our pretenses. Come on, what are some things YOU hide?

Incoherent Thoughts

I literally just gulped down half a bowl/mug of lukewarm coffee in order to clear my head quickly and take a moment for myself as I have been up off and on since about 12:45am. First it was a feeding, then my son, then baby fussiness, then my son, another baby feeding and so on until my daughter who was the kindest in the night and stayed put, but threw a massive hissy fit at 6:30 because she instantly wanted to begin all the projects I said we could do today... All this before my first sip of coffee. Irritation and Mommyhood is not a good combo, so here I sit taking a moment as they play (sort of) quietly in their rooms (and by "rooms" I mean that they aren't really listening and are wandering in and out). Whatever. The baby is asleep for the moment and I had some coffee and here I sit for a brief Mommy Moment... And cue the whimpering baby.

...I find it funny that the last post I made was mere hours before I FINALLY went into labor and gave birth. She is such a precious little doll (as are all of my children... when they aren't annoying the you-know-what out of me, anyway) and while we raved and ranted on and on about how good of a baby she was, she has for the past few nights proven to make a liar out of me. Let's hope this does NOT continue. And cue crying baby and a slew of random questions from the 5-year old.

And now after the diaper change and a few rounds and "I gotta tell sumfin' you" from my 3-year old, I have absolutely no idea what the point of all of this was. I will post it anyway, however just to give all a glimpse into the sad brain cell deterioration that occurs with constant sleep deprivation, answering inane nonsensical questions, and the ever present fumes of poopy diapers.

I hope there is more coffee left in the pot. I am going to need it.