Confessions of a working Mommy

Norah turns 9 months on Saturday. I am going to share with you what I've learned so far.

1-Hair. Having those sweet tiny hands pull on the most sensitive spots of my head and rip out tendrils of my hair is highly unpleasant. What's worse is when she giggles afterwards-like she knows that it plucked every nerve in my body. Not to mention, I never do my hair because I don't have time. Here I come on the hipster bun parade!!

2-Clothes. DONT WEAR BLACK. You know why? spit up. spit up is why. I have found spit up in places I didnt even understand. the back of my thigh? oh thats right she was holding on to my legs while i was trying to do the dishes.

3-Makeup. who has time for that? I count myself lucky if I'm able to pee in private. That's right friends, those tiny hands fit under the door. they also bang at the door with plastic toys.

4-Eating. all I can say is-you gotta hustle. in my weight watchers meeting we talked about the importance of enjoying every bite and really savoring that flavor. I raised my hand and said, I have a 6 month old. no one had any advice. Eat faster?

5-Feedings. Have you ever given a child baby food that smells eerily similar to cat food only to have them throw it up on your face later? i have. Or, my personal favorite, when I give her a bite of beans and she spits it back out at me.

6-Relations-imagine this, one baby girl, two dogs and trying to get something as small as a hug in with your husband. NOPE. All three of them just cry.

7-Diaper Change. My dad said it best, its like trying to wrestle an alligator. Needless to say, Norah more often than not has the left cheek sneak.

Now for the real stuff.

8-Work. I love that I get to have adult interactions but I miss my little girl like crazy. I miss her sweet voice saying "Dada" for everything. Sometimes I feel like someone else is raising my child and that she will be a latchkey kid. Seeing baby food on my pants in the middle of the work day is a sweet reminder that I get to raise a beautiful child.

9-School. Work full time and school part time? am I crazy? yes, yes I am. But I want to provide my daughter with the best life possible and that means getting an education. I want her to be proud of me and to learn the importance of education as early as possible.

10-Home. I treasure my moments at home. I get mornings and evenings with my daughter and I soak every minute up. even when my hair is being pulled, toys are being thrown at me and food is being spit in my face. That smile when sees me walk into a room is unlike any feeling I've ever had.

Motherhood is hard. The hardest thing I've ever done in fact. I was once told I may not be able to have children. I consider myself the luckiest mother on earth.
Love your little ones, for they don't stay little long.