you know you are a mommy when....

1. you deem it to be ok to go into public wearing if there is only one puke stain on your shirt
2. your purse is actually a diaper bag
3. instead of wishing for a shoes from saks for xmas you now are keeping your fingers crossed for the jogging stroller with a mps3 player
4. elmo is your new best friend.
5. you feel really accomplished if you are able to shower, blow dry your hair, put on make up and even put together an outfit before 5pm. or at all. or even one of those things.
6. you have a whole new understanding and respect for "mom jeans"
7. there are multiple people in your life who ask you how many times the baby pooped today... and are genuinely interested in the answer.
8. you've even uttered the sentence "I think i may just wear maternity clothes from here on out." or "i just wish my stomach would stick out further than my boobs"
9. a "great find" has gone from antique jewelry at the flee market to babysitters with college degrees & a car!
10. date night is literally just dinner, glass of wine & rushing through desert to make it home before babysitter starts charging overtime... instead of dinner, bottle of wine, drinks at a nearby bar & then late night dance party at the house.
11. you have mastered the art of doing dishes, laundry, vacuming, eating, making coffee, getting dressed, making a bottle and cooking - all with one arm.
12. you consider your house clean if there are only a few dishes in the sink, half the toys are put up & the laundry room door is closed.
13. you are grumpy all day if oprah didn't record.
14. the scene from sex and the city where miranda gets poop on her forehead isn't as funny as it used to be.
15. you find yourself suddenly listening to your mother on a regular basis.
16. deciding between eating or sleeping is actually a difficult decision.
17. you don't even register the sound of crying babies in public anymore, as long as its not yours you are all good.
18. every decision you make throughout your day completely revolves around someone elses nap schedule.
19. you could teach lessons on how to "happily fight" with your husband...ie...telling him exactly how angry you are that he forgot mothers day with a smile on your face. (and yes he did...)
20. you find yourself commenting on how the teenager girls today are wearing their skirts too short or playing music so loud in their car they could wake the baby when they drive by.

and you are completely happy about every bit of it.... well except for the mothers day thing... i was pretty pissed about that. i mean just because your bday and mothers day fall within 3 wks of each other does not make it a combo holiday!

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