The Amazing Changes Motherhood Brings

After I had my Cutie Pie people were always asking me what surprised me most about motherhood. I think they were expecting me to talk about the amazing feeling of love and joy that Cutie Pie gives me. I feel an incredible sense of love for my child but it didn't surprise me at all. I have always felt that kind of love from my own mother.

I feel like I was adequately warned about all the typical motherhood changes. You will never sleep again. Your house will be messy and you won't care. The baby will take over your entire world. You will change your mind about wanting to be a working mother. You will change a million diapers. You will do laundry every day. You will sing nursery rhymes until you lose your voice.

But there were a few things that I was not prepared for. There are three things that actually surprised me about motherhood.

1. I am a shameless booger picker. Cutie Pie has had a runny nose since January. Of course he does not know how to blow his nose or wipe his own nose. It is up to me to keep him booger free. I think it is so sad when I see a baby with snot running down his face. I don't want Cutie Pie to be one of those snotty little babies so I take my job as booger remover very seriously. It doesn't matter if we are at home or in public. No boogers left behind!

2. It turns out that I really can get ready in fifteen minutes. For years and years it took me hours to get ready to walk out the door. I never thought it was possible to shorten my leave-the-house-routine. But, as it turns out, not caring what you look like can make a world of difference. As long as the baby has not thrown up on me since the last time I changed my clothes, I am good to go! I usually try to throw on a little make up too. I haven't completely given up.

3. I can pop out of bed wide awake. I really can. For the longest time I thought I was just one of those people that has a hard time waking up. I thought I just needed a few hours to wake up and I couldn't be helped. It turns out that all those years I was hitting the snooze button I was using the wrong kind of alarm clock. The only way to wake me up is to the sound of Cutie Pie noises through a baby monitor. He just makes a peep and off and running across the house to investigate.

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