In less than a month, I’ll *technically* be living the life of a mom to a kindergartner and preschooler; my “life with a toddler” days will officially be behind me.
(Well, except that Maddie seems destined to wear diapers. But that’s a different story for a different day.)
I’m so happy to have one of my bloggy faves – Elena of Mommy Is In Timeout (@NaynaDub) – here today to share how she survives life with toddlers.
And not to ruin the surprise, but #4 is my favorite of her list!
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In the 5 months since I’ve started blogging, I haven’t done a lot of guest spots. I haven’t thrown myself out there because I fear I will ruin another blogs following. For some reason, I think Liz trusts me. I was honored when she asked if I would do a guest post.
This post was inspired by a tweet. That’s actually where I get a lot of my material. I tweet something and if enough people respond with either (a) that’s really funny or (b) you are the strangest person I follow, then I have a feeling it might make for a good post.
The top reasons you know toddlers have invaded your home:
1. You find yourself salivating over the leftover food on the highchair tray, spilled milk and all. You soon realize it’s probably the warmest meal you are going to get all week.
2. You and your husband reference yourself as “Mommy” and “Daddy” even after the kids are in bed.
3. You turn down your bed at night only to find that Thomas the Train and Buzz Lightyear are already occupying this space. You ask them to scoot over, but then realize they can’t talk back to you. That only happens in the movies that you’ve watched 1,849,392 times.
4. You dry yourself off from a shower with a towel that has fins, a tail and a hood. I will say though, that hood comes in pretty darn handy to hold your hair back while you’re applying your makeup.
5. You drink wine out of a sippy cup and you serve appetizers on your favorite IKEA footed kiddie bowls.
6. You have it down to an exact science just how much you can get done during one episode of Caillou. Beware: Trying to accomplish your to-do list with Caillou in the background will leave “That’s Me!” on a constant loop in your head.
7. You relax on the couch with a pillow pet on a Saturday night, secretly loving it, while going through your DVR. You find yourself the next morning browsing their website trying to figure out which animal would go best with your bedroom decor.
What are the signs that show you toddlers have invaded your home?
93 comments what else can I say??? But I loved this and nodded and giggled right alongside you…everyone one of them was awesome…just like U!!!!!
Well, thank you for saying that! So sweet.
OMG number 7 is hilarious!!!
And in my bed it’s a pink stuffed pig.