I knew I was a Mom when ...

1. I automatically count the sprinkles on each of the kid’s cupcake to make sure they were equal.

2. I find myself cutting Clint's sandwiches into cute shapes ... and peeling off the crust as well.

3. I can not bear to give away any of the baby clothes – it’s so final.



4. I hear my mother’s voice coming out of my own mouth when I said, “NOT in your good clothes!”


5. I was referred to as, "Breeanna's Mom" for the very first time.


6. The first time we hired a sitter, because we had not been out - just the two of us - in ages, and I spent half the night checking on the kids and the other half talking about the kids.


7. Somedays I only have time to shave the lower half of my legs ... and even that felt like a huge accomplishment.


8. I hide in the bathroom to be alone.


9. When Harleigh threw up one time ... and I tried to catch it so it did not ruin the carpet ... that I just had steemed cleaned.

10. The very first time I used my own saliva to clean Breeanna’s face.


11. When I mastered the art of placing large quantities of pancakes and eggs on a plate without anything touching because Harleigh had mini panic attacks when things touched.

12. When Eythen was 2 and he insisted that I read “Once Upon a Potty” out loud in the waiting room of the doctors office ...  and I did it.


13. I hope ketchup is a vegetable, since it is the only one that Harleigh will eat.


14. I donate to charities in the hope that Breeanna, Harleigh and Eythen won’t get that disease.


15. My feet stick to the kitchen floor, and somedays I just don't care.


16. The closest I get to gourmet cooking is making Rice Krispie treats.


17. I no longer object to cold pizza for breakfast.


18. My purse is crammed with emergency toys, candy and first aid supplies.


19. I can talk on the phone, pack a lunch & pull Breeanna's hair in high ponytail while tieing a bow on top ... all at once ... without blinking an eye.


20. I can spend an entire week wearing sweatpants ... and sometimes they are they same pair all 7 days.


21. I can remove chewing gum from just about anything.


22. I say at least four times a week, “I am about to loose my mind” ... but I would never trade it for anything.

23.  When I can look back at the time when it was "just Clint and me" ... and honestly say ... what in the world did we ever do without the kids in our lives???