Motherhood is lying in bed while holding your newborn and hoping his eyes will close so you can take a nap at 10 am.
Motherhood is lowering your personal hygiene, housekeeping, and sleep quality standards.
Motherhood is usually having a boob out.
Motherhood is you and your child being covered in crusty milk and baby vomit. Someone’s always got it in their hair. Or down their back. Or out their nose.
Motherhood is helping your 3 year old with his socks while breastfeeding your infant because “Socks are hard, Mom.”
Motherhood is getting used to your new body.
Motherhood is making jet packs and building rocket ships.
Motherhood is laughing deliriously with your husband over something only minutely funny because you’re both sleep deprived.
Motherhood is watching your 3 year old talk to and love on your baby.
Motherhood is finally getting him to sleep while lying on your chest and then realizing you have to pee.
Motherhood is crying on the couch because he’s crying...again.
Motherhood is waking up in a panic in the middle of the night because you don’t know where your kids are.
Motherhood is hoping you get to dry your hair today.
Motherhood is doing it all again tomorrow.
Socks are hard, and so is this.
Socks are hard, and so is this.
Motherhood is sitting on the couch crying because your daughter (the Momma) is crying because her baby is crying and there’s not a damn thing you can do about it......besides tell the Momma how very proud of her you are and how much you love them all, that things will get better.
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