You know you're a Mum when....

you can't see the TV show you're watching clearly for all the greasy fingerprints all over the screen!

You know you're a Mum when....

you thank your lucky stars for a sleep-in. 


I.e. You get woken up by incessant chattering at 7:20am - a whole twenty minutes later than usual! 


Yippee!

You know you're a Mum when....

Your rubbish bin always smells like poopy nappies.

You know you're a Mum when....

you see people's lives torn apart on the news and all you want to do is desperately hug your kids. Life is put into perspective. You find yourself standing over your baby's cot watching him sleep and reminding yourself just how lucky you are.

You know you're a Mum when....

you look in the mirror at the end of the day and realise you've been walking around with mashed Weetbix in your hair. 

All day. True story.

You know you're a Mum when....

you know the morning weekday cartoon schedule off by heart.

You know you're a Mum when....

you get into bed at night and end up pulling a Duplo block from under your butt, a maraca from under your pillow and a stretch-n-grow from between your toes. Oh, and there seems to be a mysterious damp patch that smells a lot like regurgitated milk on your bedspread.

You know you're a Mum when....

one of the most satisfying noises on earth is that of your baby's enormous belch after a big milk feed.

You know you're a Mum when....

you get Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen stuck in your head at least four times a week. No? Just me? OK then.

You know you're a Mum when....

nothing grosses you out anymore. Particularly poop.

You know you're a Mum when....

you know The Very Hungry Caterpillar word for word.

You know you're a Mum when....

you're really, really good at catching vomit.

You know you're a Mum when....

you have fed your baby, clothed your baby, had a shower, dried your hair, put a load of washing on, put the dishwasher on, cleaned the kitchen, wiped down the dining table, tidied the spare room, tidied the lounge, tidied baby's bedroom, made your bed, had two cups of tea, gotten the jolly jumper out, put the jolly jumper away, changed two nappies, waved hubby off to work, watered the basil plant, caught up on any major news, checked your emails and changed baby (again) out of puke covered clothes.

All by 7.30am.