more mom stuff

At the first baby shower that was thrown for me I opened my first present and it was an outfit, a tub toy and a package of diapers. I ended up getting a few packages of diapers that day and by the time I opened the 5th one I noticed that there was either a nb or a different number on the package. I never really babysat a lot growing up and although I watched my nephews and nieces my sisters had things ready for me when I would be with them. I asked my mom out loud in front of everyone what that was there for and her and my sister laughed and said that it was the size of the diaper. I made an even bigger idiot out of myself and said that I didn't know that diapers had sizes I thought that they were a one size fits all thing.... **Fast forward ten and a half months.... and I feel like I have learned a life-time worth of knowledge in record speed....and yet I thought I knew so much. I only have one baby who is still a baby so I'm sure more experienced moms know so much more than I do when I say I'm hardly grossed out by anything anymore. The past weekend has consisted of me picking Bostons nose, forcing medicine, being covered in throw up and spit up, and the most disgusting diapers all coming from such a cute little girl all while being in the same sweatpants and ponytail (my weekends have changed sooooo much).

I was probably a better mom before I became a mom. When I would see a child in the store throwing a fit I planned out in my head how I would handle that, but I obviously wouldnt have a child that threw fits in stores because my parenting would be so super... if you were lucky enough to see us two weeks ago and Shopko you would know that didnt turn out how I always pictured.

When I heard of parents that let their kids sleep in their beds and then complained about how they wouldnt go back to sleeping in their own bed I would think in the back of my head how that wouldnt ever happen to me... for any of you close enough feel free to come see the struggle we have with getting Boston to sleep in her own bed after the last week of getting to sleep in mine from being sick.

The past two weeks Bostons obsession has been putting everything she can find to put in her mouth. I have pulled out of her cheeks a live box elder bug, tons of toilet paper, pieces of dirt from my shoe and just barely I walked in on her about to eat the toilet bowl brush. If I would have heard this before I had Bost I would have assumed the mom just didnt pay attention very well to their baby, now I understand better how hard it is to pay attention to your baby every second.

I'm lucky I get the chance to be a mom and learn as I go. Practice makes perfect (I hope). I can now say to Boston, "Give momma a love" and she will b-line crawl over to me to give me a hug and her slobbery version of a kiss, which makes all the not so picture perfect moments worth it.

XO:

ashlynn&boston BRONSON

I saw this little gem a couple times today on facebook and thought I would share, glad I got to join this 'hood!