Being a mommy is wonderful, amazing, fulfilling, and all consuming.
However, sometimes being a mommy is tough. Sometimes you just feel like you're going to pass out and that you can't handle much more. This is when I think it's okay to cheat a little, so I'm going to confess a few things. Please consider these "tips" for when you are a mommy. I certainly won't judge you.
- Always read bedtime stories, but when you are super tired, read only the first and last sentence on each page. If you're really, really tired, secretly turn a few pages at once. Your child will always pick the longest books when you are the most exhausted.
- Eat in a restaurant. No shopping, no cooking, no cleanup.
- Give your child a bath, but make it really quick and don't bother to wash his/her hair. If you're really tired, skip the bath and bring your child in the shower with you in the morning. Wash his/her hair tomorrow.
- Turn on Sesame Street of Dora the Explorer. While your child is watching, you can sneak a peak at a magazine or catch up on email.
- Use disposable diapers.
- Schedule a few nights out each month with girlfriends. Giggle and do something you love to do.
- Spend time with your husband. This will renew you and help you both remember that you are a team... and in love.
- When your child won't go to sleep, take some work or a book in the nursery and just sit there until he/she falls asleep. I love hearing your calm breathing at the end of the day. If it seems like it's going to be a really, really long night, bring in a glass of wine.
- Put a daybed in your child's nursery. On sleepless nights, you can just sleep in your baby's room. I sleep in your room a couple of times a month. Daddy often takes naps with you.
- Exercise! Run, dance or whatever you need to do to blow off a little steam.
I'm going to finish my glass of wine in the tub as I read some trashy magazines.
Good night, Isabella.
I love you.
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