The Top 7 Things I Have Learned From Being a Mother so Far

I am a wife. I am a mother. I am a teacher. I am a writer. I’m a lover of reading, running, scrapbooking, and crossword puzzles.

Welcome to motherhood! You might have spent the last nine months preparing, researching, reading, organizing, and planning like I did, or maybe you just showed up at the hospital on the day you went into labor and were like, “Okay, let’s do this thing.” Either way, as long as you are loving and actively trying to keep your baby alive, you are doing a great job! However, regardless if you are a planner or not, here are some things I have learned in the first three months. Whether you want to heed my advice or simply laugh/cry please enjoy!

1. Holy Crap!

Seriously, holy crap! All of my training for being a parent did not remotely prepare me for the amount of poop (and for that matter, spit up and drool) that goes everywhere. I knew there would be plenty of diapers to change, but I was utterly clueless on the amount of poop that would be smeared on baby’s clothes, my clothes, the floor, play things, boppies, bassinets, blankets, etc. Some days I feel as if I spend the majority of the day wiping up poop, dabbing at poop stains, changing poopy clothes, soaking clothes full of poop, washing poopy items, and repeat because baby had blow-out after blow-out.