31 Days of Real Life Mom Moments

I have four kids under three. At this point in my life, I have PLENTY of real life chaos going on inside the four walls of my home and everywhere we venture out to. Every day there are several instances when I look around and simply have to laugh at the predicaments I find myself in.

Like the other day when I thought we’d go on a 30 minute walk and stop by the park before bedtime…and during those 30 minutes we spotted the ice cream truck, which meant we had to buy some, which meant my kids and the stroller were covered in ice cream, when of course I forgot the wipes at home. I brushed it off thinking oh well, we’ll get them cleaned up when we get home. No more than 2 minutes later, we get to the park, and I see my two year old son pull his pants down and diarrhea in the middle of the wood chips, dripping all over his shorts and shoes. Again, no wipes… I’ll spare you the rest of the nasty details, but lets just say baby brother had quite the entertainment to watch from inside the Baby K’Tan. That’s real life friends. Poop running down the legs and all.

Last year I participated in the 31 Days Of Writing Challenge, which is just that. Bloggers are challenged to write about the same topic every day for the entire month of October.

So yes. You can tune in every day from now until the end of October and get a glimpse into real life around here. I’m sharing this for a couple reasons. One, someday I can’t wait to look back and read about life as it is now, in all its glory. Second, I want to encourage anyone else going through crazy real life mom stuff. Life as a mom of little people is full of all kinds of nutso things, but we’re all going through them together!

I want to reassure you that whatever you’re going through is perfectly normal, and sometimes the real life stuff that makes us cry one minute, oftentimes has a way of making us realize just how lucky we are to experience it the next.

So here’s to 31 Days Of Real Life Mom Moments. I’ll see you back here tomorrow!

XOXO,

Amber

Oct 1: Introduction To Real Life Mom Moments

Oct 2: WHAT Is It About Toilet Paper? 

Oct 3: House Slippers In Public

Oct 4: Everything Feels Like Work

Oct 5 & 6: They Keep Going And Going And Going

Oct 7: A Busy Mom’s Most Frequently Asked Question: HOW Do You Do It?

Oct 8 & 9: Sorry! Real Life Happened!

October 10: For Moms With Kids Under 5: THIS Is Our Time

October 11 & 12: The Past Few Days

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