Mommy confessions

I'm a member of an internet forum of approximately 150 moms that all had babies around May 2005. It's been a great resource for us this past year. Most important of all, it's taught us that every baby is different and learns at their own pace, and it's averted a lot of anxious times wondering if our baby is "normal", because anytime one of us is experiencing something, there's somebody else who's going through the same thing.

We recently did a thread of "mommy confessions" to make us all feel better for not being Mommy of the Year. I thought it would be prudent for me to come out in the open with the rest of you as well, so this will be a new regular part of our blog.

My "mommy confessions" of the week:

- I sent Elizabeth to church one day with her shirt on backwards....guess who didn't get much sleep the night before?

- Last week while we were on vacation, I resorted to "hiding" food in conspicuous places on the hotel room floor, so Elizabeth would "find" it and actually eat it, even though I'd seen how dirty Elizabeth's legs got when she was crawling on the floor earlier.

- When Elizabeth spits food out of her mouth and I can't find a place to throw it away, I occasionally will eat it myself.

- Elizabeth has gotten very whiny when she's in her high chair lately, so tonight, David went to play tennis, and I was desperate to eat in peace, so I gave her some chocolate pudding to play with while I ate. She was having so much fun, I kept giving her more. Before I knew it, she looked like this:



Guess who got an early bath tonight? (But at least I got to finish my dinner!)