Mom or Maid

      Another day, another diaper. My son is 16 months old and I am already wanting to say good bye to diapers for good. Why is it that as soon as I change him he decides to poop? Is there something about a clean diaper that brings on babies bowel movements? I think there must be some link. Actually, I think anything clean calls out to a child to destroy it. I was thinking the other day that I feel like a maid. I am sure as a mom you know what I mean. You finish cleaning up one mess just to turn around to a new one. And no, it's not just your children. This includes pets and husbands as well. Let's look at my day and see if I was more Mom or Maid. I wake up to a dirty diaper, but also to hugs and kisses, so we're even. Then it is time for breakfast, only to find that the dog got sick last night, and of course didn't miss the toys. Okay, I can handle this, make scrambled eggs so my son will be in his high chair while I conquer the throw up. I think I'll skip breakfast today. Now it’s time to start laundry, I think my Maid side is pulling ahead. Once the laundry is in we need to clear all the toys from the floor so we can vacuum. And yes I did say WE. My son is my little helper and will usually put toys away with me once he sees what I am doing.He love to do what mommy is doing, so if I clean he is happy to join in, not that it is always helpful, but it sure is adorable. I even bought him a little vacuum so he can help Mommy with that too. I figure this way I get to be Maid and Mom at the same time! Now that the house is looking presentable we go out for an activity, park, zoo, whatever we feel like. Okay, whatever I feel like since my son's vocabulary is still limited to simple works like Mom,Dog,Dad, Juice, Cheese, etc. We get home in time to have lunch and then of course clean up the mess we just made. Now it is time to get the clothes in the dryer and un -load the dishwasher I forgot I had run last night. Now it is nap time for my little man which turns me into full Maid mode. I dust, make the bed, fold and put away laundry, wipe down counters and clean floors. I hop on Facebook just as I hear my man wake up. No time to gossip. Now my goal is to have dinner ready, or at least on the way to ready, by the time Daddy gets home. This is more of a Mom activity than Maid at least. I set my son up with some pots and pans and start dinner. Dinner is a success, even my little man eats more than he puts on the floor, which means it was delicious! Now it is time to play, I need to make up for all the mommy time I missed while I was cleaning. By the time we are getting ready for bedtime, not to my surprise, the house is a mess. There are dishes in the sink, toys everywhere, and my son put something from his dinner all over the couch cushion. That's alright. I still consider the day a success, the house was clean for a period of time and we had fun. So I guess that shows I am more Mom than Maid, because if I was more Maid I wouldn't have this mess to look at once my day is over. But isn't that best? We all need to play Maid, well a lot, but Mom is the most important of our jobs.

Kelly Callahan