You Know You're a Mom when...

So I didn't write on Friday. But I'm making it up today.

Friday got busy with a terrible grocery shopping trip, naps, friends visiting, a husband home from work, and hanging things on walls. 

So this morning, before Dean went to bed for work tonight, I was doing some hard core cleaning and some things started popping in my head. Things that I would've never thought of until I had kids. 

So here is my list of 

You Know You're a Mom (or Dad) When...

you're searching for a new home, and the first thing you think about is where all the toys are going to go (the second is how many baby gates you will need to keep your mind at ease)

you're preparing to go out to family dinner and you make sure to pack enough toys to keep all parties happy until the end of the meal

you're scrubbing the bathroom and you sanitize bath toys first

you light candles, you place them on surfaces that little fingers can't reach and continually say "HOT! HOT!" out of habit

you get more excited about baby things than things for yourself

you think more about how you want to decorate the nursery and when you can start than anything else

you randomly hear children crying when you're in the shower (and it's never your kids)

you forget things for yourself when you venture out of the house for the day because you were so concentrated on everything your child may need or want while you're out

more things are mounted/attached to the wall than you thought possible

you suddenly start planning your weekly meals based on how likely it is your child will eat it

you know what children's shows are on and when and what channel

you look forward to the same two times of day everyday: nap time & bed time

you know how to get just about any stain out of any material and any mark off of any wall

you see safety hazards before beauty

you don't remember the last time you went to the bathroom alone or someone didn't wave "bye bye" to your pee

you hide candy and cookies where little eyes can't see them and beg for them all. day. long.

I'm sure there's more I'm forgetting. But that was something fun for today. 

Happy Sunday all!

What are some thoughts or things that made you realize YOU are a Mom?