15 Moments that remind me of my tag called 'MOM'

                           

Being a mom is an adventure! Each day is unique, challenging, fun and interesting. As a mom of a 2.5 year old daughter, I experience all the emotions in the world in a span of just 24 hours!! And there are those moments each and every day which make me realize that I have a tag called MOM, dated forever!

These are few of them:

1. It was more of a shock than a surprise when I found myself (someone who just needs the time and a little space to sleep deep, amidst any loud noise/people) waking up every now and then to check my few-hours old's breathing pattern. The story continues until now to check if everything is okay during her sleep. Believe me, people do change overnight!
2. When I hallucinate her cries even when she's happily giggling away or sleeping. That being said, you'll not be surprised if I say I assume any child's cry in the malls to be that of little A's.
3. When I'd pray that she falls asleep so I can have some ME time, but end up gazing at the cute bundle sleeping peacefully and wait impatiently for her to spring back to her toes.
4. When all my novels were replaced by newsletters from Babycenter.
5. When little A's day-to-day activities became the talk of the household.
6. When going out was not as easy as just getting myself ready! Any outing would involve packing an extra pair of clothes, an extra pair of shoes, innumerable finger foods to offer if she's in the mood to reject everything I show, an extra supply in case she drops it down or I drop them or somebody else does. Phew!
7. When I found apps like Nursery rhymes, Talking Tom/Pocoyo, Doodle, Read-along bedtime stories, ABCs and 123s slowly outnumbering my favourite phone apps.
8. Everytime I fill a form for my daughter and my name goes right under 'Mother's name'. Bliss!
9. When the saddest days of my life are those when my little one fusses to eat (almost everyday).
10. When a warm cuddle from a gleaming daughter is all it takes to keep my spirits high!
11. When I find myself repeatedly singing 'Old Mac Donald', 'The wheels on the bus' and 'If you're happy and you know it' over and over again. You have to believe me if I say I know what comes next in the nursery rhymes playlist. 
12. When shopping for her tops the list anytime.
13. When cleaning the mess is just another routine but repeated from dawn to dusk and again from dusk to dawn.
14. When I find myself going to any extent to keep her safe and sound. This also includes shooing spiders and walking in a dark corridor which I'd dare not do when alone.
15. Each time I do something to keep her happy and in turn derive happiness, it occurs to me that am a MOM, dated FOREVER! 

      

                                          

   

                           

Am sure all of you've had instances that you'd love to recall. Do share as comments below.