Here you will find all those
cute little things I get about kids.
Poems, quotes and whatever else I can find!
If you have anything
that might fit in here, send it to me and I will post it here for all to see!
Here is a new one I received a few times in
my e-mail. (08/02/98)
Mommy Brain
If you've left the crayons to melt in the
car, And forgotten just where the car keys are, There's a perfectly good way to explain:
You see, you've come down with "Mommy Brain." When you're not sure where
the past 8 hours went, Or whether the phone bill check's been sent, If you've left the
laundry drying in the rain, It's just---you guessed it---Mommy Brain. If you find
yourself chatting for hours on end About diaper prices with your cyberfriends, You've just
caught a particularly virulent strain Of that affliction known as Mommy Brain. If
you left your bags at the grocery store Or completely forgot what you went there for, If
you called the cat by your baby's name, You can bet that Mommy Brain's to blame.
And if you know the words to "Goodnight Moon" by heart, Or you study your
sleeping babe like a work of art, If you're always suprised by how time is flying, And the
thought of that first birthday starts you crying..... It's unavoidable girls, and I
feel your pain, For I, too, suffer from Mommy Brain. But I'll admit one thing---of this
I'm sure: I hope they never find a cure.
©1998 Carlotta Stankiewicz
I've recieved this one
a few times in my e-mail so I thought I would put it up for everyone to see.
Toddler's Creed
If I like it, it's
mine. If it's in my hand, it's mine. If I can take it from you, it's mine. If I
had it a little while ago, it's mine. If it's mine it must
never appear to be yours in ANY way. If I'm doing or building
some thing, ALL the pieces are mine. If it looks just like
mine, it's mine. If it is broken, It's yours!!!
This was sent to me by
Angela. "This was sent to me in a letter from
ParentSoup:"
MOTHERHOOD
Your Clothes:
1st baby: You begin wearing maternity clothes as soon as your ob-gyn
confirms your pregnancy.
2nd baby: You wear your regular clothes for as long as possible.
3rd baby: Your regular clothes ARE your maternity clothes.
The Baby's Name:
1st baby: You pore over baby name books and practice pronouncing and
writing combinations of all your favorites.
2nd baby: someone has to name their kid after great-aunt Mavis,
right? It might as well be you.
3rd baby: You open a name book, close your eyes, and see where your
finger falls. Bimaldo? Sounds good to me!
Preparing for birth:
1st baby: You practice your breathing regularly.
2nd baby: You don't bother practicing because you remember that last
time, breathing didn't do a thing.
3rd baby: You ask for an epidural in the 8th month.
The Layette:
1st baby: You prewash your newborns clothes, color-coordinate them
and fold them neatly in the baby's little bureau.
2nd baby: You check to make sure the clothes are clean and discard
only those with the darkest stains.
3rd baby: Boys can wear pink,
can't they??
Worries:
1st baby: At the first sign of distress--a whimper, a frown--you
pick up the baby
2nd baby: You pick up the baby when her wails threaten to wake your
firstborn.
3rd baby: You teach your 3yr old how to rewind the mechanical swing.
Activities:
1st baby: You take your infant to Baby Gymnastics, Baby Swim and
Baby Story Hour
2nd baby: Your take your infant to Baby Gymnastics
3rd baby: You take your infant to the supermarket and the dry
cleaners.
Going Out:
1st baby: The first time you leave your baby with a sitter, you call
home five times.
2nd baby: Just before you walk out the door, you remember to leave a
number where you can be reached.
3rd baby; You leave instructions for the sitter to call only if she
sees blood.
At Home:
1st baby: You spend a good bit of every day just gazing at the baby.
2nd baby: You spend a bit of every day watching to be sure your
older child isn't squeezing, poking or hitting the baby
3rd baby: You spend a little bit of every day hiding from the
children.
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