Have you ever had a really good mom moment? You know those moments when you forget the last time your child ate, or forget to pack diapers and just 'wing it' because surely he won't pee (or worse) on the the way home....or when you forget swimming trunks for swim class and just pretend his shorts are waterproof.....No? That stuff only happens to me?
Well, I sure hope I am not the only one.
Maybe it is just me.
I seem to have a good handle on being a mom most days however, I have my off moments and I like to laugh about it (once my embarrassment subsides). The photos above capture the most awkward "mom moment" I've had recently...and I'm lucky my best friend was there to capture it {Big hug to Tory for saving the day by the way}.
We were on our way to Disneyland to celebrate Ryan's birthday, happy as can be. I thought I had packed a decent diaper bag. What were the chances I would need an extra pair of clothes right!? Well, long story short my son threw up in the back seat. Awesome. We were to far from home to go back and apparently the 'Happiest Place On Earth' rules out nudity. Oh and why go home when we were so close?
So, we stopped at the nearest Target. (Target really does solve life problems) Tried cleaning out the car as best we could with tissues and air freshener, which is probably the hardest and most disgusting thing to do. Then, I proceed to take my naked son into Target to get a new outfit. Here I am trying to pick out an outfit and hold him at the same time so he wouldn't touch the floor. Also, I didn't want to be responsible for a naked toddler running about Target. Not that day anyway.
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I think the moral of the story is always pack extra everything. That day I wasn't on top of my game...but it sure made a funny memory. Also, I still don't know why Ryan threw up....he seemed completely fine afterwards. Happy and ready to party! Which leads me to believe he was just testing me and momma skills....nice one kid. You got me!
To read another one of my great mom moments go here...
Happens to me too! A couple weeks ago, I took the kids to Laguna Beach for a picnic. I didn't pack swimsuits because we were only going to "put our feet in the water" and I only packed an extra set of clothes for the baby, because surely my 4-year-old doesn't need it. Well, of course, as we were putting our feet in the water, Hudson got knocked over by a wave and was drenched. So he spent the rest of the time at the beach in his Sponge Bob undies, not to mention the walk back to the car. Lesson learned: always, always pack an extra set of clothes! I swear these kids do it on purpose...
ReplyDeleteOh goodness - we've all had them. And you know what - you handled it exactly how good moms do: you rolled with the punches, solved the problem, and moved on to laugh about it. The mom who has every single thing she could possibly need packed up completely freaks me out because seriously, who can REALLY plan for every contingency?
ReplyDeleteGood for you "winging" it, momma. XOXO.
Greatest story! The pics are classic. I love your attitude about everything. I think you handled it like a champ!
ReplyDeleteJacqui, this is great. The fact that you were able to catch snapshots really makes the entire awkward "mom" moment even more enjoyable to read. Things like this happen pretty often here. Example: last week I left a cloth diaper cover blowing in the breeze hanging inside the church's nursery for days. Oops! Thankfully, I don't think anyone (including my hubs) saw (or smelled) it, but I'll be it wouldn't have been too pretty if an unsuspecting person had it fly onto their head while nursing a sweet infant. Oops.
ReplyDeleteThis is classic. I've had similar moments... haha!!
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