I'm the worst blogger of the year. I know. It's been really crazy busy around here so I took a little hiatus.
I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaack! And with a little bit of laughter (I hope) to start the party back up.
So I was walking up the stairs with N when I realized that I was fixing his socks without even thinking about it. THAT got me thinking about all the things I do unconsciously since becoming a mom. So here are my top 6 unconcious "Mom moves" (and yes I know 6 is an odd number but I wanted to include the one that started me thinking about it):
6. The sock lift: the one that triggered this list. EVERY time I pick up my son, regardless of who I'm talking to or the actual state of his socks I pull them up. I'm just waiting for the day this summer when I go to do it and he doesn't even have socks on.
5. The finger plug: if we are out in public, for example, when we were out to dinner for my birthday the other day, the minute N starts screeching/squealing I immediately stick my finger in his mouth so he can chew on it. I did it at dinner when he starting squealing because he was done with his biter biscuit. In the middle of ordering dinner I just stuck my finger in his mouth without even thinking. My finger stayed there for probably 5 mins until we finished ordering, I realized it and gave him another biscuit.
4. The table clear: I automatically move everything away from the edges of tables and remove all sharp objects even if N isn't with me. Apparently I don't trust myself not to knock things over or cut myself anymore. That's probably a good thing.
3. The spit check (aka: the shoulder brush): Normally I drop N off at daycare then come home and shower and get ready for the day. It's one of the benefits of working from home. However, even if I have showered and gotten dressed and I haven't had Nathan, I constantly check my shoulders for spit/drool by doing the shoulder brush. You know the one that when I was single was a "big pimpin" type move? Now it's just a bodily fluid check.
2. The butt sniff: Yup. Like a dog. Except for me, it's a self preservation kind of thing. Every time I pick up N I lift him up and sniff his butt. Think out this, I do it in grocery stores, restaurants, I did it in church for N's christening, and I don't even think about it. It's like instinctual because my kid is a sneaky pooper. We've had some fabulous craptastrophies lately so to avoid that, I do the butt sniff to catch the poops ASAP. A laughs at me for it. He always seems to be traveling when the real bombs hit, so I don't think he really gets it.
1. The boob check: This one is my number one because I do it in public (like I said, totally unconsciously) and it just looks like I'm feeling myself up. I am CONSTANTLY like every 15 minutes, squeezing my boobs. Especially now that we are weaning and I'm trying to avoid a clogged duct/mastitis. I squeeze them to see if I'm getting engorged, how full they are, etc. It's also to check for leaks because since we started weaning I'm leaking again. I accidentally did this at an event over the weekend with some of A's coworkers. I think 2 of the guys saw me but they were polite enough not to say anything. I however, was mortified when I realized what I had just done.
So there you go! I'm sure there are TONS more but these are the only ones I've realized I do at some point. What are yours? I know you have things that you do, whether you are a mom or not. The pit check, the butt sniff, the wedgie wiggle? I think these are the things that make me enjoy airports so much. Prime people watching territory and it makes me feel not so bad about my little things....
