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Stone Cold Tea

2/21/2014

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This morning Mr P&P suggested I rename this blog “Stone Cold Tea”.

Because, once the Bean has been dispatched to nursery, the pile of discarded pyjamas and feelies has been swiped off the bed, Armageddon-sorry-breakfast has been cleared up and poohmageddon-sorry-the Bean’s nappy has been rinsed, a lonely, undrunk, stone cold cup of tea sits on the dining table.

Always.  
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“Stone cold tea” definitely sums up motherhood for me. A few other things spring to mind:

Sod’s law
Or, perhaps more aptly, baby’s law. The first nappy that goes in the nappy bucket is a pooey stinker of a mess, destined to fester until the next laundry load. The meal you made lovingly ends up on the floor but the smelly shop-bought goo is gobbled up. The one day we need to be somewhere early, he has a lie-in.

Insanely intense
Intensely happy: watching my newborn son in his cot from my hospital bed, wondering how the hell we made something so perfect, and how he ended up with a Mohawk.
Intensely challenging: Not really liking breastfeeding despite wanting to. Still waking up 4-5 times a night most nights. Trying not to panic when he gets so sick he even vomits up water.
Intensely funny: realising that his number-one, absolute most favourite thing to do is bounce across the bed butt-naked. Ata boy.
Intensely puzzling: how does he manage to eat the skin on the kiwi and like it?!
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See? Mohawk Baby
Fidgeting goalposts 
They go left. They shimmy right. They do a complete 360° on you.
When you think he’s finally sleeping through the night, he goes and has a growth spurt. Yesterday he was obsessed with clementines, today he won’t touch them. Last month ago he could only crawl, now he hurtles through the flat on two feet clutching a swiped umbrella. Pointy end up.

Soggy-slimy-sticky
Soggy tissues Sticky hands Slimy bed sheets Slimy nose Soggy sleeves Sticky toys SOGGY SLIMY STICKY MUMMY!

What else? What word or phrase sums up parenthood for you?


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Emily Higgins link
2/21/2014 06:29:06 am

I love this post because it's so true! Love the mohawk! Thanks for linking up #binkylinky x

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Eline @ Pasta & Patchwork link
2/21/2014 12:01:36 pm

Thanks for hosting #binkylinky Emily, it's great fun to take part in it!

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Mummy Whiskers link
2/21/2014 04:50:10 pm

Love this post, I started doing the nappy wash on a morning after the morning poo to avoid the pio festering all day in the nappy bucket, but my boy then has a random poo over lunch now so it doesn't really matter anymore! Thanks for linking up #BinkyLinky

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Eline @ Pasta & Patchwork link
2/22/2014 12:13:16 pm

Ha, you can never second guess these babies! Thanks for commenting #binkylinky

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BakedPotato Mummy link
2/22/2014 02:01:21 am

Oh so very very true. I thought about calling mine Highs and Lows, because there are so many of both when you're trying to be a mummy for the first time.
#BinkyLinky

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Eline @ Pasta & Patchworks link
2/22/2014 01:39:26 pm

Absolutely, far more (and far more intensely) than I ever thought possible before M arrived.

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Seychellesmama link
2/22/2014 06:13:43 am

Great post :)
I reckon all mums can relate to this!! Xx

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Eline @ Pasta& Patchwork link
2/22/2014 01:40:25 pm

Thank you lovely:-)

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Daniel
2/22/2014 03:58:48 pm

Really we'll written and funny, thanks for sharing your experiences of parenthood with us, however mad they are! Keep up the good work and don't worry - by the time The Bean has trained you, number two will be on its way... :-D

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Eline @ Pasta & Patchwork link
2/24/2014 02:08:13 am

Thanks for the lovely comment Dan! As for 'number two', I'll be ordering me a quiet, sleepy baby. Ha, yeah right!

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HodgePodgeDays link
2/25/2014 03:16:01 am

Sods law gets me every time!

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