Mum's Life
I can't believe it! 40 thoughts every mum has at this time of year
Is it just me or has January flown?
I suppose every month flies by when you are a parent. You mark the passing of time with developmental milestones, ever-growing shoe sizes or terms of swimming lessons.
In a blink, you’re on term four and your baby’s feet are not the tiny pudgy squishes they once were. We are still often shocked and amazed that this precious time passes so fast.
Here are 40 things we just ‘Can’t Believe’ as parents at this time of year:
- That Christmas day was just over a month ago
- That Easter Break isn’t so far away
- That February mid-term is nearly here
- That fees are due again for after-school activities
- That Halloween was 87 days ago
- That anyone due in Summer is beginning to show now
- That it's 2020
- That it's already the end of January
- That June begins in just 126 days
- That kid's shops are already selling sandals
- That our babies are no longer babies
- That our kid’s feet have grown a full size since before Christmas
- That our little ones are nearly bursting out of their school uniform already
- That our little ones have already been told they can wear pink for Valentine’s Day and green for St Patrick’s day
- That Summer-child care needs to be organised
- That that birthday you thought was so distant is now just around the corner
- That the end-of-school play is already being spoken about
- That the flowers you had forgotten about on the school run have begun to bud
- That the pregnant lady you walked past each day on the way to school is now pushing a buggy
- That you will soon be dressing them in t-shirts instead of long sleeves
- That the school trip your kid has been talking about for months is happening
- That the school year is over halfway done
- That we have to start thinking about Summer camps already
- That Winter is nearly over
- That you haven’t seen some key family members since Christmas
- That there is no point in buying a bigger winter coat for your growing kid because Spring is about to be sprung
- That you need to start thinking about secondary school
- That your baby has a tooth
- That your bigger kiddo will be finished primary school in less than 4 months
- That your kids will be soon anticipating the Easter Bunny instead of Santa
- That your little one’s tooth is loose
- That Winter boots are now in the sale section of your go-to kid’s shoe shop
- That your maternity leave – the one you have anticipated for almost a year- has begun
- That your maternity leave is almost up
- That you will soon be able to put them in socks instead of tights
- That you’re getting Valentine’s cards home from school already
- That your little one who just started school in September is now learning to read
- That the stretch in the evening is nearly here
- That this school term is nearly over
- That you are already exhausted and it's only a month after Christmas