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Two things that made me a real mom this weekend

So we bought a van. I know I know, we only have one kid. We debated for a long time and then decided we could either buy a second car and then a bigger car when we have kid three, or just buy a big car now. That big car ended up being a van. We really like it so far. Mostly I just like having a car again and not having to work around Jason's work schedule. We are now official owners of a real family vehicle. Hopefully now I do my Christmas shopping.

The second thing that made me a "real mom" this weekend happened shortly after we bought the van. We went down on Saturday afternoon thinking it wouldn't take long, and of course it did. Jason's work party (up in Layton), was coming up and so I left Jason to do the paper work and raced home to get ready to leave Daniel with babysitter number two for the day. My sister Tiffany showed up and I was half dressed and gave her all the instructions while I put my nylons on. I was telling her what to feed Daniel and had this funny flashback. I remembered this one family I babysat for all the time. I of course can't recall their name, it was like the Becketts or something like that. Anyway, she was always running late and would give me instructions while she finished putting on her nylons. So I decided I was that much closer to being a real mom.

As a side note Daniel discovered his shadow last night. He first found the shadow of the Christmas tree and was confused as to why there was a tree on the wall. I explained to him about his shadow and he was pretty excited. Our carpet has a lot of spots on it and as Daniel was looking at his shadow on the ground he ran over to this really dark spot on the carpet and shouted "shadow." It was pretty awesome.

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BigJason said…
Can we just tell people that our dirty carpet is "shadows" now?
11:50 PM
Megan said…
I like the shadow on the carpet comment - maybe because I too can relate. Anna found her shadow a while back and she just stares at it in a confused like manner. And I just laugh and didn't explain because how do you explain a shadow to 2 year old? Obviously you did so you should expound. Congrats on becoming a real mom ;) Are there any other signs so I know if I have become one? LOL.
9:47 AM
Josie said…
That is serious business, you ARE a real mom now! I thought it was so funny when my first friend my age bought a van. I remember the 1st time I realized a was a mom with Pierson, we were outside and he had snot running out his nose and I used my shirt to wipe if off. Then when I was pregnant with Madi I got called to be in the YW pres. I came home and told Ryan, now I am a REAL mom, I'm going to have 2 kids and be in the YW pres. Love it, thanks for sharing!
11:45 AM
mikeandash said…
You got a van! I get excited when my friends get vans so that I'm not the only one.
I like the Hawaii pictures!
9:20 PM
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