Have you ever been walking through a store or just out and about, saw a woman alone and thought..."she's a mom"...how would you know what a mom looks like?  Is it the same way that my husband describes sometimes seeing a man in a restaurant obviously out with his family and just looks miserable so we think "oh, that's a dad"?

Being a mom looks like...staying in your pajamas until nap time just so you can get a shower with enough time to wash and dry your hair just to probably go back into your closer and put on pajamas or at your dressiest yoga pants and a t-shirt/tank top and should you be lucky enough to plan to get out of the house actually putting on a tiny bit of make up to look presentable to the outside world.


 Being a mom looks like...a diaper bag full of everything your kids could possibly need.  From formula, bottles, pacifiers, squeezable food pouches, diapers, wipes, changing pad, at least 2 extra sets of clothes per kid and toys to occupy them...

Being a mom looks like...applying band-aids, administering baby Tylenol and kisses for every boo boo when they fall, those Neosporin commercials are visually perfect at lying to you, your child won't be cool, calm and collected as you try to do these things, it's often met with another type of fight from your child.  But when you ask them "is it all better" and they wimper "yeah" you know you did your job.

  
Being a mom looks like...smiles when they first see you after waking up in the morning or from naps, the light in their eyes for you is enough to melt your heart or if you are ever away for a short period, even a trip to the grocery store how you are met with the biggest of hugs and excitement when you enter through the door.


Being a mom looks like...Elmo or Baby Genius on the TV all day, every day, whether used as a tool to drown out other noise or as a calming technique to keep them calm or just to sit still for a minute.

Being a mom looks like...you have the weight of the world on your shoulders because some days you do.  Some days it's a lot of pressure, raising a family and children to become the amazing adults we hope they will be is not an easy task.  Our job as moms is not just to raise our children but be a maid, cook, nurse, diaper changer (sanitation engineer as I call it) and an all over domestic goddess.


Being a mom looks like...SUPERMOM at the small little successes you get everyday, whether it's your child learning a new sign language word so she can communicate with her grandfather who's deaf, a new tooth coming in or actually using the potty when they tell you they need to, you can't help but have your heart jump at those moments of pride where you know you've done your job properly.