A big fat “F” for Mommy…

It’s only 11AM, and I already get a big fat “F” for the day.

It starts off with dragging poor Rya to mommy bootcamp, when all she really wanted to do was nap.

She was a sport though, and humoured me by watching me jump around like a mad woman from her car seat.

She got a bit fussy 15 minutes in – which is when I realized she really needed a diaper change.  Oh. Understatement.

She needed a diaper change AND a new outfit.

Blowout.

Second “F” for mommy – I forgot to pack her another outfit. 

Well…the jumper was multi-coloured, and I figured no one would notice the yellow stain on the side, so we stayed….just 45 more minutes  to go baby – hang in there.

I resume the circuit, placing her back in the car seat on top of the buckles.

Next thing I know, I see my baby launching towards me ‘a la superman…’

Miraculously, she managed to keep her body in perfect flying form, holding her head up looking at me with an expression of, “You are SO getting bad-mommy-of-the-year-award for this!”

SPLAT

Her little belly and chunky monkey legs take the impact – her hands slap down in front of her….her eyes are still fixed on me, “BAD, BAD Mommy”

She let me have it.  And rightly so.

She’s fine.  I’m not. I keep thinking how bad it could have been if she didn’t have her hands out, and smashed her face into the hard gym floor.

F…F….F

(um…now this is the part where you reply with a story how you did something bad once too (or know someone who has)…and I’m not the most rotten mommy in the world).

4 comments

Jessica - March 20, 2011 - 12:29 am

I once locked my keys in the car with Everly strapped into her carseat! Thank goodness it was in February and roadside assistance got there in under 10 minutes- I was freaking!

Karycia - March 27, 2011 - 3:44 am

Q has reminded me that at this age, they become little suicide machines. Paperclip on the floor? Here, let me eat that for you. Stairs? Betcha I’ll try my darndest to fit *under* the baby gate. Cord that you thought was tucked away? I’ll give you reason to duct tape it to the wall behind the furniture that…oh… that wasn’t anchored to the wall? Betcha you’ll get right to it now, mom! Hey! I can roll to (and open) kitchen cupboards full of chocking hazards like raisins and the garbage! Exciting! Isn’t this fun, mommy? (As you can guess, I’ve gotten lazy having a 3 year old who knows better and am also in the re-training stage. Doh!) Oh, and FYI- the belt-clip on shopping carts is there for a reason. Until they’re, say, at least 2 years old! Good luck!

Kristy - March 27, 2011 - 5:48 am

Marissa was nine months old and I was late for stroller bootcamp….funny how both of our stories have to do with improving ourselves…..I was running down the stairs (mommy fail #1) while holding her. Oh, and did I mention she had the arm to the pair of her little sunglasses in her mouth (mommy fail #2)? My feet slipped on the edge of the carpet and I went flying. I didn’t drop her but the her sunglasses jammed the roof of her mouth (thank goodness they didn’t go down her throat) and all I could think was if her leg that was wrapped around my waist had caught on a stair above me when I landed it would’ve broke at her hip. I was sick, she cried like I had never heard her cry before, and I was a hysterical mess. My husband had to come home from work because I thought I broke our baby. I was very sore the next day, but I still never ever run down the stairs with her. Crappy things happen.

Monika - September 1, 2011 - 1:29 am

I dropped my 4 month old on his head because I tripped (while carrying him) on the stairs. Not only that, after I dropped him, I just stood there in shock with my hands on my cheeks saying “oh my God, oh my God” over and over. Poor baby was shrieking on the floor and I couldn’t even get my brain together enough to pick him up. Actually I was terrified to touch him (I figured he’d broken his neck of course). He was totally fine in the end. Didn’t even need the doctor.

By the way, you aren’t even CLOSE to a bad mommy…

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