Hi there!
Welcome to my Blog Hop post!
I’m Colleen,
and I’m not partying in Chi-Town this week at the BlogHer Conference, because I just had a baby two months ago. He was actually only supposed to be a month old right now, but he couldn’t wait to get here. I didn’t want to leave my little Wade, and if I had a hotel room all to myself? Well, as the exhausted mom of a newborn, I’d probably just end up sleeping the entire time anyway.
I also have a 4 1/2 year old, David, and a really great husband, Dave, who lets me sleep in when the baby keeps me up all night.
If you’ve never been by before, Mommie Daze is about my life as a SAHM, and what I affectionately call The Fog of Motherhood.
You’ve heard of the Fog of War right? In the heat of battle soldiers get confused and don’t know who they’re shooting at or what’s happening around them.
Well, some days motherhood is like that.
You know.
Like when the baby is screaming for a bottle, but they’re all in the dishwasher and it’s only halfway through the cycle, the dog is throwing up the Happy Meal toy he ate on the beige carpet, and the pre-schooler is running around the house with your bra on his head singing the theme song to SpongeBob as loud as he can.
All. At. The. Same. Time.
You don’t know whether to laugh, cry, put someone in time-out or just curl up in the bathtub in the fetal position.
That’s the Fog of Motherhood.
For those of us not livin’ it up in Chicago, Robin of Pensieve and Musings of a Housewife are hosting Blog Hop ’09. Want to join in? Link-up here.
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You made me LOL with the image of your son running around singing Sponge Bob with a bra on his head … not that I could relate or anything
Welcome to some adult conversation this weekend
I would have been terrified by the shear number of people at BlogHer. That’s why I’m quite cozy with my computer 
I can sooo relate !
The fog of motherhood really sums it up, doesn’t it?
My middle child came a month early — on Christmas DAY no less. GAH. Those babies have a way of doing their own thing, don’t they?
Maybe next year we’ll all be at BlogHer…
My kids are 13 and 11 and the “fog of motherhood” is still there. Different, but there. Nice to meet ya!!
ROFLMBO! I am in the same FOG…At. The. Same. Time. All. The. Time. LOL!!!
Twitter: mommiedaze
July 23, 2009
What’s with early babies and holidays? Wade was born on Mother’s Day.
Nice to meet you!
I can definitely relate to the Mommy Fog. I thought you came out of it as your kids got older, but so far it hasn’t happened!
Your post made me giggle because I can just see all that chaos in my head…what a picture!
Things are crazy here always too!
Hello there!
I had my baby girl Willow on May 25th, she wasnt supposed to be here until the 13th, but you know, Im glad she came early. I was kinda sick of being pregnant!!!! Ive got the Mommy Fog of yeah! I am a stay at home more of 4!! Honestly I think the Fog is how I survive!
I will be subscribing!
Hyla
Omg…this made me laugh! Yes, motherhood is definitely like that sometimes…and my 2 1/2 yr. old actually has run around with my bra on his head….but he was screaming “boobies, boobies, boobies!”…lol! Have a wonderful weekend!
Twitter: acupofjoy
July 24, 2009
Hopping with you!
Deborah
Hopping by…your boys are adorable….Congrats on the new baby. Your blog sounds like it is a lot of fun! (Can relate to that dog throwing up–ours did yesterday while the kids are going crazy!)…look forward to stopping back by.
well, i have a little preemie myself…she’s 18 months now and just now weighs 19 lbs…i love those little ones. good to meet you…i think we’ll be friends for sure. you and i are just two peas…get a nap and we’ll meet up soon!
Wait, have you been to my house? Cause that is totally something I could see happening here on a daily basis (and stuff like that does happen here. More often than I’d like to admit!)
Nice to ‘meet’ you! I’m with you on the sleeping all weekend if I had a hotel room. Maybe that could be an idea for a new ‘conference’…Mommy Sleeps ’09!
I love the term “fog of motherhood”. I am happy to tell you the fog does dissipate as they grow older.
LOL – i LOVE it!!!!!! totally groping around in the F.O.M. with you!! your sense of humor comes out in your blogging – its wonderful! looking forward to reading more!
Nice meeting you “at the Hop”!
Hello from Bloghop, it’s nice to meet you. That is such a sweet pic of your boys. I only have one dd, 8yrs old, I certainly don’t miss those sleepless nights, but oh those tiny fingers and toes, and those beautiful little smiles
Hope you enjoy your weekend and get some much needed sleep.
Awww! How cute — a much better reason to miss BlogHer than me on my lazy butt — enjoying sitting here in my shorts and not worrying about what I wear, what my hair looks like or who I am talking to. — maybe next year!
Have a great weekend!
I love that…the fog of Motherhood! Ha! I recently left my job to stay home with our 3 little ones and another mother said to me…’so are you just going to stay at home now then?’ Who said anything about JUST??? There are no justs in my life…I run a big house with a small business and keep our family hopping as well!
I’m just saying…your family appreciates you even when they forget to tell you!
Heather
Sleeping is great isn’t it? It seems like we never get enough! I can definitely relate to the Fog Of Motherhood, all except for the dog thing. We don’t have one of those… yet.
Happy Blog Hop!
Stopping by for BlogHop 09 and celebrating my birthday.
Hope you have a great weekend!
I LOVE your Fog of motherhood! That is fabulous! My little one was born a month to the day early…due on christmas day arrived on 11-25! Surprise!!!
Just swinging in from bloghop ’09! Nice to meet you!!
Hi there! Niki from NJ here. Nice to “meet you”! I enjoyed checking out your blog.
I can certainly RELATE
YOUR children are beautiful thanks so much for sharing OFF to look around
HOPE YOU can make it by for a visit
C U THEN
Popping in for the Blog Hop. Very nice place you have here. I understand exactly what you are talking about in the fog of motherhood! Thanks for stopping by my blog!
Twitter: NancysBlessings
July 25, 2009
I laugh and cry at the same time sometimes!
I certainly can relate to those types of moments. We love SpongeBob around here.
Nice to meet and get to know you! I agree about the fog of motherhood and sometimes we just have to laugh cry and scream at the same time! Happy blog hopping!
Make that a 2-year-old and a 3-month-old, and I know EXACTLY what you’re talking about (right down to the ear-shattering toddler rendition of “SpongeBob”)!
Sending a “hello” over to you from the Blog Hop – it helps to know that there are other moms out there fumbling through the baby-days without knowing whether to life or cry.
And, for the record, on most days I just do both.
Whoops, make that *laugh. Did I mention that the F.O.M. also affects spelling?
I had to laugh at this as I have many of them days today is one of them. The darn dog chewed my vacuum cord. Nope nothing left of the cord to salvage to fix. So no vacuum. Then the dog decideds to help him self to left over supper on the stove and SHATTER goes my pyrex dish all over the floor. Screaming baby in her crib as I couldn’t let her walk around with glass on the floor. Sigh…. I know them days all too well. LOL Stopping by from the blog hop to say hello!
Oh yes, I know that fog all too well. It settles in here every day, it seems. Oh, and my 2-month-old came at 37 weeks. Must be a May baby thing
Congratulations! And nice to meet you through the BlogHop.
Great post! Stopping by from Blog Hop. Nice to “meet” you.
“The fog of motherhood”…oh that is funny! Your little bundles of joy are so cute. This is the first time I’ve visited your blog and found it to be really cute. I love pictures of happy families! I guess I need a restoration of hope after all the yucky stuff I hear all the time. Watching the news doesn’t help either…LOL.
The fog of motherhood….. I love it. It’ll catch on I guarantee you that.
Great introduction to your blog. I enjoyed the read. Your children are gorgeous.
Fog of Motherhood…that’s awesome! And so dead on! What’s even better is I started hearing my dog dry-heaving (only dry-heaving, thankfully) in the hallway just as I was reading the puking dog part. Geez, did I jump! HA!
Congrats on your new baby! I remember those days with my kids. Enjoy them now becuase they grow up so fast!
Hey, just stopping by through the blog hop, nice to meet you Colleen. You have 2 very handsome boys. I’m looking forward to following your blog.
So nice to meet you!
I know exactly what you mean regarding the “Fog Of Motherhood”.
I need a lighthouse to make it safely through each day!!
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Congrats on the new baby! What a doll! Love your site
What a sweet picture! Nice to meet you!
I am hop-ing over to you from BlogHop’09, I am #311. It is so nice to meet you!
Be sure to Hop on over to my place and check out my 30+ giveaways (with a new one added daily) and to spread the BlogHop’09 Love!
Ashley
Beauty4Moms
http://Beauty4Moms.blogspot.com
I fully understand the need for Adult conversation….I have two sets of twins, a 6 month old and a 18 month old grandbaby.
The Tragedy is when you look at the adult next to you and all you can manage is sticking your index finger between lips and start moving it up and down “bidabidabida”
That’s normally what happens for us. Great Blog. Hop on over to visit my house when you have time.
I love your tagline–The Fog of Motherhood. My kids are a bit older than yours so the fog has lifted slightly. I do remember the baby and toddler years and how thick the fog was at that time.
Glad I stopped by from the blog hop! Better late than never, right?!