You’re out for a walk, walking the dog, at the shops, running in the park, and you see me. At first glance I might appear odd, weird, a bit strange, but then it twigs, I’m just the mummy of a toddler!
?It comes with the toddler territory that I lead a slightly odd, slightly weird life…
- I cheer and clap at EVERYTHING
- I have a stooped back… oh wait you’ve just noticed I’m holding a toddler’s hand
- I’m the one stood blocking the path?with a bemused look on my face…. waiting on the sat down screaming toddler to stop tantruming
- I point at everything and say what it is
- I count everything: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 apples
- I’m hiding behind a door/menu/tree peaking around it, stuffing?chocolate in my mouth
- I eat super quick, one minute it’s there the next it’s?not
- I cram?whole biscuits in my mouth at once
- You hear us before you see us…. “car”, “brummm brummm”, “biiiiiird”, “not that way!”, “Please don’t do that it’s breakable!”, “WHAAAAAAAAAAAAA”
- I’m walking in circles/random directions/straight for the duck pond across a muddy field, my pram is abandoned in the middle of the park,?then you see more and spot?a?toddler on reins with FREEDOM!
This same walk to the park also provided my #WickedWednesday post this week which I’ve linked with BrummyMummyOf2…. check it out here.
Lynne xx
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44 Comments
Harrogate Mama
April 5, 2016 at 7:42 pmThat had made me laugh! I can also cram a whole biscuit in my mouth undetected, mostly!
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newmummy
April 6, 2016 at 9:47 amIt does depend on the biscuit sometimes half is hidden behind my back 🙂
Annette, 3 Little Buttons
April 5, 2016 at 8:18 pm? yes…. that’s exactly it! Clapping, cheering, food stuffing mums that we are. Great post, this really made me smile.
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newmummy
April 6, 2016 at 9:43 am🙂 Thank you!
Breakfastclubmum
April 5, 2016 at 8:52 pmSo true. If my children are doing something they shouldn’t I do the counting to 3 thing. Not sure what happens when we get to 3!
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newmummy
April 6, 2016 at 9:43 amyes! Thanks for reading and commenting x
Habiba
April 6, 2016 at 7:25 am“I cheer and clap at EVERYTHING” hahaha this is so me! Great post #BloggerClubUK
newmummy
April 6, 2016 at 9:43 amIt’s becomes a habit 🙂
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Mum in Brum
April 6, 2016 at 8:40 amHaha, brilliant! And all so true. The other day we went to Nandos and I spent at least 20 minutes chasing Taylor around outside of the restaurant whilst everyone else was able to have a nice natter at the table. They are so funny at this age! #Bestandworst xx
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newmummy
April 6, 2016 at 9:42 amThey really are cheeky monkeys aren’t they!
Mum in Brum
April 6, 2016 at 8:44 amP.S – I’m pinning and stumbling this! xx
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newmummy
April 6, 2016 at 9:42 amooooh thank you so much! 🙂 X
Elaine @ Entertaining Elliot
April 6, 2016 at 1:13 pmOh yes I agree with lots of these!! Sometimes I’m driving and I say “ooh look theres a horsey!”…and realise I’m alone in the car, doh! #bestandworst
helen gandy
April 6, 2016 at 2:26 pmLol, lol, lol! Oh yes I can definitely concur. Often I’m the Mum that’s legging it after my wayward toddler finding it hilarious that he’s taken a bid for freedom……thanks for linking up #bestandworst
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Baby Isabella
April 6, 2016 at 7:24 pmHahaha! This is genius! So true! My mummy has a running commentary on everything when we’re out and about! #BloggerClubUK
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Lucy at occupation: (m)other
April 7, 2016 at 6:23 amSo true! I sing a lot too…sometimes I forget the toddler’s not with me and I need a sign at those moments. I also have a rucksack not a handbag now. I need to be able to RUN #coolmumclub
Yvonne
April 7, 2016 at 8:05 amOh yes, you can always hear us before you see us 🙂 great post X #coolmumclub
This Mum's Life
April 7, 2016 at 2:24 pmYes to all of them-especially clapping loudly and cheering (I’ve embarrassingly done this in purely adult company a lot more than I should’ve…!) and eating treats at full speed, and panicking if you hear toddler footsteps pattering your way, that you will be caught in the act, and subjected to a long period of whinging for biscuits as penance!!
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Becky at PinksCharming
April 7, 2016 at 6:45 pmHa ha so true, this really made me laugh, thanks for sharing on #bestandworst xx
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MMT
April 7, 2016 at 7:16 pmThis is so true and I’m recalling several trips out this week with my toddler on a little-life lead too…
Thanks for linking up to #coolmumclub lovely x
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Claire - Life, Love and Dirty Dishes
April 8, 2016 at 8:09 amVery true and funny. It would be easier to take a puppy for a walk! #TheList
newmummy
April 8, 2016 at 2:51 pmhahaha definitely! Even cleaning up dog poo is easier than toddler poo lol
Katy - Hot Pink Wellingtons
April 8, 2016 at 8:13 amAs a fellow mother of a toddler, this is so true! Especially the counting everything and the running commentary – people must think I’m more than a bit crazy! #coolmumclub
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Jaylan - Diapers at Dawn
April 8, 2016 at 9:58 amThis is so true! Where ever we go people end up knowing my childs name as I’m constantly saying it as he walks away from me without a care in the world. Hiding and eating is another one, my hubby brought ice cream the other night from the ice cream van and I made him wait outside until I took baby K upstairs to bed before he could come in …. the joys of parenthood! x #bloggerclubuk
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lizzie ( firstooth )
April 9, 2016 at 7:06 pmI’m the same. This kids make us look crazy! I talk in funny accents and exaggerate everything I do or say to keep them entertained. I say their names far too often in public too, usually through gritted teeth…
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Silly Mummy
April 10, 2016 at 11:44 pmHaha – brilliant! This is all so true! I’m mummy to two toddlers so I spend all my time looking REALLY crazy! I’m not walking in circles – I’m walking in two directions at once! #picknmix
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Becky, Cuddle Fairy
April 11, 2016 at 12:32 pmThe whole biscuit cramming is essential – otherwise they will spot your biscuit & eat it themselves or want their own one. I find myself talking in a different sort of way & try not to do it to adults. lol Thanks so much for joining us at #bloggerclubuk
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Pink Pear Bear
April 11, 2016 at 1:10 pmYep! Sounds very familiar! The hunch back is a very real problem, my spine is ruined after years of first buggy and then hand holding. You forgot the pile of discarded clothing over one arm! 🙂 Thanks for linking up with us! #bigpinklink
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Fran Back With A Bump
April 12, 2016 at 5:57 amBrilliant and so true. I’ve watched back videos of when my biggest one was little and I sound such a moron on them!! #thebabyformula
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Rach
April 12, 2016 at 6:50 amHa loved this! I do all of these!! Especially cheering and clapping at EVERYTHING. And I mean everything. I look like some sort of over excited football fan. #thebabyformula
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Robina - babylists.co.uk
April 12, 2016 at 7:15 amLove this! It’s so true. Went out for dinner last night and ate everything in about 30 seconds while most hadn’t even begun!! #thebabyformula
Petite Pudding
April 12, 2016 at 7:17 amI spend so much time with a bemused look on my face staring at a screaming child that people in my local town must think I am a little nutty! Such a true post 🙂 #thebabyformula
Fi - Beauty Baby and Me
April 12, 2016 at 7:50 amHa ha this is fab – its like a glimpse into all we’ve got to come! xx #TheBabyFormula
Fran
April 12, 2016 at 9:00 amhaha thats brilliant. Those signs are a dead give away.
Emma
April 12, 2016 at 11:58 amYep, this is me. Especially the cheer and clap at everything. I even do it to my husband now without meaning to. Like when he walks in from work – cue hysterical clapping and cheering “yaaaaay Daddy is home” 🙂 #thebabyformula
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Mummy Pat
April 12, 2016 at 1:11 pmHow much do these ring true? Ha ha! Great post.
It’s an interesting fitness regime too. Pushing the buggy round and chasing the toddler helped me lose about half a stone and I ended up with muscles on my toddler-carrying arm about twice the size.
Cheryl @ ReimerandRuby
April 12, 2016 at 5:24 pmSo true! I can totally relate to the you hear us before you see us kind of thing… most of the time, I have to scream while walking on the road to tell kids off, lol. A lot of things we do that seems odd and weird when we got a toddler, don’t we?! Anyway, your new theme looks really lovely, I love it! #TheBabyFormula
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RACHEL BUSTIN
April 13, 2016 at 8:44 amHaha thats soooo cute! I am the mummy to a 9 week old so this is all to come! I can totaally agree with the eating fast! xx
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Briony
April 13, 2016 at 9:30 amI went out for lunch with my sister the other day, minus toddler, one minute my lunch was there, the next it was gone. Not being the mother to a toddler she didn’t realise it as just a basic survival instinct!! Turns out I’m so used to eating super fast I now no longer savour food. Fab post #TheBabyFormula
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A Cornish Mum
April 14, 2016 at 10:07 amOh I remember these days well even though my boys are 10 and almost 12! My eldest always chose a puddle to sit in if he was going to refuse to walk….
Thanks for linking up to #PicknMix
Stevie x
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mummy and monkeys
April 14, 2016 at 7:09 pmYes to all of these, Im always chasing after Ava now. i eet up with friends with older kids, they get to sit and chat and I never do. Thanks for linking to #PickNMix
newmummy
April 15, 2016 at 5:02 pmI know exactly what you mean!
Morgan Prince
July 8, 2016 at 1:46 pmHehe, this made me remember the toddler days. Good luck hun. xx