Crazy Things

So today I was trying to exercise using a workout DVD while Nora was crawling around the living room.  The whole time I'm trying to avoid Nora who thinks it is a fun game to chase me around the room.  I can only imagine how crazy I look.  As I look up to see what the woman is doing on the DVD, I step on Nora's finger.  This got me thinking about all the crazy things I have done since I became a mom.

Here are just a few crazy things I have done:

1.  I have left my purse in the buggy while shopping (this have happened more times than I care to admit).

2.  When Leo was a toddler he wanted to sing songs about he favorite things like mac and cheese, basketball, and his stuffed lion named Baby.  I could often be heard making up crazy songs to the tune of classic kids songs.

3.  I've worn my shirt backwards at work for half the day before I even noticed.

4.  When Leo was potty training he would refuse to use a public toilet so I would have to beg/threaten him to use the bathroom in a public restroom. 

5.  I have told Leo wild stories to get him to do chores like if you don't clean up your room Santa may trip and fall and superheros always eat all their veggies.

6.  I once left the house and got into the car before I realized that I was still wearing my house shoes. 

7.  I have fallen asleep sitting upright in a chair. 

8.  I have told my children that Mama needs a time out and shut my bedroom door.

9.  Nora loves to dance anytime she hears music and I can't help myself, I have to dance too.

10.  There isn't anything I wouldn't do for the kids including making Halloween coustumes, listening to stories that seem to last forever, embarass myself by singing and dancing in public or even carry a screaming child out of the store because he is pitching a fit.

I often wonder if I'm the only one who has done these or other crazy things since becoming a mom.  Surely I'm not alone in sometimes believing that motherhood makes you lose your mind a bit.  I'm so glad that I'm a mom even if I occassionally forget things and look silly in public.