"Ewww...Gross!"

When I was pregnant with my first child, I received plenty of stories from other moms about the joy of becoming a mom for the first time and how being a mom can be very stressful at times but the good always outweighed the bad. However, no one prepared me for the immense amount of snot, dirt, and poop I would have to play in, literally, on a daily basis. Changing diapers is one thing; I expected that. But the poops that leak out the diaper and up the back or when babies start sticking their hands in the poop and handing it to you...definitely wasn't expecting that! I'm gagging a little just thinking about it. Or how about, the never ending running noses and the projectile snot that literally hangs from their little noses all the way down to the floor. No...I wasn't prepared for that either. But I can honestly say, those gross jobs are small compared to the overwhelming bliss I receive while taking care of and loving on my wonderful children. They are the light of my life and I wouldn't change them for anything in the world...well, maybe a little less poop.