Welcome To My Messy Motherhood

I always wondered why so many new mamas take up ‘the art of blogging’… and then I became pregnant.

 

I vomited 15 times a day for months and became so good at it, I did it while driving, one handed and without even wincing. I lost control of my body – so much so, it eventually became normal when I tinkled on my way to the bathroom. I gave birth while taking selfies and stroking my son’s hair as he entered the world. I cried so much during that ‘fourth trimester’ – half the time because I wasn’t sure if I’d made a mistake and half the time because I loved my son so much, it actually pained me. I got crapped on AND tasted someone else’s vomit for the first time after my baby puked right into my mouth… I loved him so much, it didn’t even taste that bad. Now that’s disgusting.

 

To think that when I turned 30, I had felt like I had already experienced so much of what life has to offer. Yup, this is why new mamas blog. This crazy new journey that moves so fast you get whiplash, which leads me to the reason I’ve decided to take out my laptop…

 

Despite having read all those books on ‘what to expect when you’re expecting’, I could not have had less of a clue those first few months. In fact, I was actually mad at my mama friends for not shoving the truth down my throat. I had naively thought I had some experience through my time with them and instead entered motherhood only to discover I was more handicapped than ever. I had heard so much repetitive rambling about miracles and unconditional love – where were the other stories?

 

Well, those stories are here. My thinking is that if you love your friends, you tell them the cold, hard, stinky, pukey truth.

 

Welcome to Dina’s Dirty Diapers and stay tuned as I gear up for round two of motherhood… the stories are just beginning!