Becoming a mom changes so many things, but it also unleashes a multitude of super powers you never even knew you had! Katie shares her experience after having Nolan…
I’m a pretty heavy sleeper. Once I fall asleep, I can snooze through just about anything. Even during my pregnancy, my husband could feel our little, bouncing boy kicking around while I peacefully slumbered. All too often, he would ask, “How are you going to wake up in the night to feed the baby? You sleep through everything!” I didn’t have the answer, but I knew that somehow, we would take good care of our baby.
Our little Nolan came home with us from the hospital in May 2010. What an exciting, life-changing time! My husband and I came home from the hospital as a mommy and daddy for the first time ever, and something in us changed.
Ever since the first night home, I can instantly wake up to the tiniest rustling or squeaking from our boy. Especially in the first few weeks, I amazed myself with the new ability to discriminate sounds in my sleep, and pop out of bed, only to his stirring!
That’s when I realized, when a lady becomes a mama, she develops Mommy Super Powers!
Have you noticed something that you can do once becoming a mother, that you couldn’t do before? I’m sure there are many things that you might not even give yourself credit for! I heard a friend mention that she dug through the trash outside and found her daughter’s retainers. There’s no way she could’ve or would’ve done that for any other person besides her own child. Mommy Super Powers!
Anyone who has twins, triplets, or more must have all kinds of Mommy Super Powers coming out of their pores. I don’t know how they make it through those first couple of years!
In hindsight, I’ve surprised myself at how much I can accomplish while holding a 25 pound toddler: make coffee, vacuum, pick up the house, take out the trash, etc. I think that moms all over the world have special abilities that develop with their new maternal role. Some are obvious, other aren’t. Some are alike, and some are different. But all of them are fun to reflect on and share.
So what are some of the Super Powers you’ve developed as a mom? Or feel free to brag on a friend or relative. What abilities have you surprised yourself with once becoming a mother?
– Katie, Counting Joys
this is soooo true. I have developed the powers of being able to do anything on about 2 hours sleep and move around the house getting chores done without making ANY noise!
i’m 30 weeks pregnant with my first and really hoping the pregnancy brain will transform into these superpowers!
Haha! It will! I was super clumsy during my pregnancy. I’ve never broken that many dishes! I’m sure that you’ll surprise yourself with amazing abilities! Congratulations & good luck, Krissy!
Oh so true Katie, i still remember all those baby cries that awake you without even a thought of i can’t do this, it just comes easy. My hardest super powers had to be called upon when all my sweet girls flew the coop, but after you reilize that they are making and see that they are doing what they are meant to do all is fine, and you wiil always be there super mom.
Oh man, I can’t even begin to think about the time when our kids will grow up & move out! That will definitely take some super powers! Thanks for your note, Fran- that was encouraging!
I love it most that my girls think I’m super mom <3
This makes me feel so much better! I can sleep through just about anything (storms, alarms, etc.) so I worried that when baby arrives I’d sleep through it’s cries….I guess not! Still not sure how I’ll accomplish the amazing feats of a working mom, or even lugging a baby-filled car seat around, but I guess I’ll figure it out…
You’ll do great, Jill! It’s amazing how new muscles develop (literally)! And you’ll figure out a routine that’s best for your family. Blessings on you & your little one!