Leaving the house with a baby:
Leaving the house in the days before baby:
Friday, 7 September 2012
Why I Never Leave The House
I used to be a very punctual person. Since having a baby, however, I am frequently late, frazzled, and missing an essential something or other. Please refer to the following diagrams comparing the current state of affairs to the way things were in a much simpler time.
Leaving the house with a baby:
Leaving the house in the days before baby:
Leaving the house with a baby:
Leaving the house in the days before baby:
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hahaha love this! I feel the same way. I can NEVER find my keys either. Ever. I have somewhere to hang them up yet they are never on the hook. Save your money. You won't use it :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip. I can never find my phone either. Or my shoes. Or my mind.
DeleteI thought I was the only one with these problems.... LOL! I have a key hook thing, and it works, well most of the time. ;-)
ReplyDeleteMy "key hook" is the floor in the hallway. It works, well, most of the time ;)
Deleteah, this is so right on. Add potty training and man, it just will never happen. The last time I was at Walmart we went to the bathroom three times. And have you ever lost the keys in the car while putting the kids in their car seats? yeah, that happened.
ReplyDeleteI actually have a perpetual fear of locking the keys in the car with the baby in her car seat.
DeleteI hate when baby spits up on her outfit as I'm locking the door. If I'm just going to the store, I continue on my merry way and just wipe it off...if I'm going to visit friends or family I change her clothes.
ReplyDeleteThat used to happen to me all the time when my daughter was younger. Fortunately now that she is almost a year, she spits up a lot less. Finally!
DeleteLOLLL
ReplyDeleteHilarious! Although I must admit that I was late before babies... it's just much worse now :-(
ReplyDeleteBut at least now you have an excuse!
DeleteToo funny! Glad I'm not the only one. I'm always so exhausted by the time I actually leave the driveway that I wonder what was the point in the first place. Oh, the life of being a parent! =)
ReplyDeleteOnce I get into the car, I always feel like "Well, that wasn't so bad. Look at me go!" It's like I immediately forget about the hour it took to get me there!
DeleteI recall a company picnic we wanted to take our baby to. The picnic was at 2:00 in the afternoon and we started getting our baby ready at 9:00am. We got to the picnic at 3:00.
ReplyDeleteLOL. Sounds about right.
DeleteSo funny!!!I am late all the time and I CAN NEVER find my keys. SUch a cute post!
ReplyDeleteYou'd think we'd eventually learn to just keep our keys in the same place so we wouldn't have this problem! :)
DeleteSometimes, by the time I leave the house, I am so exhausted by the efoort that I need a nap. A couple of weeks I had to change my daughter's diaper and her clothes, in the driveway of our hose. We hadn't actually "left" yet, but I knew if I went back in the house it would be like starting over from the beginning!
ReplyDeleteSmart thinking with the driveway maneuver. Very clever! :)
Deletelololol hilarious! no wonder why i never see my friends that have kids lol
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Thank you so much! :)
DeleteOuch, that's fourteen extra steps. Now I'm tired.
ReplyDeleteMe too!
DeleteI remember those good ol' days trying to go somewhere with the baby. Dang, ain't this the truth! Coming to you from Saturday Top Five Laughs
ReplyDelete"Trying" being the operative word.
DeleteUgh, how true this is! Then when things finally get easier you think "hey, that wasn't so bad, lets have another one". And repeat.
ReplyDeleteHahahha. I always say that I won't have another until I forget how bad pregnancy, childbirth, and the newborn phase were. At this rate, it's going to be awhile!
DeleteEXACTLY. My sister (sans kids) totally doesn't get this. Yeah, basically I'm insanely jealous of her because she can just walk out the door--will we ever regain this magic talent??
ReplyDeleteNot only will you one day regain this talent, you'll be faster than you ever were pre-kids. Kind of like your mad grocery store skills when your kids aren't with you. I think this luxury is many years in the future, though!
DeleteOh this is so true. My older one undress themselves after I dress them while I change the babe diaper! FUN TIMES....... Great post so funny
ReplyDeleteOh wow. That's a whole other level of frustration I have yet to experience. Looking forward to it! :S
DeleteTrue that!
ReplyDeleteOh so true and so funny! It's never just "leave the house" anymore....
ReplyDeleteOn the rare occasion I go somewhere without my little one, I feel so light and free and unencumbered (and I always feel like I must be forgetting something!)
DeleteThis is so hilarious. And unfortunately, so true!
ReplyDeleteThanks! And yes, I speak the truth! :)
DeleteAh, that's hilarious! Been there so many times!!! And as they get older, I keep hoping it will get better, but it doesn't. Maybe because I keep having more kids.
ReplyDeleteLOL. Makes sense! :)
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ReplyDeleteThank you so much! :)
DeleteLove your chart...you covered it!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Roshni! :)
DeleteHow old is baby? Consider this an 18 year warning...I've been told it gets better, but I don't believe them...
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ReplyDeleteThank you and I cant wait to read more of your blog.
That's why I only have one ;)
DeleteThe poo RIGHT BEFORE leaving the house sucks, especially since I've typically JUST changed her!!!!
ReplyDeleteI knooow. I'm not looking forward to when pooing right before leaving the house involves her sitting on a potty. At least now, it's just a quick change table fiasco.
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