If you find yourself smiling and nodding knowingly while reading this list, then you're definitely a mum:- You no longer find yourself becoming embarrassed
- You find yourself watching dora the explorer by yourself
- Instead of lipstick and eyeliner, you now carry baby wipes, pieces of lego and my little ponies
- You no longer need sleep to survive and instead rely on very strong coffee to get through the day
- Getting to go grocery shopping alone feels like treating yourself to a weekend away
- You never thought it was possible to love and be loved this much
- Sleeping in until seven am is a lie in
- You wouldn’t dream of leaving home without a pack of trusty wet wipes in your bag
- You hear a baby throwing a tantrum on a plane and feel nothing but sympathy for the mum
- It takes an hour to leave the house to run a ten minute errand
- Most of your Google searches begin with, ‘Is it normal if my child.....’
- When you get to spend long enough in the shower to use shampoo and conditioner, you feel like you’ve just had a spa treatment
- You catch yourself saying things that make you worry you’re turning into your own mother
- You hide in the bathroom just to get a few minutes peace and quiet
- Every item of clothing you own is stained
- You’re too busy chasing the kids to brush their hair in the morning that you forget to brush your own
- You cry tears of happiness when you convince your very fussy eater to try some broccoli
- You seem to spend most of your day vacuuming, doing laundry and ironing.
- You have memorised your child's favourite books because he begs you to read them so often
- You find yourself thinking at least once a day, that you’re just not cut out for motherhood but you wouldn’t change being a mum for all the world
