What Kind Of Mom Are You?

I think about this a lot lately. With my second bambino now on the way, and almost 1/4 of the way here my mind has been wandering to some serious questions about just how good of a Mom am I. Now, many people tell that I'm a great Mom, but when I spend most of the morning laying on the couch I tend to doubt that.

To me, I think "The Perfect Mom" is someone who get's up before the rest of the family, has breaky ready to eat, the dishes done, and their clothes laid out for the day. She sends her older kids off to school and then sets her sights on entertaining her preschoolers/babies throughout the rest of the morning and afternoon. Lunch is ready at lunch time, Supper is ready when Hubby gets home from work. The house is always clean, her children listen the first time their told, and she is always calm, cool and collected. At least that's what I picture...

But that is sooo not who I am.

My day starts when it starts. It all depends on what time my butt made it to bed the night before. Since I work outside of the home (only two more weeks of that though) at night time, my days should be filled with playing with Ben and getting the house work completed...But for some reason, I just haven't been able to make that move towards "The Perfect Mom"

I wake up, find something easy for Ben to have for Breaky (usually consists of a Chocolate Chip Eggo Waffle and a piece of fruit), I stare at the mess left from the night before, walk away from it and my butt hits the coach. (Well, actually by back, I lay back down) I don't ususally start moving again until Lunch time, where I make grilled cheese sandwiches and Campbells soup, tuna sandwiches and Campbells soup, third option being Kraft Dinner/Mac and Cheese with weiners cut up in it. Then I try to tidy up the kitchen, throw a load of laundry in the washer (only for it to sit there and need to be washed again because it gets musty) Ask my son to pick up his toys a million times, (cause he doesn't listen the first time, EVER!) and run the vacuum over the floor. On the odd occasion when I do find a burst of energy, we'll go for a walk or head out to the park, but sadly, I have to admit, those days don't happen very often.

Then it's time for me to get ready for work, unfortunatly Supper/Dinner has escaped my mind and I never think to prepare anything early enough for me to take it with me! Since Ben comes to work with me a lot, we end up eating CRAP on the run that costs way more than what it's worth and has the nutritional value of bootleather...actually, I think bootleather may be better for you!! Though he is active enough to burn those horrible calories away, he shouldn't be getting them to begin with.

A perfect example would be our supper last night! I was scheduled to work the Day Shift (for a change) and Dad was off. He cooked supper (which makes me think he may be preggo with what he came up with) and when I got home, we sat down at the Dinner table to eat. OMGosh we both had to fight forever to get Ben to sit down. Ever since we moved he's been eating at the coffee table (Dinner table was in storage) and that's what he's become accustomed to. Now we have our dinner table and I insisted that we sit there to eat! He flat out refused, balled and cried...and plain just refused to eat. Eventually we just sent him to bed...

I'm so hoping that when I am no longer working outside the home, I'll be able to change...ad some structure to all of our lives, and grow a little closer to the perfect mom...

So my question is, what type of mom are you?

a) I'm the perfect Mom!
b) I'm close to perfect, but I still have my moments.
c) I try my hardest, but perfection is still a ways away.
d) I don't know how to be perfect.
e) I gave up trying a long time ago.

I'm a D right now, I just don't know how to be perfect. My brain doesn't allow me to think that way! I'm hoping to at least move up to a C before Bambino #2 comes along.