Real Moms
Real moms can't walk to the bathroom without tripping over toys:

Once they are in the bathroom, real moms can never be alone:

Of course, they never sleep alone:

Real moms have magical hands that can turn tears to giggles in an instant:

And while they love the giggles, they sometimes wake early to enjoy the quiet:

Real moms play on the swings....

... and on your ponies...

... and in your ball pits...

... and in your tunnels...

Real moms love whoever invented the portable DVD player:

And they don't get mad when you turn yourself into your own art canvas... they take pictures, instead:

Real moms want their pre-pregnancy body back but know you are so totally worth it:

Real moms are sexy:

Real moms feel lonely:

Real moms feel joy:

Real moms feel sad when they realize that you are growing up... and there is nothing we can do to stop you:

Real moms love to dance with you in their arms.... more... than... you... will... ever... know:

Sometimes real moms get a late night out:

Real moms love their early morning wake up kisses.... even when they don't love the early morning:

Real moms know there are not enough hours in the day:

Reals moms put kids above a clean house:

And real moms make time for the "big kid" in their life:

Real moms multitask:

Real moms will let you watch the same video over and over again:

Real moms love their families:

Real moms never dreamed life could be this good:

Or their bras could be this bad:

Real moms are....

Labels: photography
25 Comments:
I love it. I was wondering if you would catch the fever. I thought of your pictures when this came up. I hope you email it to Motherhood Uncensored. I think it is the best one, yet.
Oh I teared up a little bit. Then LOL when I got to the bra. I soooo relate.
I think your Real Mom is my favorite one so far! It was really touching. Thanks for sharing it!
You're hilarious. Love this. So true, girl!
De-lurking just to say this is amazing. You've perfectly captured the rollercoaster of motherhood. (And I teared up, too.)
So, so, so true. I love it!
Terrific!
Love it. Now, I cannot even attempt this meme. You did it perfectly.
I love it. Your pics are amazing and capture it all.
Just love it.
I think this is my favorite post ever. Thank you.
This is so great. Just when I thought I couldn't possibly like you more ...
I've been following your 365 over on Flickr so I've been fortunate enough to see most of those shots before. I really enjoyed the way that you laid everything out.
I actually had an IM conversation with Dee the other day about how much your art is improving and how much we love watching you evolve through the medium.
It's really beautiful. Thank you.
Another de-lurker here. What a beautiful collection! You have a great blog, I love reading it.
That was awesome. Purely simply awesome.
Love this Amanda!
Go to the Real Moms page and add your URL in the comments or e-mail it to Kristen.
Awesome!
Love this!
Wow~ You nailed it all on the head! And I have to admit, the words and photos are so beautiful and true that it brought tears to my eyes.
Absolutely beautiful!
love, luff, lurve this.
this is the best post i ever read on internet. promise me that you print this and make a book of it!
Love this post -- such great pictures too! Awesome!
I love this post! Sincerely! Like I need another blog to try and keep up with- thanks. ;)
You completely hit the nail on the head! All so true, so very true, even the lonely, joyful and the bra part! As a mom of 5 (yes, I nursed them all, just imagine what my boobs look like!), I love your perspective!
Wonderful shots too!
Absolutely wonderful, Amanda! The photos are beautiful and the captions were touching. ;)
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