40 things us mums just can't get our heads around at the moment

Is it just me or did January fly by?

I suppose every month flies by when you are a parent. You mark the passing of time with developmental milestones, ever-growing shoe sizes or terms of swimming lessons.

In a blink, you’re on term four and your baby’s feet are not the tiny pudgy squishes they once were. We are still often shocked and amazed that this precious time passes so fast.

Here are 40 things we just ‘Can’t Believe’ as parents at this time of year:

1. That Christmas day was just over a month ago
2. That Easter Break isn’t so far away
3. That February mid-term is nearly here
4. That fees are due again for after-school activities
5. That Halloween was 87 days ago
6. That anyone due in Summer is beginning to show now
7. That it's 2020
8. That it's already the end of January
9. That June begins in just 126 days
10. That kid's shops are already selling sandals
11. That our babies are no longer babies
12. That our kid’s feet have grown a full size since before Christmas
13. That our little ones are nearly bursting out of their school uniform already
14. That our little ones have already been told they can wear pink for Valentine’s Day and green for St Patrick’s day
15. That Summer-child care needs to be organised
16. That that birthday you thought was so distant is now just around the corner
17. That the end-of-school play is already being spoken about
18. That the flowers you had forgotten about on the school run have begun to bud
19. That the pregnant lady you walked past each day on the way to school is now pushing a buggy
20. That you will soon be dressing them in t-shirts instead of long sleeves

    

21. That the school trip your kid has been talking about for months is happening
22. That the school year is over halfway done
23. That we have to start thinking about Summer camps already
24. That Winter is nearly over
25. That you haven’t seen some key family members since Christmas
26. That there is no point in buying a bigger winter coat for your growing kid because Spring is about to be sprung
27. That you need to start thinking about secondary school
28. That your baby has a tooth
29. That your bigger kiddo will be finished primary school in less than 4 months
30. That your kids will be soon anticipating the Easter Bunny instead of Santa
31. That your little one’s tooth is loose
32. That Winter boots are now in the sale section of your go-to kid’s shoe shop
33. That your maternity leave - the one you have anticipated for almost a year- has begun
34. That your maternity leave is almost up
35. That you will soon be able to put them in socks instead of tights
36. That you’re getting Valentine’s cards home from school already
37. That your little one who just started school in September is now learning to read
38. That the stretch in the evening is nearly here
39. That this school term is nearly over
40. That you are already exhausted and it's only a month after Christmas