My experiences parenting – the good, the bad, and the ugly.
My kids don’t care that their bread isn’t homemade. My kids don’t care that we don’t take fancy vacations every summer. My kids don’t care that I feel more confident and put-together in skinny jeans than straight and baggy ones. My kids don’t care that I drive a used minivan with some body damage. My […]
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Out of our three babies, he was the strongest and most active in utero. He could hold his head up on Day 1; support his entire upper body during Week 1. Everyone who holds him says “wow, he is so strong!” Even his pediatrician…and she’s held a lot of babies. And you know what? I
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7 Things I’ve learned from my first week in the car line at school… 1) The front of the drop off line is reserved for special people and I don’t have what it takes to be one of them 2) If you hit a curb once (…maybe twice…) your Kindergartener will mock you eternally and
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We’re busy. In fact, I don’t know anyone who would say they aren’t busy. And I always feel in a hurry. A constant state of “mental hustle” as I once heard it described. We hurry to get dressed,Hurry to put on pajamas.Hurry to get in our car seats,And hurry to get out.Hurry to make dinner,And
Spinning around in my living room, I was completely overwhelmed and drowning in the newborn days of first-time motherhood. The dishwasher. The bed. The laundry. How do people do all of this? How do they take care of kids and the house? How do they have any time for themselves at all?! The feeding.The laundry
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It’s not my turn. It’s not my turn to go where I want, when I want. It’s not my turn to put my wants and needs first. It’s not my turn to get butterflies on a first date. It’s not my turn to plan a wedding. I’ve had my turn. It’s not my turn to
No longer am I the mother of an infant; I have a toddler. She can repeat sounds, mirror facial expressions, copy movements and gestures, and attempts to use things like Mama and Daddy do. She is always mimicking. Always repeating. Always copying. Always watching. One of the places I see this most clearly is in,
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When I make a promise to discipline my kids, I want them to know that I mean it. It’s not that I want them to live in fear of me or for them to feel like they’re walking through life on egg shells. I want them to know that I mean it because I want
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I have to tell you, I’m not always the mom I want to be. I lose my temper, have little patience, and forget to not “sweat the small stuff.” But I try really really hard for my girls. These 3 simple phrases help me be a better mom because they remind me to slow down
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When you go through a major life change, there is no shortage of “expert” advice whether it be from friends, family, coworkers, or the ever popular Google search. Planning for your marriage is no different! If you’re reading this post, I guess it’s ok if I give you some…
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