We celebrated my sweet little girl’s birthday on Saturday. She will officially be two years old on April 12th. How is it that my 8 pounds, 6 ounce bright-eyed baby girl is already about to be two years old? I will write more about her next week, but here is a little ditty I sing to…
Category: Children
Secure your furniture
I read random blogs a lot, especially ones mentioned or promoted by friends on Facebook. One in particular last year caught my attention. That is an understatement; it broke my heart and I still cannot shake what I read. It was written by a mother of three children who slept in one weekend morning and awoke…
Little hearts
As a parent we have all had those moments where sometimes we just want to scream. As a mother with two toddlers in the home, I so get it! However, I know that words and moments like that can never be replayed, can never be bought back and changed. I think I first understand this…
I’m a mom, too.
“I’ve been there. I’m a mom. It gets better. You’re not alone.” I think that may be the greatest things we as mothers can say to our fellow moms out there. I know there have been so many times where I have been overwhelmed, embarrassed, exhausted, drained, angry, heartbroken, stressed, etc. Even in the times…
A rose by any other name
I love the names we chose for our children. The more I think about it, did we really choose them or is that who they were always supposed to be? So much time goes into picking a name. Some people have names for their future children only to find out that as we get older,…
Just a mom
“Just a mom.” What does that even mean? “Oh, you just stay home with the kids all day. Ok, cool.” Seriously? Am I the only one who takes offense to that? I think it’s the word “just” that rubs me the wrong way. It weakens the idea of being a mom; to me, it belittles…
A letter to my precious children
My precious Liam and Holdyn, I love you more than I will ever be able to communicate and more than you will ever know. That being said, that love is going to come across as anything but sometimes. Especially when you’re older and we begin to butt heads over issues, clothes, etc. First of all,…
A prince & a princess in a Disney channel world
For those of you who know us, you know we are a Disney family. Disney Jr is what is on our television if the kids are watching tv, Disney is our favorite vacation spot, and more than half of the toys strewn all over the house are Disney related. We may just be obsessed with Disney,…
Toddler Tantrums
Toddler tantrums. We have all seen them. All children have meltdowns. Yes, there are different degrees of them. I have seen all levels from my children personally. At home, at a relative’s house, etc. It is embarrassing. It is aggravating. It is obnoxious. It is normal. Read that again: it is normal. It breaks my…
Be still my heart!
Be still my beating heart! My daughter Holdyn will be two in just three months. I have learned more from her than I ever thought possible from someone so small. Having a little girl changes you somewhere deep down, down to your core, just as it did when I had my son. When I had Liam…