This random thought popped into my head a few months ago…I don’t remember the last time I washed a bottle. I don’t remember the last time I swaddled her. Infancy, those first beautiful months, just disappeared....
November 11, 2014
October 28, 2014
Needle + Thread
Growing up, I was a girl scout. I loved it. Every other week, I hung out with my girlfriends after school, enjoyed some sort of peanut butter snack and worked on crafts. A group of the coolest moms helped us make lanyards, took us on our first camping trips and taught us the exquisite art of selling cookies. As a reward for our efforts, we were given patches. And when we were Brownies, oh boy did we earn patches! I...
October 9, 2014
Confessions from a Working Mom
The post is entirely and completely inspired by Scarlett’s confessional post. And I think a lot of us could benefit from just getting it off our chest, knowing we are not alone in this wonderful but sometimes exhausting journey of parenthood. I must admit to myself that I’m still in disbelief that I’m a mother. Not that I never wanted to be a mom. Opposite. It’s one of my callings, what I was put on this earth to do. It’s...
September 30, 2014
Tumultuous Twos, Enter Stage Right.
I think the two year old, or rather the year itself, gets a bad rap. I never really understood why people would call this age “terrible.” I’m sure there are enough moms out there that would like to slap my wrists and call me a newb. They hang their mama veteran status high and proud. “I’ve been through it all,” they say, “and those twos are terrible.” To those veteran moms: I hear ya, loud and c l e a...
September 13, 2014
Life-Changing Moment
On this day two years ago, my husband and I walked into a situation that changed our lives forever. Nerves were high. We were anxious. We felt unprepared. Scared? Possibly. We were venturing into the most uncharted of territories. Two years ago today, we signed in at St. Claire’s Hospital to await the arrival of our precious little girl. I don’t think many mamas can look back on the day their little ones were born without letting out a few...