I held the nurse tight as I leaned forward to get my spinal epidural. It was cold and I couldn’t stop shaking. The room was full of nurses and doctors that I loved and trusted. I was ready to have my caesarean section and be a mom. After months of bed rest – I couldn’t […] Read more…
Today is a VERY special day for me. My life was forever changed exactly two years ago. It was a day that I wasn’t sure would ever happen. It was a day that all of my dreams came true. It was a day that I will never forget. Let’s go back to when I was […] Read more…
Goal setting make us stronger. It makes us self-reliant, hard working and motivated. When we have “things to do” it helps us keep busy and moving, and at the end of accomplishing a goal, the reward is great and the feeling that comes upon you is indescribable. It is a feeling of completing something YOU […] Read more…
I LOVE NEW YEARS! I love that it is a time of change. It is a time of goal setting, self-improvement, motivation and encouragement. I LOVE that we can sit down and really contemplate our lives. What did I learn this year? What was something hard that I overcame? What is the best thing that […] Read more…
Being a mom can be rough. We have some pretty bad days, right?! Those days you feel are NEVER going to end. Those days where the baby is crying, laundry isn’t done, dishes are stacked, your to do list is a mile long and somehow in between you are supposed to pick up kids from […] Read more…
I have been thinking a lot about Christmas and what a fun time of year it has been! I can’t believe it is only a week away now. It is crazy to think that Laila’s first Christmas is going to come and go so quickly. This year she is still too little to understand what […] Read more…
On December 14, 2012 I was on bed rest. I was 8 months pregnant and just weeks away of giving birth to my first baby. While on bed rest I tried to keep myself busy. I liked to write, scrapbook, make crafts, take warm baths and read all about birth and becoming a mom for […] Read more…
Yesterday I saw this picture of when I was pregnant. Don’t judge me.. I was HUGE! 🙂 As I looked at it, I tried to remember what our lives were like a year ago. What I imagined motherhood was going to be like. What Laila was going to look like. What being a mom would […] Read more…
The other night I had the opportunity to attend a special event at my church. Once a month all of the ladies get together and we do something fun! I am grateful I had the opportunity to attend last night and I am excited to share with you today what I learned. We had a […] Read more…
THIS has been a week! I have felt so stressed and uneasy for some reason! I have felt like I haven’t done enough. I felt like I couldn’t make my baby happy. I have felt like I failed. Laila has been struggling the past few weeks. Her top two teeth FINALLY broke through on Tuesday and […] Read more…
It’s 6pm and the baby is crying, the wood floors look like a zoo came marching into our house, toys are everywhere in the loft I can barely find a path to my bedroom, the dishes are stacked half way to the ceiling, I am rummaging through the dirty clothes trying to find some pants […] Read more…
I love being a mom! It is such a blessing! Â I prayed everyday to hold this role in life. Those days turned into weeks, weeks turned into months and the months turned into years. They were the hardest years of my life. I was sad and frustrated, especially when I saw women become moms who […] Read more…
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