This picture represents so much in my mind: my sister in law was visiting (hence the great photo!), I was experiencing my first breastfeeding battle (thrush is the wooorst!) and I purchased the domain name for this site--in hopes of one day starting a blog to help other moms. J.P was a mere 3 months old and I had already realized how much I had learned and loved about motherhood. So, here I am, a year and a half later (oops!) finally sitting down to write while my baby who almost isn't a baby anymore takes his nap.
This picture represents so much in my mind: my sister in law was visiting (hence the great photo!), I was experiencing my first breastfeeding battle (thrush is the wooorst!) and I purchased the domain name for this site--in hopes of one day starting a blog to help other moms. J.P was a mere 3 months old and I had already realized how much I had learned and loved about motherhood. So, here I am, a year and a half later (oops!) finally sitting down to write while my baby who almost isn't a baby anymore takes his nap.
Becoming a mother changed me, in ways that I didn't expect but also in ways that feel so right. It is almost as if leaving the hospital with a newborn son and having the experience of labor and delivery behind me changed my lens on the world around me, but also the world within me. As days turned into months and the nights grew longer somehow some of my former interests fell away and I didn't mind at all--I had a new baby to love and care for after all! Some interests seem to have slipped through my fingers, as though I couldn't hold old during the chaos of becoming a mother, being a wife, and working part time.
I also gained new interests through taking care of my little guy. What to do with a baby at each stage, what to eat while nursing, what to wear to easily breastfeed, what products to use (or not!) and how to stay sane at 3 a.m. or at 3 p.m when you've been home all day. It's as if a whole new world opens up in front of you: milestones and growth spurts, sippy cups and hiring babysitters. How not to get into the mix of mommy drama, how to be the best mother you can be while actually enjoying your time with your child(ren). For lost interests I'm trying to regain and new interests I'm working to perfect, I have decided to write in order to organize my thoughts and ideas and hopefully help some other moms with the things I've learned. I am going to find and define myself and hopefully offer ideas for you and your home along the way.
