Take a good, hard look at this picture. What do you see? A mom and her perfect son standing outside of a lovely museum? A clean, happy baby? The perfect filter to make our skin glow? A smile that shows no trace of exhaustion? Great! That's exactly what I wanted you to see. My life is so perfect, isn't it? Almost six months into this thing and I've got this mommy business down Continue Reading
Five things I would’ve done differently before baby (b.b.)
I just spent a little over an hour spraying down windows and mirrors and mopping the floors after putting my little guy down for a nap. I never thought I would be in this season of life...and enjoying it as much as I do. Last year about this time, I was just into my second trimester and wondering what the gender of my new bundle was going to be. We still hadn't told many people; mostly close Continue Reading
Book it to the library…
"I didn't teach my kids how to read. I figured that was the school's job!" She was serious. She didn't flinch when she said it. Normally, I make it a habit not to judge parenting decisions. This particular choice was a little tougher to silence that overwhelming disapproval I felt in my heart. My senses were on hyper-drive. It took every bit of willpower for me to keep my cynicism to Continue Reading
Oh hey, Friday! (Link-up)
I am pretty pumped to link up with Karli of September Farm and Amy of The Farmer's Wife this week. I have been looking for a good link-up and found it through my dear friend Jessica at The Newly. If you like what I write, you'll also love what these beautiful ladies write. If you have a spare minute, check 'em out! This Friday marks the end of an unexpectedly expensive week. Continue Reading
A Letter to my son at 5 months
Bennett, Well, we did it. We survived your very first cold this month. It was a little tougher than I thought. I felt so helpless as you sniffled, sneezed, coughed, and wheezed your way through the better part of two weeks. You're such a happy boy and it broke my heart to see you so sleepy and so very frail. I knew you were feeling better when you started talking again...I missed that loud Continue Reading
Open a window, it’s too stuffy in here.
I will never forget the day that Grandma taught me about infant symphonies. Not my Grandma, however. Unfortunately, my grandmothers have since passed away. This Grandma is a volunteer at the high school that the staff and students lovingly call "Grandma." She is an extremely affable woman, known to dance in the front lobby during fire drills all the while directing student traffic to the Continue Reading
Stay at home, mom.
I have been dreading this post for a number of reasons. First, this announcement means that my decision is real. I am giving up something that I love for someone that I love even more. I worried, and still do, about disappointing my mentors, my family, and my students (past and future). I worry that my decision means that I may never have the job that I fought so hard to have. I have Continue Reading
How to get OOTD with a four-month-old
Bekah writes I Prefer My Puns Intended, which is a blog detailing the life and times of a wife, mother, runner, former and future ninth grade English teacher, and part-time fashion enthusiast. The titles of her blogs may be cheesy, but the content gets feta. Sorry. Better. Enjoy her experiences attempting to get OOTD with a four-month-old in thirty minutes or less. It is my understanding that Continue Reading
Take heart, future mommies, not all of us had the heart
Yesterday, I had the joy of spending time with my beautiful friend, Chloe, who has been married for over two years now. Before Bennett, I never would've let these words slip out of my mouth. Now, these questions seem to run unbridled out of my wide open trap as I just cannot imagine life without my little one. "So...when do you think you and your husband will entertain the idea of Continue Reading
Oh buoy!
As a kid, I could always depend on two things in the summertime. First, I was sure to squeeze both of my feet into one fin in the pool and pretend to be a mermaid. I got pretty good at holding my breath. So good, in fact, I had convinced myself that I was actually becoming part mermaid. The second thing I could always count on was one solid day on Lake Lanier with my whole family. Every Continue Reading