Let me start this post out by stating plainly: I am not expecting our second child. I know, I know: if you were hoping for an announcement, feel free to exit this screen. This post was inspired by this lovely little announcement from the loveliest of country music stars: The moment this photo hit social media, all country music fans sighed a collective breath of catharsis; finally. Our Continue Reading
Letter to my son at 6 months
Dear Bennett, I have a feeling I will be in disbelief at all of your milestones, but...are you really half a year old already? This has been the fastest six months of my life. It has been a whirlwind: falling in love instantly and watching you grow day-in and day-out. Sure, we have had our moments. I've thrown my hands up in surrender when I just couldn't make you happy. There have been Continue Reading
If you think my life is like the present perfect tense: I have fooled you.
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
Solid mommy #fail
As a very new SAHM, I am in the business of saving money. I take the time to find the cheap and free days to different attractions around the city. Yesterday was our first trip to Stone Mountain Park together. I've heard from a number of my former colleagues that the park is a great place to run. So I loaded the little man in the car and we took the drive out to our state park. Bennett took Continue Reading
I’m a little jealous of Jessa Duggar
After a full week of car maintenance and tending to a baby, I was delighted to snuggle into my sheets at the ripe hour of 9:30 last night. There is nothing that makes me happier than going to bed early. Seriously, just ask my husband. I do what most people do these days; as I recharge, my phone recharges. Somehow, I always make one last browse through my social media. As I scrolled through 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
Unreasonable doubt (scripture to fight Mommy guilt)
I thought I was doing pretty well this morning. Little bear woke me up at 6 a.m., he ate at 6:30, and we played from 7:00 until 8:00. He has gotten strong enough to sit up with the boppy and play with his toys. It was an exciting playtime for this proud mommy. I looked at the clock and thought, 'if I leave now and run at my fastest pace with the stroller, I can be back in time for his nap Continue Reading
Three garden variety parties for under $100: lettuce turnip the beet!
I've had a few of my gal pals tell me that having a baby made them feel like their life was o-v-e-r. No more coming and going as you please; no more dinners without a weeks worth of planning; these girls felt restricted to the four walls of their home with no escape in sight. Of course these same girls love their new roles as a mommy. Still, just because they birthed a little one into the Continue Reading
Mommy Planner
My morning alarm sounded the beginning of a new school year for me. Only, this year, I won't be sitting through hours of meetings today. I won't be hanging posters in my room tomorrow. I won't be printing out my lesson plans or crafting a "welcome to Mrs. Carrington's class" e-mail to my parents. No; this morning, I began by reading a few chapters of an illustrated version of treasure 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