I am this kind of Mom
I’m the kind of mom who does dance parties in the kitchen. I’m the kind of mom who lets her beat her own drum….even if that means wearing cat ears to school picture day. The kind of mom who encourages…
Read More »I’m the kind of mom who does dance parties in the kitchen. I’m the kind of mom who lets her beat her own drum….even if that means wearing cat ears to school picture day. The kind of mom who encourages…
Read More »Mom Guilt. For me, this takes on an entirely different connotation. For years, I blamed myself for Callie’s health issues. One hundred percent blamed myself for every single health issue that she had. We spent three months in the NICU…
Read More »“She’s your only one?” “You didn’t want anymore kids?” I never know what to respond to those questions. We both wanted a large family–we both grew up with siblings. I’d always imagined a loud, rambunctious, crazy household full of babies….
Read More »Callie and I were in the checkout line at Target the other day and I looked behind me. I haven’t seen him in 10 years. He looked the same as he did that day in the hospital. I wondered how…
Read More »“Am I worth it?” Callie asked me this the other day as I was going through our medical bills. Oh my little wildflower. Every broken heart that led me to your Daddy. Every sleepless night. Every moment of uncertainty….
Read More »When Callie was born and it was apparent that she was going to have different needs, I felt this enormous responsibility to be her voice. To figure out why this warrior was sent to us. To advocate for her. Then to make sure…
Read More »I think its interesting that the things we as women think are important….don’t really matter to our kiddos. They want to be listened to, safety, security, love, comfort, stability, hugs, snuggles, and knowing they have a mama. Callie doesn’t care if I…
Read More »We had a rough night last night. Callie had trouble sleeping because she had a lot of phantom limb pain. As I sat there in the dark with her, I wondered if other parents know how lucky they are?If you haven’t…
Read More »We had a rough night last night. We are in the middle of a stressful project at work. Callie was extremely tired. Like tired tired crying over not being able to have a banana tired 🤦🏼♀️It took us two hours to do…
Read More »Our sweet girl….I have never met a kinder, sweeter, or more loving child. She feels big and loves big. She understands that kindness makes a difference and that sometimes the unkind people are the ones that truly need it the most. She understands…
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