I will be the first to admit that you cannot prepare for every moment when it comes to being a mom. The utter joy that being a mom for the first time, has brought, no one could have fully prepared me. There is just this unspeakable joy and peace that is born when that child…
Isn’t this the very question that every parent wonders? From the moment that baby comes into this world, you wonder what their sleeping patterns will be, and wonder when they will reach that “mark” of sleeping through the night. Don’t worry, I was one of those parents too. Before I had Mazy, I was…
The other day, my husband was watching a military documentary. This is a common occurrence in our home and often times, I just tune them out. They aren’t really my thing. I happened to be cleaning our house at the time, so I ended up listening to the only noise I could hear. Within seconds,…
This post is a long time in coming, but on July 15, we introduced little Mazy to rice cereal! She turned 4 months that Friday, but decided that she was hungry enough to want it, and growing enough to need it. We are hoping this fills her up a bit more, and so far, it…
Comparing. As a new mom, I am realizing more and more, the danger of comparing my child to others. My wise sister told me recently that every kid is different, as we were discussing the different milestones that her 4 girls went through and my sister-in-law said the same thing. Not that this was new…
As I said in my last post, I did stop breastfeeding. When I first became pregnant, a common question asked is “are you going to breastfeed?” I often said that I would give it a try and see what happens. Really though, what I meant while screaming inside was “YES!” Breastfeeding is something that I…
