I never realized how much I didn’t know, until I became a parent. To all the people in this world who have kids in their lives, whether you have children living in your home or work with kids, I am sure you have had that feeling – the more you know, the less you realize…
THIS is real life. Sorry Dan, I know this isn’t the most attractive picture of me that I am posting to the world, but thank you for loving me still, despite my crazy hair, glasses-wearing days! THAT is why I love you! You see, THIS is real life. This was me when I woke up…
Until you are a parent. Dan and I had 9 years of living life just us two, watching other people parent, hearing viewpoints of what to do, what not to do, if we ever became parents. I thought I knew. I thought I never would (you fill in the blank). First of all, receive this…
I thought I had the “ideal” parenting tactics rehearsed in my head. I thought I had “the answers” as to how we would handle certain situations when they arise. That’s just it – I thought I had… What I thought I knew about parenting was that I would be the one teaching my child how…
18 years. The other day, while Mazy was taking a nap, I started to think about the fact that I have 18 years to raise this child. I have 18 years to teach her all I know about life. I have 18 privileged years of having her in our home (and maybe a few more…
Mazy loves to use her little index finger to touch. Everything. She will even fall asleep with that little pointer finger up in the air, as if pointing out that she is number one. Well of course we think that too, but the other day, she used her little exploring mind to touch my heart….
