Olive accidentally bit me so hard while nursing in her sleep last week, it drew a lot of blood and left me in serious pain. Sorry for the visual, but it did hurt as much as you’re thinking since she’s 18 months old and has all her teeth! I couldn’t even use a pump to [...]
Archive for tag 'motherhood'
After reading this post about becoming a new mom written by Mrs. Magic Wand, I have been thinking about the “me” and the “Mom.” It has been eight months since I gave birth to our little tea cup, and I have to say the “me” I was before is very different from the “Mom” that I [...]
Disclaimer: These posts are dedicated to following along with the book “Deliberate Motherhood: 12 Key Powers of Peace, Purpose, Order & Joy,” a compilation of essays on motherhood written by authors who contribute to the Power of Moms website. Each month has a different “power” to focus on with the purpose of finding peace, purpose, [...]
Early in my pregnancy, it took forever to get to 12 weeks when we started to tell family and friends, and then even longer to get to 20 weeks, when we found out the gender. By 30 weeks, I was starting to get excited to meet our baby, but I also wanted time to slow [...]
Recently I was visiting with a friend whose baby just turned two months old. I could see that look in her eyes as she sat in my living room. I know that look well. I had that look. I still have that look some days. It is the what on earth did I just get myself into look. It is that I can’t see the forest for [...]
I’ve been a mother for two years, five months, and a handful of days. I’ve been mama since the day Owen first started calling me that – long after he started referring to the cat by name, I might add. But I’ve only been Mommy since yesterday. And, to be honest? I’m not quite sure [...]
I tell you, Theodore Roosevelt knew what he was talking about when he said that. As a new mom, I’m lacking the confidence that I typically have in every other situation I’m involved in. Nearly all of our friends already have children, and some are on their second, so I’m the late entrant into the [...]
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