Mother's Day can be a difficult day for a lot of people, especially those who have lost their mother. I am so fortunate to have a mother-in-law now who has honestly filled that role in my life, but for more than 20 years of my life, I had no mother on Mother's Day. Here are… Continue reading When you don’t have a mother on Mother’s Day.
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Letting life happen.
I've seen the movie Forrest Gump probably 500 times. At LEAST 500. It's one of my favorite movies, and my dad loved Tom Hanks movies, so we watched it a lot. Watching it on Netflix with Spencer yesterday, I got kind of emotional. I don't know if it's because I have a child now, and… Continue reading Letting life happen.
Missouri evening.
Grandma.
I didn't have a mom growing up, and as much as I loved my dad, I didn't always feel very connected with him emotionally. My very favorite relative was always my Grandma Donna. She lived two hours away from us and we would talk on the phone every single night. I remember before cell phones,… Continue reading Grandma.
Learning to love differences.
We got married four years ago. Up until our wedding day, we lived in separate apartments, with separate bills, separate groceries, separate beds, and separate schedules. We spent a lot of time together, obviously, but it wasn't the same as sharing a life and home together. We both had roommates in college, so we had… Continue reading Learning to love differences.
The toddler and the lobster.
When you take a baby out to a restaurant, it's not a big deal. Usually the baby is content to nap in their carseat, or let people take turns holding him/her. When you take a toddler to a restaurant, especially a non-fast food restaurant... it can be a little more stressful. 😜 Jordan's parents got… Continue reading The toddler and the lobster.
Favorite foods: 15 months.
I love food, Spencer loves food, why not do a post about food? Here are Spen's favorite foods at 15 months old. Scrambled eggs. Lord help me if I don't make his eggs in the morning. He knows the skillet I use, the spray for the pan, and will stand at the baby gate hollering… Continue reading Favorite foods: 15 months.
15 months.
The good... So chatty! He's like a little parrot now, trying to repeat everything we say. He actually has quite a few words down already. My personal favorites are "cacka" (cracker), "gog" (dog), "ba boyyy" (bad boy 😂), and "ewwww." The *animal* says... he loves animals and loves to mimic their sounds. Horses say "nenene,"… Continue reading 15 months.
This is real romance (to me).
J and I have never been super "romantic," at least not in the way the movies would have you believe. Our idea of a date night is eating out at a non-fast food place (like Golden Corral, ha) and watching Netflix the rest of the night. Or going to watch UFC fights, or taking Spencer… Continue reading This is real romance (to me).
My wish(es) for us.
To follow up on my post about my wishes for my son, here are some of my prayers for us as parents. 1) That we would always model a healthy relationship for our son. No fighting in front of him, no belittling each other or being passive aggressive. I want us to demonstrate an honest,… Continue reading My wish(es) for us.
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