This year will be our second year walking for the March of Dimes. It’s something I'd wanted to do since I saw nurses raising money for their March of Dimes team while BJ was still in the NICU. I thought to myself, “I’d help any organization dedicated to help keep moms out of this hell”… …
Bedtime Blues…
BJ hasn’t slept through the night since he came home from the hospital. Sure, he’ll have the occasional night here and there but consecutively sleeping through the night has not been his thing. It occurred to me this morning after a particularly rough night that we’ve been waking up throughout the night with BJ for …
NICU Trauma
I do believe that spending time in the NICU can cause real psychological damage. There’s not a lot of research being done (that I’ve seen) and not a lot of people talk about it. Most people, in fact, are just encouraged to “get over it”. It’s been almost exactly two years since the day BJ …
Now I’m a liar
I’m going to veer away from my mushy “I love being a mommy” posts today to let inform the world (or the two people who follow my blog) that my family has entered potty training HELL.At this point everyone I know has already enlightened me to the fact that boys are harder to potty train …
My Sunshine…
Every mom sings to their baby. Because the reality of it is, babies don’t know whether your tone deaf or not. Babies can’t make faces or tell you to be quiet, so they’re a wonderful audience if you think about it. I’ve been singing to BJ since he was in the womb. My favorite song …
When it Comes to Your Children, Who Do You Trust?
When it Comes to Your Children, Who Do You Trust?. As mom's trusting our instinct can be a matter of life or death. I know, that's a pretty dramatic way of putting things but in all honesty. There is no better way to go than with your instinct as a mother. Trust it, believe in …
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To Blog or Not to Blog…
My son was born 4 months early... FOUR MONTHS EARLY!!I’d never even known that it was even possible to have a baby that early. It would have been an easy bet for me to take, “I bet you five dollars that that’s not even possible”. Little did I know…BJ was the smallest baby I’d ever …
Identity…
I’m BJ’s mom.Oh, I have an identity… I’m not one of those mothers who live solely through my child. I’m also a wife…I have hobbies, I sing, I dance, I run… I write (of course).But I can’t deny. Becoming a mother was the sole event in my entire life that crashed down upon me; there …
Quote for today…
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” ― Lao Tzu
