Breastfeeding………..but she’s 19 months old…….. Yes, yes I am still breastfeeding my beautiful daughter. When I started on this journey I said I’d feed her for maybe 9 months, but early on thought well if you go to 9 months, why would you give her formula for 3 more months, might as well go to 12. … [Read more...]
So that’s how that happens…….
I will be the first to tell you I can be somewhat judgmental. I know how easy it is to judge others when you are not in their shoes, and you have no idea how what they’ve been through. Like the saying – “Walk a mile in their shoes” or something like that. Nonetheless, it is so easy for us to … [Read more...]
2015 already………NOW WHAT??
It seems hard to believe the year is gone. I know people say; "But where did the time go?" and I am jumping on that bandwagon, WHERE exactly did the year go to? 2014 I would summarize as a great year for our little family. We celebrated many, many firsts. Gradie's first Easter, first plane trip, … [Read more...]
Donor NOT Dad
It’s Donor NOT Dad! Both Jeanna and I were raised by two amazing parents. In our lives those parents were our mom’s and dad’s. That was our normal, that was what we knew, we were (still are) extremely loved by our parents and both sets of parents would do anything for us – to teach us, to keep … [Read more...]
It was the best of times…….
AND It was the worst of times............ those times that I am referring to are the past almost 13 months of BREASTFEEDING!! I'm really not sure where I want this post to go, just to post something about what has been the most challenging and at the same time the most amazing and rewarding … [Read more...]
Everyone’s doing it……..
Seems these days everyone has a blog (well maybe not everyone, but a lot of people). Personally I love reading the posts that go ‘viral’, I mean imagine the disservice we were done prior to finding out how a Mormon mom thinks that Frozen is trying to make our kids gay. Secretly a lot of … [Read more...]
Being a Mom is HARD!!
Yes, Yes, I know what you're going to say - DUH!! I never expected any of this to be easy - but WOW after the past week and a half I can say, with complete certainty, motherhood is HARD. Hard when you have to see your little one sick. I am sure there is nothing worse. I would have done … [Read more...]
And now she is 4 months old….
This blog was started to document our journey to motherhood. Well – it happened!! We are now moms to the most beautiful little girl I know, I may be biased, but this is my blog so I can be :) Gradie came into our lives 2 weeks before her due date. The thought that first time moms go past their … [Read more...]