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Motherhood Lessons: A Day in the Life of Stay at Home Mom
People are often surprised to learn that I am a lawyer turned stay at home mom. The first question after asking what I did before staying at home is always do you plan to go back to work? They are even more surprised when I say that I am not sure, most expecting me to say of course! While I would like to say yes, there is no way to tell what will be best for my family in a few years. Sure I have my doubts (sometimes daily) about living up to my career potential and using my hard earned degree–but when I really take a look inside I…
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Motherhood Lessons: Surviving Teething: Baby’s First Teeth
What a week it has been…and it is only Wednesday! Baby teething is no joke, but Reid has been handling it like a champ. We noticed a few weeks ago that the buds on his lower gums were trying to make their way to the surface and sure enough they made their debut the end of last week! For months now, Drew and I have said “oh, he must be teething” whenever he gets fussy–but it wasn’t until now that it was true. We scheduled family pictures for the middle of this month as we thought the fall leaves would be the prettiest (with this weather, the leaves still haven’t…
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First Mother’s Day
Happy Monday morning! I know that Mondays can be rough–but after a wonderful weekend I cannot help but feel at ease entering the week ahead. This weekend was very special as I celebrated my first Mother’s Day as a mom. Words cannot express the love that I have for my baby boy and having a special day that highlights the joys of motherhood is amazing. I am not one to gush over social media about the love and happiness that I have for Reid, but lets just say that motherhood has changed me in ways I could never imagine and seeing his smiling face makes my heart melt in ways…