I have always been the independent, strong willed girl, that never ask anyone for help with anything. It wasn’t until the twins were born that I finally realized I couldn’t do everything on my own. Now, I say that I realized it, but I still never found myself asking anyone for help. I didn’t want…
A Day in the Life…
8:00am: Jettie, “Momma get up!” As she taps on my cheek. Brush my teeth and go to the bathroom. Jettie, “Momma go poopoo?” As she cocks her head and tries to look through the crack of the toilet seat and toilet. Make milk for Jettie, Timothy, and Erin. Unload the dishwasher. 8:30am: Get screaming twins…
What Do You Mean They Don’t Come With Instructions?
John and I were 2 1/2 years into our marriage before we welcomed our precious little Jettie Ruth into the world. Until that point in my life, I had never even changed a diaper or babysat a small child other than Julia. Fortunately I was able to miss out on the diaper stage with her!…
What’s in a Name?
I guess it’s pretty apparent that John and I choose unique names for our children. Whether it be the pronunciation or the actual name itself, most people have to hear the name a couple of times before it registers. “Julia” While I didn’t play a role in the name selection for this beauty, it fits…
Parenting a Jettie…
Anyone that knows Jettie, knows exactly what I mean when I say Jettie is a “special child.” Now I am sure I just got a few eye rolls, and there are a few of you thinking, “well every mom thinks their kid is special.” So just bear with me. Jettie is my strong-willed, smart, independent…
How Do You Get Your Kids to Eat That???
Over the last couple of weeks, I have been asked the same reoccurring question. “How do you get your kids to eat that?” So I thought I would give y’all 3 tips that, I believe, have contributed to my not so picky eaters. **DISCLAIMER: This has worked on my 4 so I can only speak…
Boy or Girl?!?
John and I talked for the entire hour of our car ride. What if it’s a girl? What if it’s a boy? We talked about it as if we actually had some kind of say in the outcome. We spent the hour playing out scenarios for each one. A boy would mean Timmy wouldn’t spend…
21 Years…
Today marks 21 years since he dropped me off at school in that old brown truck blaring Lynyrd Skynyrd. I would get so embarrassed and beg him to turn it down. I hated that truck, but what I wouldn’t give to ride in it one last time. I stood in my great grandmother’s garden unable…
Oops! We Did It Again…
Oops! We did it again! No this isn’t a messed up lyric from an old Brittney Spears’ song. We actually did it again. We are pregnant! And by we, I mean me. I am pregnant, but I guess John did play a role in it. No it was not planned. Yes I was on birth…
Stepping into Motherhood
Today marks 5 years. It has been 5 years since my life took a completely different turn than I ever could have imagined. It has been 5 years since I met the little girl that would help to mold me into the mom that I am today. The little girl that wrecked the idea that…
Love You Like Peaches 