Seven Years Seven years ago, I gave birth to my first beautiful baby boy. It was a Tuesday morning, and I was exhausted from being up all night in labor. I almost didn't get to see or hold you right away because they wanted to go and check you in the NICU. You had the cord wrapped around your neck twice, and needed a little help getting all the way out. But, I did get … [Read more...]
First Born Fridays, 5 Favorites
Since my last two First Born Friday posts (you can read them HERE and HERE) have been pretty emotional, I thought I would share something a little lighter this Friday. It's the last Friday that my baby will be 5-years-old!!!! So, here are 5 of my favorite pictures/moments from the last 5 years. (It was really hard to pick one from each year, but I still need to go make … [Read more...]
First Born Fridays, Brothers at Last
Last Friday, I talked about the beginning of my oldest son's third year. If you missed it, you can catch up HERE. Basically, I made it through the first 6 months, which was up until his brothers were born. Right after they were born, I have to say I felt some relief. When they were inside me, I felt like every decision that was made was all on me. I felt solely … [Read more...]
First Born Fridays and The Third Year
This post has been heavily weighing on my mind for some time now. Sure, life got in the way of writing it, but it was more than that. The third year, when my son was just two-years-old, was one of the hardest years of my life. However, this post is not about me, it's about him. I guess that's what makes it so hard. I will never really know how he was effected by all the … [Read more...]
First Born Fridays, Kindergarten Recap
We did it! We made it through a week of kindergarten (and by "we" I mean mostly me!) After seeing his classroom, meeting his teacher, and getting pictures taken on Monday afternoon, we tried to get our boy in bed early, so he's be well rested for his big first day. He was way too excited. He finally fell asleep, but was up super early. And by super early, I mean 5 … [Read more...]
