It's funny how everything changes when you become a parent. It's like suddenly every single action and thought has a new dynamic added in, like every word you say should be thought about for a second longer before it falls on your lips. For us, curse words and such weren't an issue so I never really thought about revamping the things I say.Then the other day I put Braylen's high chair tray on the desk in the kitchen and when I slid it back it knocked over the Scentsy warmer. The white wax poured all over the countertop. "Oh, crap!" Allen quickly said and then an echo, "ohhh trap, Mommy." Uh-oh. Certainly not a phrase I want my toddler repeating, but in an instant it had entered her … [Read more...]
these things
There are things I don't want to forget. Things I want to bottle up and pull out later in life when I'm older and things aren't quite as fast paced. There are things I want to remember that I can't accurately convey in words on a blog. Things that won't feel the same when I read them back later in black and white Arial font. Like the way my heart feels when she laughs so big in the morning when I first walk into her room to pick her up from her crib. Or the way she snuggles up to me when I rock her to sleep. The feeling I get when she tilts her head to the side and smiles so big before she says my name.There are things that a picture or a video can't even accurately depict. They show … [Read more...]
Resolved, 2012 Edition
I'm not a New Year's resolution maker, per se. I actually shy away from commitments like that. I don't think there is anything wrong with making or not making resolutions I've just never had the desire to really commit to something or the lack of something for an entire year. As I was thinking about resolutions this year and why I don't make specific resolutions each year I eventually decided it was because deep-down I thought I might not be able to keep them all year. Basically, letting the fear of failing keep me from trying.Ridiculous, Jenn, ridiculous.So, I thought, I can do this whole resolution thing and late last night in the comfort in the hotel bed in downtown Atlanta I made a list. … [Read more...]