Becoming Mom

This is the middle…this is the beginning {becoming mom}

by Andrea on May 19, 2013 · 2 comments

If you are a parent to children under the age of five, I think I might have some encouraging words for you. I say “might” because my own kids are 4 and almost 2 so it’s not like I am even on the other side or “through it all” but I am here with you [...]

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Just…our life

by Andrea on April 26, 2013 · 4 comments

Because sometimes pictures are better than words…. Happy Friday y’all!

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On being invisible {becoming mom}

by Andrea on April 4, 2013 · 3 comments

See also: Things you learn in therapy.  I have a pretty long track record of pats on the back. I had mostly good grades in school, started working as soon as it was legal and always had good performance reviews and promotions. Almost every job I ever left gave me a glowing letter of recommendation [...]

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this. is. naptime.

by Andrea on March 29, 2013 · 1 comment

My boys have quiet time/nap time after lunch. Sometimes we eat together and other times I feed them so I can enjoy my meal in peace. Really it’s something like this….   Don’t act like you don’t do it! You enjoy that ice cream, Mama. Happy Friday!

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A little truth in advertising {becoming mom}

by Andrea on March 20, 2013 · 15 comments

I’ve been seeing a few renditions of you’re doing ok mom posts going around the internet in the past week. I read them. I shared them. I nodded along to the cries of “it’s ok to be NORMAL”. My mom friends are chatting too, and saying yes! This! We need to be normal! Sure it’s [...]

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The Rant {becoming mom}

by Andrea on March 13, 2013 · 10 comments

It’s been one heck of a morning so I am going to indulge my inner screaming hulk-ette and give in to a rant. Feel free to grab some popcorn and follow along. I should back up. When Jerry and I got married and decided to have children, I started to match up our features to [...]

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Hormones, hair, having it all and going bald.

by Andrea on February 22, 2013 · 23 comments

I have spent my life trying to understand my hair. I am a firm believer in loving the hair you have and making the most of it. I don’t like to use a lot of products and I rarely color it, if at all. I mean sure I went through phases where I tried different [...]

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Choosing when to send your second child to Preschool {becoming mom}

by Andrea on February 11, 2013 · 2 comments

This is a picture of not one, but two registration forms for next year’s preschool enrollment. Our forms are due in February for the following school year and I am staring down the paperwork for BOTH of my children. EEK! Calvin turns two this summer and while that seems impossibly young to me, I realize [...]

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