Mommy Wants More Sleep

The Waiting is the Hardest Part.

(Originally posted 11/21/2016)

There is much waiting involved on the road to becoming an adoptive parent. Waiting to decide if it’s the right thing and/or right time to adopt. After filling out the mountains of paperwork and answering numerous…

The Delights of a Mini Breakdown.

(Originally posted 11/15/2016)

I’ve been having a lot of different emotions lately. Okay, if the truth be told, I’ve been crying more than usual. I’d like to say I’m normally a happy, outgoing and even, funny individual. I seek to find the…

Special Delivery

(Originally posted 11/4/2016)

My son was born into this world in the usual modern way. In a hospital with too much noise and bright lights. I was hoping for a nice home birth with soft lights and soothing music. Didn’t happen. I was hoping for natural birth but didn’t…

Best Playdate Ever.

(Originally posted 8/2/2016)

Gone are the days when kids could just walk to a friends house, knock on the door and ask, “Can you come out and play?”

I never heard the word ‘playdate’ until in the 90’s. I’m guessing the term started when more…

As he falls to sleep.

(Originally posted 6/30/2016)

That sweet bliss of watching him fall off to sleep at the end of a long day. How he lies there so quietly just staring at the ceiling thinking of… I don’t know what. I wish I did know. Maybe what Lego he’ll build tomorrow. His eyes…

Stop Should-ing On Yourself

(Originally posted 4/17/2016)

Please forgive me. It’s been six weeks since my last confession. I mean blog post.

Having a blog now I’m filled with so much to say, yet it’s so hard to pinpoint what I want to say next. I’ve made…

Don’t Rush Bedtime

(Originally posted 3/1/2016)

I’m at my most vulnerble when tired at the end of a long day. I’m also usually less patient and more prone to “losing it” when my son doesn’t do what I ask after asking several times. But you see, I’ve learned this and have become truly…

It’s Facebook’s Fault

(Originally posted 2/19/2016)

I was going to blog tonight. It was going to be a really good one too. But I made the mistake and went on Facebook first and got lost and looked at other people’s lives, watched a few videos, liked some stuff and made some comments…

Building My Village

(Originally posted 2/17/2016)

My son is asleep and all’s quiet in our home except for the sound of rain falling and a fire burning. It seemed the perfect time to write about what a great day we had. This week is our fourth straight week of fully commiting to…