Dear Lil W, You have an all-star Dad. No really, you do. When I first met him, I knew he was the kind of man I wanted to raise a bunch of littles along side. And after you were born, I knew I would be the happiest Momma alive if you had his kindness, his selflessness, and of course, his dimples. via. I know you won’t turn out exactly like your Dad. And I wouldn’t want you to. You will have your own qualities that {…Read More…}
Dear Baby W, Our days have been way too hot for you to take your naps upstairs in your race car bed, so you have been snoozing on the couch while I work away in the next room. Today you woke up early, in one of those inconsolable bits of hysterical cries. In fact, you wake up crying from your naps a lot. It’s kinda your thing. And after two years, you think I’d be used to it by now. But I’m not. It still twists my {…Read More…}
I want to be your Super Mom. I want to be the Momma who finds the perfect balance between being your parent and being your friend. I want to be the Momma who says yes when you ask me to go out and jump on the trampoline, or to build sand castles with you at the beach, or get my hair wet at the pool, or Ooo and Ahhh over your latest magic trick. I want to be the Momma who throws the ball around {…Read More…}
Dear 22 Month Old Baby W,For Mother’s Day this year I got you a present.I guess that’s how this whole parenting thing works.Even on holidays focused on Momma, you are the one who ends up getting all the goodies.But you know what,getting you presents makes me happier.Usually. So this time, best of both worlds…I got us matching presents.Yours are blue, mine are red.The day they arrived in the mail we took them out for a test spinon your daily adventure walk. It’s safe to say {…Read More…}
Dear Baby W, Your Daddy’s phone is like a treasure chest of memories. Because he has had the phone since the beginning of time. And because he has taken photos of nearly every moment in our lives for the last few years. And for the first time ever, I figured out how to download all 1167 of those photos {for reals, that’s how many pictures he had}. Here are a few of the memories that made me smile. The first picture your Dad took on his {…Read More…}
Dear 16 Year Old Baby W, I’m Sorry. I couldn’t resist. At least you don’t eat them. love, momma P.S. Did I mention that I love you. Because I do–boy do I ever.
Dear Baby W, You are a BIG BOY now,sleeping in a BIG BOY bedwith a Momma who sneaks a peakof the only peaceful momentsyou’ll give me all day. And when I watch you through the tiny crack of your door,I imagine the boy you will become. I imagine you bringing home your handmade Mother’s Day cardsand Macaroni necklaces.I imagine you learning to ride a bike,and swinging a golf club like Tiger Woods.I imagine Back To School nightsand baseball tournaments. I imagine you coming home from {…Read More…}
Dear Baby Dubs, My-oh-my, how you have grown in just one years time. Let’s take a looksie… {your first hair cut–which you hated} And what a year it has been! I love you, my little man. love, mommy
Dear 18 Month Old Baby W, 3,042 diapers 6,005 bottles 700 baths 156 bananas 50 gallons of apple juice 0 full night’s sleep 92 temper tantrums 4 trips to Urgent Care 100,000 kisses and unlimited love That’s how we’ve spent the past amazing 18 months. I watched you grow from my precious little baby, into my sweet little boy. You like to do big boy things now. And like all big boys do, you have a mind of {…Read More…}
Thank you for reminding me every day that… Nothing is beyond our reach. love, momma
Dear Baby W, You are a daddy’s boy, there’s no doubt about that! But for some reason, from the moment you woke up this morning until I tucked you into bed, you spent every waking second of the day as a complete Momma’s boy–which, before having a child of my own, was my absolute pet peeve–but now… …now, I must admit that having a few days here and there where you only want your momma to hold you, and feed you, and play with you, {…Read More…}
A Year Ago Today A year ago yesterday I was 40 pounds heavier. {42 pounds to be exact–yes, I’m serious} A year ago yesterday I felt like a third grader the night before the first day of school {times infinity}. A year ago yesterday I was wearing a pair of your daddy’s basketball shorts because they were the only thing that fit. A year ago yesterday I was cramming in the last few chapters of “the Baby Whisperer” hoping to learn all the secrets of {…Read More…}
Dear nearly one year old Baby W, In just 6 short days you will be turning ONE–and I am in complete denial. I can hardly fathom how you went from an itty bitty little guy who literally swam {and kick boxed} around in my belly… To a handsome little boy who makes me smile every day. Wasn’t it just yesterday that we brought you home from the hospital and you changed our world forever? I remember when you were too tiny to put up a {…Read More…}
Dear Baby W, This morning I woke up, took one look at your dimple smile and thought to myself, ”Wow, I made you–and you’re pretty awesome”. And that makes me happy! Love, your obsessed momma Baby W wants you to enter our awesome GIVEAWAY to win a professional blog makeover from Dumplin Design Studios–please don’t make Baby W sad, he doesn’t handle disappointment well–Enter to win today by clicking HERE!
