“I didn’t give you the gift of life, life gave me the gift of you” The day that I found out I was pregnant with Jackson is one that I will never forget. It was unexpected and filled with emotions I didn’t know I would feel. My husband and I got married at the end of August, and shortly after getting back from our honeymoon, I began to feel sick. I was nauseous and had to pee all the time. I went to the doctors because I wanted to figure out what was wrong. I took a urine test to determine if the cause was one of two things:…
What I wish I knew
There are so many things that I wish I knew before becoming a mother. Sure, everyone tells you its a really hard job. There are a lot of tears, a lot of sleepless nights, and a lot of diaper changes. Here are some of the things I wish I could have told myself: 1. There will be many tears shed–and most of them will be from you. Motherhood is so full of uncertainty. The baby cries and cries and you have no idea why. The baby won’t sleep, which means you don’t sleep. You constantly feel like you’re doing everything wrong. Mix all of that together and you are just…
