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| Her 1st Birthday! |
Here are 5 things my daughter has taught me about myself:
1. I enjoy the infant stage. Hudson was born early, after I spent a month on bed rest since he wasn’t growing. He was so tiny when he was born and I was terrified. I was a typical anxiety-ridden first time mom. I stressed over everything… his weight, going back to work, lack of sleep… etc. I just wanted him to be a toddler already. But with Mila came a confidence, and a calm. I had no issues breastfeeding, I wasn’t scared to leave the hospital and I was confident in my skills as a parent. I enjoyed every moment of her infancy, and I am so thankful for that.
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| Loved those sweet baby snuggles |
2. I have a better understanding of siblings. I grew up as an only child. I never really understood the dynamic of siblings. My husband is very close with his brother, and I always thought it must be so cool to have that. It is the reason why I wanted two children. I never get sick of watching them interact. I know their relationship will change throughout the years, but seeing them together is so amazing to me.
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| Sibling love |
3. Having a girl doesn’t make me girly. When I found out Mila was a girl, I was so excited to dress her up. It turns out, I’m just not built that way. As much as I want to make her a fashionista, she is more like a mini version of me…. which is a fashion cluster. So she wears what she likes, which is leggings and T-shirts. I love having a girl, and I do like some girly things more than I did before… but you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.
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| Fashion fumbles |
4. I’m a good multi-tasker. I’m pretty scatterbrained, so I never felt like I was good at juggling a number of tasks at one time. These days, I rock multi-tasking. Having two kids really solidified that. I have my routine and I (finally) feel like have a good handle on the whole working mom thing. It’s not a perfect science, but it’s pretty darn good.
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| She’s my selfie partner in crime! |
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| The fam! |
Thanks for sharing! Motherhood truly does teach you a thing or two about yourself…well reveal it anyway. ha! Right now I can only dream what it would be like to have a daughter…but hopefully some day I will experience it first hand.
Yes, I have learned so much from my kids, its crazy!! Yes little girls are fun, but check back in with me in 12 years and see if I feel the same way! 😉 ha!
me time is important… especially when u have more than 1! from one only child to another….
Yes!! You get me!
So sweet! I enjoyed the infant stage much more with my second too. When I had my first I had no clue what I was doing so I was always stressed! Happy Birthday to your lovely lady!
Sometimes I feel bad about it, like Hudson got the short end of the stick since I was such a crazy mess with him!!
Enjoy the infant stage is a great one! I have always said they never stay babies long enough! What a great post thanks for sharing!
I know, I didnt realize the first time around just how quick it went by! Thanks for stopping by!
Awww So sweet! The Little mermaid is my favorite too!
omg–She has grown up so fast. She is perfect. And yes– you are a super multi-tasker. haha
A very good list. We are raising an only child so I'm seeing the sibling perspective from the opposite side (I have two brothers). Very interesting. She's a beauty. And I say the more creative the outfits, the better!
Aw, this is really sweet. Happy Birthday to your cutie!
So sweet! I love the fashion cluster term haha! These are great things to have learned about yourself and you do seem to be rocking the working mom thing! Your family is just gorgeous! Happy birthday to your precious peanut! Too bad we aren't closer…I bet the boys would LOVE her! Haha
I'm an only child too, and I totally get how educational and fun it is to watch a sibling relationship blossom. It's been one of the best parts of having two kids (aside from loving them both so much!) Great list!
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I love this! And the Terrific Toddler will also be two this week! February is the definitely the month of love and delivering babies. Thank you for writing about the "me" time. I struggle so much with this. You described exactly what my brain says "I should spend the time with my husband and baby." Reading someone else saying it is okay to do things for yourself is a like a burden being lifted, thank you!
I loved reading this. I am pregnant with a girl and I have been thinking that I'm going to need to girly things up a bit. I have a feeling it will turn out much like your situation, my little girl will be the not-so-fashionista that I am. I can't wait to see this little girl and my son interact, he'll be 3 and a half when she gets here and I just can't wait to see how they get along. Growing up my brothers were my best friends, though my husband had the total opposite experience with his siblings. Happy birthday to Mila!
Me time is definitely important, motherhood has taught me that as well! And I feel like I've mastered multi-tasking with the best of them! I think our kids teach us life lessons just as much as we teach them 🙂
I really enjoyed this post, having had my second daughter last March I can totally relate. I though that the second time around would be "easier". Boy was I wrong, it's different for sure but it's not any easier now that I have two little kiddos to watch out for. I am lucky that I had her when the big sis was 4 (now 5 since December), she is very helpful. Now that the baby is almost a year old, I can see the bond that is forming as my oldest tries to include her when she's playing, it is amazing to see them together. I grew up with two other sisters, so I know that their bond will go through some trials but it will grow stronger in the end. I don't quite know what will happen with the baby, time will tell, but my big girl will not be "pigeon holed", she is a breed all her own my princess/ninja will do her own thing. She always had. I love the way she plays especially when she is in her princess dress while she is ninja-sword fighting with dad (we got some great things for her after Halloween). I'm excited to do it all again and see how the baby's personality grows. She is a quite little thing, but of course she's not really talking yet, we'll see how that changes!
Happy 2nd birthday to your sweet girl! I was surprised when I had a daughter that I was not more girly too. I really thought it was going to be all headbands and dresses and I can count on one hand the number of times she has really been dressed up. Great post!
Awww, I loved reading this! I learned similar lessons from my little girl, who will be 4 this year! Wow, 4! My little girl completed our family too and definitely finished filling my heart! Thank you so much for sharing this at the #SHINEBlogHop!
LOVE your daughter's fashion fumbles! My almost 3-year-old has some crazy outfits too (including wearing my brother's way-too-big tie-dye shirt while painting)!
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Oh my gosh what a beautiful little Princess! My daughter turn 2 this next month. I am kind of dreading having this day approach as she is my youngest and more than likely last baby.
Such a sweet post!! I really enjoyed the point about me time… I REALLY need to remember that for myself!
I know that Bee is much more "girly" than I. I have worked to address that and allow her to play dress up. Kids teach you so much about yourself!