do wrong to none.

To the mom who’s breastfeeding: Way to go! It really is an amazing gift to give your baby, for any amount of time that you can manage! You’re a good mom.

To the mom who’s formula feeding: Isn’t science amazing? To think there was a time when a baby with a mother who couldn’t produce enough would suffer, but now? Better living through chemistry! You’re a good mom.

To the cloth diapering mom: Fluffy bums are the cutest, and so friendly on the bank account. You’re a good mom.

To the disposable diapering mom: Damn those things hold a lot, and it’s excellent to not worry about leakage and laundry! You’re a good mom.

To the mom who stays home: I can imagine it isn’t easy doing what you do, but to spend those precious years with your babies must be amazing. You’re a good mom.

To the mom who works: It’s wonderful that you’re sticking to your career, you’re a positive role model for your children in so many ways, it’s fantastic. You’re a good mom.

To the mom who had to feed her kids from the drive thru all week because you’re too worn out to cook or go grocery shopping: You’re feeding your kids, and hey, I bet they aren’t complaining! Sometimes sanity can indeed be found in a red box with a big yellow M on it. You’re a good mom.

To the mom who gave her kids a homecooked breakfast lunch and dinner for the past week: Excellent! Good nutrition is important, and they’re learning to enjoy healthy foods at an early age, a boon for the rest of their lives. You’re a good mom.

To the mom with the kids who are sitting quietly and using their manners in the fancy restaurant: Kudos, it takes a lot to maintain order with children in a place where they can’t run around. You’re a good mom.

To the mom with the toddler having a meltdown in the cereal aisle: they always seem to pick the most embarrassing places to lose their minds don’t they? We’ve all been through it. You’re a good mom.

To the moms who judge other moms for ANY of the above? Glass houses, friend. Glass houses.

12 weeks old and cuter every day, her personality is shining!

She sit at the table with us, for dinner. lol

#mancrushmonday every monday, because he loves me and our daughter with all his heart. 💕

Love them both, more everyday!

wonderrlove:

when you become a mother, you discover a brand new kind of love that you’ve never experienced before. a new person suddenly comes before you in EVERYTHING. there is no honeymoon period - there are tears, poop, difficulty feeding, and little sleep within the first couple of hours. she throws up in…

THIS

My husband speaks my love language. This morning he gave me a card saying how much him and Peyton appreciate me. One line in particular, “You have been wonderful in all aspects of your life, but being a mother to our child seems to be what you were meant for.” I’ve often felt this way and feel so blessed that he does too.

Thanks to Peyton, I am more me than I have ever been before. She has taught me so much more about myself, about life and the things that matter most. Being her mother feels like the most amazing privilege I’ve ever been given.

Even in the midst of joy and celebration of my mom and being a mother, my heart aches for those around me who have lost a mother or a child and those who so greatly desire to be a mother. I know you grieve deeply on Mother’s day and I’m thinking about you all!

A few pics Wyatt took for Mother’s Day. THIS is what happiness is.

She’s been working really hard trying to figure out how to get that thumb in there.

I’m the luckiest.

Trying to remember that this Optometry school experience is just one part of our life, not our life in its entirety. You’d be surprised how easy it is to forget that. We’re down 2 years and only 2 more to go! I think it’s hard for people to understand that even as important school is, our daughter will always take priority.

11 weeks old. Her tender smile steals my heart and I want to hold her close forever.

2 days, 2 months.. time slow down.