No!

This is the week that Brodie has found his opinionated voice. It's an emphatic No! sometimes with a pointed finger. The first time it was hard not to laugh, the second time was still a little funny, and not so funny each time after that. It's very unnerving to hear your words and tone come out of a child's mouth. It really hits home that what you say and how you say it has impact each and every time. Sometimes this really scares me  how we can mold our children for better or worse. We've all heard how to model good behavior and that children are a sponge...watch what you say but it doesn't really click until you see your child do something you do on a daily basis.

Each parent, in my humble opinion, wants their child to receive the best in ourselves such as maybe our eye color or your spouse's hair texture, but what if it's not the best? This can sometimes bring about change in our habits. I'm going to eat more vegetables and watch less tv. Or in my case, a minor freak out occurs. What if he's introverted? What if she has my thighs? What if she's overly sensitive?

When I was pregnant with Brodie we saw a genetic counselor because some testing came back with an elevated chance of spina bifida. Everything was ok, but before you have more tests, you and your spouse/partner sit through a session where they tell you about everything that could possibly be wrong. While we were in this session, I was just trying to keep it together and get to the end so I could leave that impossibly small, stuffy office and go back to the waiting room. I was trying not to dwell on all those medical conditions that might affect the tiny human growing inside of me. That something in my genetic code was defective and passed on to this boy who had no name yet and it is mentioned that you may have a decision to make to end the pregnancy or carry to term. Thankfully, we did not have to make that decision. We have birthed two healthy children and in retrospect it's selfish to think of the other traits we may be passing on but at the same time, it is overwhelming that this child's behavior ultimately rests on your shoulders.

So, for the moment, I will take a deep breath, not freak out and say to Brodie..."say no thank you"

First Post

Soooooo...I don't know if this will be a public blog or just my journal but I decided that since I enjoy reading other folks' blogs & could benefit from doing a little writing on my own, I would try this out.

I'm a wife, a mom of 2 and a woman of the world trying to figure out my path. I work from home but let's face it...my full-time job is the 2 kiddoes and trying to maintain the inside of the house. My hubby takes care of the outside and maybe sometime I'll venture into the land of yardwork again.

Our youngest is 3 months old and will most likely be our last baby. My main intentions with this blog are to chronicle all those little things that I know I will forget if I don't write it down...my memory is not getting any better, especially waking up a couple times a night and to also help me preserve my sanity. While I sometime countdown the minutes that I expect my husband to return, we don't always have the great adult conversations that most stay-at-home moms crave.

What else can I say about myself? I'm closer in age to the next big birthday than I feel. My two-year-old keeps me laughing and busy. The baby has proven to be a challenge in different ways than her brother was as a baby. She has a more even-keel temperament but has some minor health issues and so far is busier if that's possible. My interests are cooking, reading and finding ways to save money to continue to be a stay-at-home mom. I expect to write posts relating to recipes, kid projects & activities, and what's going on with me. It remains to be seen if anyone else will be reading this....