Mommy Life

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I enjoyed my children today.

I did not enjoy them yesterday.

(Such declarations paint our days in too broad of strokes, but you get the idea.)

I thought about posting this picture with the caption, “Three is so cute, but so hard. Three is so hard, but so cute.” And possibly going into detail about how both phrases capture differently the same sentiment. Cute but hard leaves you with a negative connotation. Hard but cute leaves you with a positive one.

Anyway.

I didn’t, and I’m glad I didn’t because it’s the perfect cover photo for a blog post about how I did not enjoy my children one day and how I did enjoy them the next. ...continue reading →

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Three years ago yesterday, November 30, 2018, we walked into Canyon Medical Center with one little boy in tow, eagerly anticipating finding out the gender of our next baby. When the doctor said it was another boy, I was so happy. The name Sebastian had been rolling around in our heads, and I was thrilled to get to use it. Not to mention the fact that there’s just something so special about telling your little boy he’s going to get a baby brother. 🙂

Yesterday, November 30, 2021, we walked into Canyon Medical Center with two little boys in tow, eagerly anticipating another gender reveal.

Same office, same doctor, same clients, except this time that 2018 baby was on the outside instead of the inside, and his little sibling was kicking around inside my belly.

There’s something raw and unbelievable and just so incredibly exciting about realizing there’s a new little life on the way, and some of that initial excitement comes back when you find out the gender. It makes it all just a little more real, and instead of “the tiny baby,” you can start calling it “your baby brother” . . . or just maybe “your baby sister.” ...continue reading →