Thursday, April 28, 2016
Camping pictures
I decided to take some pictures of my girls when we got to our camp site and I'm so glad I did. Hope you enjoy! I haven't done any editing to these, and well I don't know much about editing but with that in mind I'd say these are pretty good. I love these girls so much! Well and there Dad! My life would be boring and dull without them!
If I could lighten this up I think it's really cute. Elsie just loves her sisters and she is always watching them and learning from them.
This picture of Elsie is a little to bright but I love this sweet thing! She is always happy and quite the Mamas girl even now.
The picture above and below explain Kali to a t. She loves to carry sticks everywhere when we are outside and so is always thinking of silly things to do.
I love this picture of Anna. This is her beautiful smile that is hard to get on camera for some reason.
My girls LOVE the water! I think they could swim every day! Anna has become quite the swimmer! In her swim class age group 6-12 she was the only one who could touch the bottom of the pool by swimming down and he also has figured out how to dive pretty well. I am super proud of her! She is quite the determined little thing and it will serve her well in life.
These girls love there Daddy! He's pretty great! (also this picture is a little dark as well)
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
...crazy couple weeks part 2 (Katie's wedding)
So after getting to Mesa Saturday morning about 9am we picked up a few pizzas and headed to a Shumway Family reunion. It was a lot of fun seeing some people I haven't seen in a long time. To name a few my Aunt Ione, my Grandma and Grandpa Pearce, Brian and his family, Spencer, and Maylene. After the reunion I went to Andreas to help set up for Katie's shower. It was a lot of fun talking to Annika, Kira and many others there. Emily came and Jolie(who was the girl who became rs president after I left the singles ward). I would say that it went really well and that Katie got lots of great things.
The rest of the week was full of getting wedding stuff, playing with cousins, and trying to be outside as much as possible in the amazing weather. It was seriously like 90*. I couldn't believe how hot it was already and it is only February. Some of my favorite things we did was go to the park, go to jump zone, did a family bbq, picked lemons for lemonade for the reception, and got many of my things I my check list done! Yay! Saturday morning Katie needed a brooch and so off I went trying to find one. I first went to Joanns and got some little pearl thing and then I left and went to an antique store on main street by the temple. I felt like that is where I should go so off I went. They didn't open till 10 but I was able to get in and find something pretty quick. I then went and dropped it off with my Mom at the temple and headed back to get Zach to go to the temple. One of the funniest parts of the sealing was Nathan's 99 year old Grandma. She said oh Nathan it was so horrible but it turned out so great. It was super funny and everyone heard it. But yay for being married! We then headed off to the luncheon. It was a beautiful afternoon and it was great to be around loved ones. We then headed to the church to open it at 3pm for Kitty who was coming to do the cake. She did a wonderful job! We then went and got everyone ready and did pictures and enjoyed a wonderful evening of visiting with family and friends. I truly do miss my friends and family in AZ! I feel so blessed to have grown up in such a wonderful place. I don't know what the future has in store for our family but I feel so blessed that I was able to be there this last weekend. We may have drove Natalie and Dallas crazy with messes and chaos but we appreciate there hospitality.
Right after the reception was over and we cleaned up some we headed back to Oklahoma! It was a little crazy but we felt like we just needed to get out of town. It is so nice to be home. After a long and exhausting couple weeks it was so nice to just sit down and hold my little girls and watch Frozen with my girls.
The rest of the week was full of getting wedding stuff, playing with cousins, and trying to be outside as much as possible in the amazing weather. It was seriously like 90*. I couldn't believe how hot it was already and it is only February. Some of my favorite things we did was go to the park, go to jump zone, did a family bbq, picked lemons for lemonade for the reception, and got many of my things I my check list done! Yay! Saturday morning Katie needed a brooch and so off I went trying to find one. I first went to Joanns and got some little pearl thing and then I left and went to an antique store on main street by the temple. I felt like that is where I should go so off I went. They didn't open till 10 but I was able to get in and find something pretty quick. I then went and dropped it off with my Mom at the temple and headed back to get Zach to go to the temple. One of the funniest parts of the sealing was Nathan's 99 year old Grandma. She said oh Nathan it was so horrible but it turned out so great. It was super funny and everyone heard it. But yay for being married! We then headed off to the luncheon. It was a beautiful afternoon and it was great to be around loved ones. We then headed to the church to open it at 3pm for Kitty who was coming to do the cake. She did a wonderful job! We then went and got everyone ready and did pictures and enjoyed a wonderful evening of visiting with family and friends. I truly do miss my friends and family in AZ! I feel so blessed to have grown up in such a wonderful place. I don't know what the future has in store for our family but I feel so blessed that I was able to be there this last weekend. We may have drove Natalie and Dallas crazy with messes and chaos but we appreciate there hospitality.
Right after the reception was over and we cleaned up some we headed back to Oklahoma! It was a little crazy but we felt like we just needed to get out of town. It is so nice to be home. After a long and exhausting couple weeks it was so nice to just sit down and hold my little girls and watch Frozen with my girls.
A crazy couple weeks~!
Talk about a crazy couple weeks! Sunday February 7th started out like any other day except it was our sweet Elsie's birthday and she was turning 2. We woke up went to church and then I'm sitting in sacrament meeting and I get a text from my Aunt with an ultrasound picture on it and I turned to Zach and said "NO WAY". I had to double check that her name was on the ultrasound. She adopted a sweet girls about 8 years ago because she was told she would never had kids. Well now she is pregnant and it is a true gift from God.
Later that evening after we had put the girls to bed Zach gets a call from his Dad saying that his Grandma Jackie Christensen had passed away. It was a complete shock! I didn't know what to think. I just cried. I loved his Grandma very much! She was the type of person that would tell you how it was but you always new that she loved you no matter what. She truly was a remarkable woman. She was Relief Society President and that morning she woke up went to her meetings and did all that she was suppose to and then came home later and died. It was crazy! One minute she was alive and well and the next she was gone. It is still hard for me to wrap my head around! But non the less we felt it was very important to go to her funeral and be there.
They scheduled it for the following Friday and I was already planning on heading to AZ Friday night so I could be at my sisters bridal shower. Well this put a little detour in our way but honestly it worked out very well. We left Wednesday after Anna got off school and drove all the way to Utah. We got there about 11am. I then went and helped dress Jackie in her temple clothes which was a really neat experience! I'm so glad I got to have that time with her. My Mother-in-law invited me to do that with her and Cassie, Camille, and Carolina. It was a special time. The funeral was Friday which was really good! We were able to sign a couple songs and I led the music for the funeral. One thing I really thought was cool was right before we were going to close the casket the funeral director opened it all the way and had the girls come over and see her whole body. It was really special. He explained a little bit about the temple clothes she wore and what they mean. She said when he was little he could figure out why they only berried 1/2 of his Grandma...lol. I guess you could say that it really meant a lot to me that he would do that cause I know that Anna was super curious about it all. After we dedicated her grave sight we were able to go back after the luncheon to show Anna and Kali that they buried her. Anna was really sad that she didn't get to see them do it. But we saw all the pretty flowers and I told her that we would have just been in the way and then I think she was okay with it.
Going to a funeral like this was very good for me. I feel bad for Larry but I know that Jackie is okay and I know that she is happy with how everything turned out. I feel blessed knowing that death is a natural part of life and that I will see Jackie again. I know that she will be a little guardian angel watching over my family and for that I am truly grateful. At this time in my life I need all the help I can get. Larry said that she is up in heaven talking to all the future children that will enter our family. It was as if God was telling me there are more spirits that want to come to your family so get ready. I am truly grateful for the blessings I have and especially this family that I have married into that has welcomed me with open arms and loved me.
One special story I want to share before I close this post. Zach and I had been on a few dates and I told him that we were going to SLC for conference with a couple girls in my ward. He offered to let us stay with his Grandma when we went up there. My friend Jen said she thought we should so off we went. When I walked into there home I new they were special. They weren't there the weekend that we were but I just felt like I new his Grandparents. I felt like I would go to that house again and it was the strangest experience. It was one of the reasons I kept dating Zach even though I wasn't sure about it all. Zach was and is very lucky to have such awesome Grandparents.
Jackie will love and miss you! Thanks for all that you did for our family and probably will do!
....Katie's wedding and such to be continued...
Later that evening after we had put the girls to bed Zach gets a call from his Dad saying that his Grandma Jackie Christensen had passed away. It was a complete shock! I didn't know what to think. I just cried. I loved his Grandma very much! She was the type of person that would tell you how it was but you always new that she loved you no matter what. She truly was a remarkable woman. She was Relief Society President and that morning she woke up went to her meetings and did all that she was suppose to and then came home later and died. It was crazy! One minute she was alive and well and the next she was gone. It is still hard for me to wrap my head around! But non the less we felt it was very important to go to her funeral and be there.
They scheduled it for the following Friday and I was already planning on heading to AZ Friday night so I could be at my sisters bridal shower. Well this put a little detour in our way but honestly it worked out very well. We left Wednesday after Anna got off school and drove all the way to Utah. We got there about 11am. I then went and helped dress Jackie in her temple clothes which was a really neat experience! I'm so glad I got to have that time with her. My Mother-in-law invited me to do that with her and Cassie, Camille, and Carolina. It was a special time. The funeral was Friday which was really good! We were able to sign a couple songs and I led the music for the funeral. One thing I really thought was cool was right before we were going to close the casket the funeral director opened it all the way and had the girls come over and see her whole body. It was really special. He explained a little bit about the temple clothes she wore and what they mean. She said when he was little he could figure out why they only berried 1/2 of his Grandma...lol. I guess you could say that it really meant a lot to me that he would do that cause I know that Anna was super curious about it all. After we dedicated her grave sight we were able to go back after the luncheon to show Anna and Kali that they buried her. Anna was really sad that she didn't get to see them do it. But we saw all the pretty flowers and I told her that we would have just been in the way and then I think she was okay with it.
Going to a funeral like this was very good for me. I feel bad for Larry but I know that Jackie is okay and I know that she is happy with how everything turned out. I feel blessed knowing that death is a natural part of life and that I will see Jackie again. I know that she will be a little guardian angel watching over my family and for that I am truly grateful. At this time in my life I need all the help I can get. Larry said that she is up in heaven talking to all the future children that will enter our family. It was as if God was telling me there are more spirits that want to come to your family so get ready. I am truly grateful for the blessings I have and especially this family that I have married into that has welcomed me with open arms and loved me.
One special story I want to share before I close this post. Zach and I had been on a few dates and I told him that we were going to SLC for conference with a couple girls in my ward. He offered to let us stay with his Grandma when we went up there. My friend Jen said she thought we should so off we went. When I walked into there home I new they were special. They weren't there the weekend that we were but I just felt like I new his Grandparents. I felt like I would go to that house again and it was the strangest experience. It was one of the reasons I kept dating Zach even though I wasn't sure about it all. Zach was and is very lucky to have such awesome Grandparents.
Jackie will love and miss you! Thanks for all that you did for our family and probably will do!
....Katie's wedding and such to be continued...
Sunday, January 10, 2016
Potty training Elsie
I have had something on my mind for a while that I feel I need to write down. I try my best to not compare my kids to each other. I will talk to Zach about there differences and such but around them I try very hard to just tell them what I love about them and leave it at that. It's that whole concept of if you tell Suzie that she is smart and Susan that she is pretty all Suzie will remember is that she isn't pretty and Susan that she isn't smart. I believe Elder Holland said something along those lines. With that in mind I want to relay the difference here on this blog of my children when it comes to potty training. Elsie just last week when we were in AZ sat on the potty a lot and went pee. She loved it. My sister has a little potty and a big potty in one of her bathrooms and Elsie thought the little potty was awesome. She had done it some at home before we left to AZ as well but when we were there she pretty much potty trained herself. When we got home I stuck panties on her and she has done amazing. She did have a few accidents but overall she has gone in the potty and she has done amazing. She is scared to go poop though. But I think over time she will get over that.
Now lets compare this to Kali. She is 4 and will turn 5 in November. Elsie is going to be 2 on Feb 7th so about a month from now. Elsie is doing WAYYYYYY...... better than Kali has ever done. Kali has pretty much peed her panties every single day since she started potty training. If I could take back the last year of my life and just put her in pull ups and let her go when she wants to my life would have been 100 times better and everyone would have been happier. But being the stubborn person that I am I didn't. She still has accidents every day and it can be so frustrating but now I just try and take it with a grain of salt and move forward. I hope by the time she starts school she will have figured out how keep her panties dry but maybe she won't I really don't know.
So why is this? Is it because I don't know how to potty train a child? Is it because I didn't try some trick that would make her go. Well I don't think so. I tried sticker charts, treats, prizes, cold showers, a timer you name it and it hasn't worked. I took her to the doctor and they think that she isn't getting her poop out enough so it's pushing on her bladder which makes it hard for her to know when she has to go. We have been working on it and there may be a small improvement but most of the time I just think she doesn't care or it seems that way.
What I'm getting at is no matter what struggles our kids go through I hope that we can all be supportive and not critical. You never know how long or what that Mom has tried to do to get there child to behave or whatever the case my be. Just remember to be kind and loving. I have potty trained 3 kids well kinda 2 and I can tell you that majority of the training comes from the kids themselves. They have to be the one who is willing to do it. I know I will go through similar things like this as my kids grow older and I'm grateful I've had the opportunity to go through this challenge and know that I can still love my kids even if I know that what they are doing could be so much better if they would just do it my way. Chances are they won't and I hope that I can be loving and kind even when they have to figure it out in there own time and in there own way.
Now lets compare this to Kali. She is 4 and will turn 5 in November. Elsie is going to be 2 on Feb 7th so about a month from now. Elsie is doing WAYYYYYY...... better than Kali has ever done. Kali has pretty much peed her panties every single day since she started potty training. If I could take back the last year of my life and just put her in pull ups and let her go when she wants to my life would have been 100 times better and everyone would have been happier. But being the stubborn person that I am I didn't. She still has accidents every day and it can be so frustrating but now I just try and take it with a grain of salt and move forward. I hope by the time she starts school she will have figured out how keep her panties dry but maybe she won't I really don't know.
So why is this? Is it because I don't know how to potty train a child? Is it because I didn't try some trick that would make her go. Well I don't think so. I tried sticker charts, treats, prizes, cold showers, a timer you name it and it hasn't worked. I took her to the doctor and they think that she isn't getting her poop out enough so it's pushing on her bladder which makes it hard for her to know when she has to go. We have been working on it and there may be a small improvement but most of the time I just think she doesn't care or it seems that way.
What I'm getting at is no matter what struggles our kids go through I hope that we can all be supportive and not critical. You never know how long or what that Mom has tried to do to get there child to behave or whatever the case my be. Just remember to be kind and loving. I have potty trained 3 kids well kinda 2 and I can tell you that majority of the training comes from the kids themselves. They have to be the one who is willing to do it. I know I will go through similar things like this as my kids grow older and I'm grateful I've had the opportunity to go through this challenge and know that I can still love my kids even if I know that what they are doing could be so much better if they would just do it my way. Chances are they won't and I hope that I can be loving and kind even when they have to figure it out in there own time and in there own way.
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Anna and school
I don't brag very often but honestly these days I probably should more often. Specially when it comes to my amazing kids!
Anna is doing amazing in school! It is truly such a great blessing. She is so eager to learn and loves every minute of it. Her teacher said maybe I should send all the kids that don't get into preschool to your house. I think she was kind of kidding but still it made me feel good. I guess I'm doing something right as a Mom. It feels really good. Anna has passed all of her Kindergarten words and is now working on First grade words. She also loves to write things. She obviously doesn't spell them right but she is writing what she sounds out which is really awesome, and that is all that she really should be doing in Kindergarten. Anna is also reading. She loves to sound out words and tells me all about them all the time. She reads books to Elsie sometimes (if Elsie will let here lol) and she always wants to sound out her scripture verses at bedtime. I feel so proud to be the Mother of this amazingly smart girl. I hope that she keeps this zeal to learn with her all through school.
Kali is also doing awesome! I have started a group preschool and Kali so far loves it. She is so good at cutting and she loves to do crafts with me. She also has been stringing buttons on thread and making necklaces for everyone. Both Anna and Kali are doing so good with soccer and Kali has even scored a goal once so far. She loves it so much and it's awesome seeing them thrive in the things they do.
Elsie is also learning and growing so fast! She loves playing with her sisters and wants to do everything with her sisters. She loves to climb everything at the park and she LOVES the swings. She also has starting saying so many things and it's so fun to watch her grow.
It is such a blessing to be the Mother of these 3 beautiful girls! They are such a joy in my life and I hope that they feel and know how much I love them always.
I can't end this post without also bragging on my amazing Husband. Living so far from family has been hard for me, some people love it but for me it has been extremely hard. Having Zach by my side is the only way that I've made it through this tough time. He truly is there for me whenever I need him. Well that is whenever I ask. I feel so blessed that we have so much to be grateful for here in Oklahoma. So many things in my life haven't turned out the way I thought they were but I can definitely say that God has a way of making us turn to him. With Christ and Zach by my side I truly feel like I could concur the world.
If you can't tell I kind of like my family:) I am truly one blessed woman!
Anna is doing amazing in school! It is truly such a great blessing. She is so eager to learn and loves every minute of it. Her teacher said maybe I should send all the kids that don't get into preschool to your house. I think she was kind of kidding but still it made me feel good. I guess I'm doing something right as a Mom. It feels really good. Anna has passed all of her Kindergarten words and is now working on First grade words. She also loves to write things. She obviously doesn't spell them right but she is writing what she sounds out which is really awesome, and that is all that she really should be doing in Kindergarten. Anna is also reading. She loves to sound out words and tells me all about them all the time. She reads books to Elsie sometimes (if Elsie will let here lol) and she always wants to sound out her scripture verses at bedtime. I feel so proud to be the Mother of this amazingly smart girl. I hope that she keeps this zeal to learn with her all through school.
Kali is also doing awesome! I have started a group preschool and Kali so far loves it. She is so good at cutting and she loves to do crafts with me. She also has been stringing buttons on thread and making necklaces for everyone. Both Anna and Kali are doing so good with soccer and Kali has even scored a goal once so far. She loves it so much and it's awesome seeing them thrive in the things they do.
Elsie is also learning and growing so fast! She loves playing with her sisters and wants to do everything with her sisters. She loves to climb everything at the park and she LOVES the swings. She also has starting saying so many things and it's so fun to watch her grow.
It is such a blessing to be the Mother of these 3 beautiful girls! They are such a joy in my life and I hope that they feel and know how much I love them always.
I can't end this post without also bragging on my amazing Husband. Living so far from family has been hard for me, some people love it but for me it has been extremely hard. Having Zach by my side is the only way that I've made it through this tough time. He truly is there for me whenever I need him. Well that is whenever I ask. I feel so blessed that we have so much to be grateful for here in Oklahoma. So many things in my life haven't turned out the way I thought they were but I can definitely say that God has a way of making us turn to him. With Christ and Zach by my side I truly feel like I could concur the world.
If you can't tell I kind of like my family:) I am truly one blessed woman!
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Kali girl I love you! Happy birthday!
Kali just turned 4 on the 27th and I wanted to write a little post to let her know how amazing she truly is. I love this little girl so much! She is so much fun to be around. She loves people unconditionally and she almost always has a smile on her face.
The other day my neighbor has a golf cart that they were giving rides to kids on and Kali really wanted on but Kali didn't make a huge fuss about it, she just came over to me and said Mom I want on but there's no room for me. That is a prime example of Kali. She finally did get a ride, thank goodness but man was she so super patient about it. I love that about this specially girl. She also loves to learn.
The day after she turned 4 she said Mom now I get to go to school across the hall from Anna. (There is a pre-K class at Anna's school across the hallway). Kali really wants to be apart of it, but I don't even know if I will let her go to pre-k cause I didn't let Anna go. She really just wants to be doing what Anna is doing, I don't think it's too much about going to school.
Both Anna and Kali are playing soccer but they have to be on different teams this year. Kali is doing so much better then last year when she just twirled on the field and did almost nothing. This year she loves it and she gets excited about going. She even scored a goal last game and it was so stinken cute! She got all excited and was dancing and did a fist pump. It made me smile from ear to ear. She won't push all the other kids around to get the ball but when she has a clean break she takes it.
This girl loves being grown up. She also loves to help Mom in the kitchen. She is always asking to make something or get into something. But non the less she will be a good cook someday.
Kali loves to play outside. She is pretty easy to please. She loves the garden I grew this year, and she is my red and yellow tomato finder. She loves it. She also loves to dig in the dirt and play pretty much anything outside.
This girls is going to be an amazing Mom someday. She wants so bad to be Mom to Elsie, the problem is she isn't quite in control of her body completely yet. Yes she can hold Elsie but she has no idea what the limits should be. I tell her to be careful and she has no idea what that means. She tries to get Elsie to jump into her arms off the big trampoline and it scares me. She also loves to push her on the swing but she doesn't know what just a little means. She loves to make Anna and Elsie smile and she playing with them. But she also enjoys time by herself. She loves to read books and pretend to be anyone she is thinking about at the time. Either Mom and Dad, Claire and Talie, or whatever character out of a book or show they have watched recently.
Kali I love you so much! You are such a special part of our family and I'm so blessed to be your Mom! You were my 1st baby to deliver vaginally and it was well worth the time it took to get you here. You are so kind and caring and it will be such a pleasure watching you learn and grow throughout your life. Thanks for letting me be your Mom!
The other day my neighbor has a golf cart that they were giving rides to kids on and Kali really wanted on but Kali didn't make a huge fuss about it, she just came over to me and said Mom I want on but there's no room for me. That is a prime example of Kali. She finally did get a ride, thank goodness but man was she so super patient about it. I love that about this specially girl. She also loves to learn.
The day after she turned 4 she said Mom now I get to go to school across the hall from Anna. (There is a pre-K class at Anna's school across the hallway). Kali really wants to be apart of it, but I don't even know if I will let her go to pre-k cause I didn't let Anna go. She really just wants to be doing what Anna is doing, I don't think it's too much about going to school.
Both Anna and Kali are playing soccer but they have to be on different teams this year. Kali is doing so much better then last year when she just twirled on the field and did almost nothing. This year she loves it and she gets excited about going. She even scored a goal last game and it was so stinken cute! She got all excited and was dancing and did a fist pump. It made me smile from ear to ear. She won't push all the other kids around to get the ball but when she has a clean break she takes it.
This girl loves being grown up. She also loves to help Mom in the kitchen. She is always asking to make something or get into something. But non the less she will be a good cook someday.
Kali loves to play outside. She is pretty easy to please. She loves the garden I grew this year, and she is my red and yellow tomato finder. She loves it. She also loves to dig in the dirt and play pretty much anything outside.
This girls is going to be an amazing Mom someday. She wants so bad to be Mom to Elsie, the problem is she isn't quite in control of her body completely yet. Yes she can hold Elsie but she has no idea what the limits should be. I tell her to be careful and she has no idea what that means. She tries to get Elsie to jump into her arms off the big trampoline and it scares me. She also loves to push her on the swing but she doesn't know what just a little means. She loves to make Anna and Elsie smile and she playing with them. But she also enjoys time by herself. She loves to read books and pretend to be anyone she is thinking about at the time. Either Mom and Dad, Claire and Talie, or whatever character out of a book or show they have watched recently.
Kali I love you so much! You are such a special part of our family and I'm so blessed to be your Mom! You were my 1st baby to deliver vaginally and it was well worth the time it took to get you here. You are so kind and caring and it will be such a pleasure watching you learn and grow throughout your life. Thanks for letting me be your Mom!
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Kali and potty training
You know those moments in life when you judge someone because there kid does...or doesn't do...well unfortunately I've been that Mom. When Anna got potty trained it was easy. Okay so I had to try a couple times but the 2nd time she got it in like 3 days no problem. So I just thought every other kid should be like that. Boy was I wrong. Now there is Kali. I love this kid to death but after a WHOLE ENTIRE year of trying to get this kid to go in the potty I've hit a wall. I tried being positive, giving her an M&M or small marshmallow every time she went, I even tried cold showers cause people I know swore by them. But you see NONE of it has worked. This kid will be 4 Sunday and I'm done! So if you see my kid in a pull-up then just know that yes I'm that Mom who lets her 4 year old wear a pull-up but not for the lack of trying. We are going to see a urologist in about a month, but until then I would like to have a positive relationship with my daughter instead of fighting about going to the bathroom. Besides that I feel like I've ruined her ability to have a positive potty experience. It is always a fight and she wets herself at least 3 times everyday and then the times she does make it in the potty she has peed a little in her panties first so she stinks. I guess you could say as a Mom that is the hardest part, I don't want to going around smelling like pee all the time. Kali is such a fun and loving kid that I need to remember that when I'm so frustrated about the situation. The past year has been rough with her because I've been so consumed by this. So why do I let myself? Well it's embarrassing. I feel like the worst Mom ever but for now I'm trying to let it go. She may have to wear a pull-up for the rest of her life but hopefully I can love her through it, cause really that is what matters.
So in everything you go through in life there is a reason and you learn something right. Well I would definitely say that I have learned that MOST people are dealing with some type of a battle whether with a child, themselves, or someone they love and I'm doing my best to just be a support and not judge. I just hope that others will see that I'm doing the best I can to be the very best Mother I can be and well my child still has agency. Also I wish that I was perfect but I'm not and I just hope that I can learn what I need to and that Kali can know that I love her even though she isn't perfect. She loves so completely and she is willing to be anyone's friend. She also smart, creative, and super coordinated. She loves life so much and she is always telling stories she made up, or playing Mom and Dad, or Claire and Talie(her cousins). Kali doesn't have to be the center of attention but she loves it when I take time just for her. She truly is a special girl and I'm so blessed that she was born into our family.
So in everything you go through in life there is a reason and you learn something right. Well I would definitely say that I have learned that MOST people are dealing with some type of a battle whether with a child, themselves, or someone they love and I'm doing my best to just be a support and not judge. I just hope that others will see that I'm doing the best I can to be the very best Mother I can be and well my child still has agency. Also I wish that I was perfect but I'm not and I just hope that I can learn what I need to and that Kali can know that I love her even though she isn't perfect. She loves so completely and she is willing to be anyone's friend. She also smart, creative, and super coordinated. She loves life so much and she is always telling stories she made up, or playing Mom and Dad, or Claire and Talie(her cousins). Kali doesn't have to be the center of attention but she loves it when I take time just for her. She truly is a special girl and I'm so blessed that she was born into our family.
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