Once again, allergies have hit me HARD this week and it’s hard to feel photogenic and smiley when you can hardly breathe!!! This took a LOT of makeup to cover up my under-eye circles from hardly getting any sleep and red nose from all the congestion & nose-blowing. ha. I think I managed to look happy enough though…
I also think it’s hilarious how I look basically normal from the front, but super-pregnant from the side.
A garden update is in store… things have been exploding back there! It’s VERY exciting.
Also… is it weird that I feel weird signing my letters, “Love, Mommy”? I just feel like… I won’t know what my daughter is going to call me yet. Mommy, Mom, something else? I never gave it much thought, but as I get closer to the “finish line” I feel more like a Mom than a Mommy… very strange. I guess we won’t know for sure until she can start talking.
If you’re a parent, how did you “decide” what your kids would call you? Did it evolve or do they call you the same thing now that they did when they were tiny?
Hi! I'm Emily. I'm a Navy wife and stay at home mom of two beautiful children. I cook simple, delicious, grain-free recipes, do crafts, decorate my home on a budget, and keep a happy household. I tandem breastfeed, babywear, cloth diaper, practice elimination communication, homebirth, and co-sleep, but I'm not a hippie.
I just fell over your blog by accident and am enjoying dotting back and forth between the subjects!
My husband had the worst allerigies ever — it was like having the flu all the time – and he had so much time off work. I had been using a fully trained Chinese Accupuncturist and told him. David went to see him – three visits. And it went! Just like that ! We thought it was great and worth the cash … even if he had to go each year! It was around 20 years before he had any more sneezing etc !!! I would really advise finding a good one – and trying it ! Best luck !!
Well, my 2 girls were 1.5 and 6 months when I got them. They still saw their mother, whom they called (and still call) mommy. I have always been Mom. So, thats that!
My son, his first word/sound was 'mom'. THEN dad came after a few more months. IDK about the natural progression, I suppose my son is just weird! I know both of my girls started out with dada before mama, so I guess they are normal.
Now that hes 2 tho, I barely hear him say mom…usually its “peas” for more of whatever food he wants, or Dia Da for his Daddy. Forget mom now!
You are still lookin cute mama! Have fun! Hope your allergies settle down. Blah.
Well, my 2 girls were 1.5 and 6 months when I got them. They still saw their mother, whom they called (and still call) mommy. I have always been Mom. So, thats that!
My son, his first word/sound was 'mom'. THEN dad came after a few more months. IDK about the natural progression, I suppose my son is just weird! I know both of my girls started out with dada before mama, so I guess they are normal.
Now that hes 2 tho, I barely hear him say mom…usually its “peas” for more of whatever food he wants, or Dia Da for his Daddy. Forget mom now!
You are still lookin cute mama! Have fun! Hope your allergies settle down. Blah.
The first thing she will call you will be da-da,lol. It's the natural progression of learning to talk. After that 'mommy' will evolve.
You look great!
The first thing she will call you will be da-da,lol. It's the natural progression of learning to talk. After that 'mommy' will evolve.
You look great!
From “MMM-MM” to “MAA-MAA” to Mommy – It just evolved…and I guess all you younger siblings just called me what Julie did. No deciding that I can remember.
From “MMM-MM” to “MAA-MAA” to Mommy – It just evolved…and I guess all you younger siblings just called me what Julie did. No deciding that I can remember.
You still don't look pregnant in the 2nd picture, hot mamma!
You still don't look pregnant in the 2nd picture, hot mamma!