Whimsical September

I was having a conversation with a group of moms the other day about which time period was the hardest for each of us - the phase after having your first baby and learning how to be a mom, the phase after adding a second kid and learning how to juggle two tiny people, or adding a third, fourth, etc. Everyone had such different responses and stories behind which stage they felt the heaviest weight. I've realized that I'm in the minority with my response, but transitioning to being a brand new mom with my first baby was a million times harder for me than transitioning to being a mom of two. Those closest to me surely remember that the first six months of Hadley's life were BANANAS. A good bit of it had to do with Hadley's colic, but there were a handful of other factors (including my ... read more