My family

I have always loved children from the time I was a child myself. There was never really a doubt in my mind that I wanted to have children of my own some day.

I met my husband Rob in 2001 and we married in 2004. After his deployment in 2005, everyone in our families were asking when we were planning on starting a family of our own. We would always answer, "When we are ready". Well in December of 2008 our beautiful son Elijah came into the world and we realized that no one is ever really "ready" for parenthood, it's like booking a flight and having no idea where you are going. You aren't sure what to expect.

I returned to work at a daycare when Elijah was 2 months old, he stayed with his grandfather during the day while I was gone. He developed a very special bond with his "Gee" and it was fantastic, but I missed him so much. I worked for a few weeks and then put in my two week notice, my father-in-law had found a job and I was uncomfortable with the thought of my child going to day care.

It was then that my husband and I decided that I was going to be a stay-at-home mom(SAHM). I mean how hard could that be? Well, it's not easy being a housewife and SAHM...keeping up with housework (mainly laundry) is a task in and of itself. It's exhausting, difficult, and demanding but I wouldn't have it any other way. My son is almost two now and we are going to be starting the adventures of potty-training.

My life is going great, I am so proud of my son and my husband and I love them with all of my heart. If it weren't for my son, I wouldn't find the joys in simple things like giggling at the cat for no apparent reason, dancing around the living room to the radio and snuggling on the couch after a long day. It's things like these that make me whole.

God bless you all and thanks for reading.

~Katie