When it was just me and my boy sickness was horrible, but I was always thankful of the fact that I got to be home with him, and that we could just sit and cuddle until he got better. Just like him and I wanted. “Sit with me Mommy” is what he’d say, and I […]
I don’t think I have ever…ever…known a kid to be able to tear up a room…or multiple rooms as quickly as my daughter. The picture above was taken a few months ago, but she still does the same thing daily. It’s maddening. I don’t know how one little girl can destroy a house or a room so […]
Dear Little Man, Almost every night at bedtime you ask me to sleep in your bed. Every night I pretend to snore and I grab you and cuddle you saying “this is how we have to sleep if I stay here” and you laugh. What you don’t know is how much I’d love to cuddle […]
Every night at bedtime I ask my little man “what was your favorite part of the day?” I like to ask him this because it inspires conversation, but I also like to get to know more about his little mind. What excites him!? I love that he thinks long and hard about it. Most times he […]
Tonight my son said “mommy…can I play with your hair” at bedtime, and when he said that I breathed a sigh of relief. See, he has always played with my hair. When he was littler he would do it when he got upset, tired or sad when I held him. Now, it’s more when we […]
After the Alter is a blog about my "life after the alter" meaning after being married, and the changes that go with it. I am a mom to a beautiful boy and girl who are the stars of this blog, and a little Pomeranian named Tinkerbell. I LOVE being married to Captain Awesome, and here I share stories of my life as I learn how to be the best wife and mom I can be, and all my crazy thoughts along the way.
