One year, one month, and thirteen days ago my life was forever changed by the scariest yet most wonderful moment in my life. I became a mother for the first time. Skipping past the intimate details of the whole thing, I'll just state that I am a single mother... make that only parent of a beautiful one year old boy. I say this because it seems that anyone who is not married to their child's father/mother seem to claim the title "single parent". While I do believe that every good parent deserves their props, I don't think may realize what it's like to be an only parent.
It's me and only me. I'm the first and only face my son sees when he wakes up in the morning and the only one tucking him in at night. I make all of the meals, pick out all of the clothes, clean all of the messes, kiss all of the boo-boo's sing all of the songs and read all of the stories. I also never have a meal to myself (or a trip to the bathroom) and having a night "off" means I got to shower and read or do my nails once in a blue moon.
Don't get me wrong, I love my son more than anything in this world and, knowing what I know now, I wouldn't change a thing. There's a lot of hard work involved, but the "pay" is amazing. Every smile, every giggle, every hug, cuddle, and kissy is mine. And I love it!
What I am still learning, though, is that I will never stop learning. I'm trying to balance my parenting responsibilities with finding and keeping a descent job as well as babysitter, keeping my apartment relatively clean, keeping up with my personal health and wellness, and all other miscellaneous. I'm slowly finding a balance between it all. And, for an almost 24 year old, I think I've got it together, for the most part. But I still need something more. Which is why I've created this blog. I need an outlet, I need a voice. I have too much to say and no one to say it to. I needed a place to share all I have learned in this short amount of time, and maybe to learn some new things as well. Introductions aren't really my thing, but I promise this will get better! So join me on this crazy, wonderful, magical adventure called the Mommy Life!
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