What it's like to have a kid...and be a kid.

As I've mentioned (and will continue to) , I have a beautiful daughter, Aubree. She is two years old and she is a handful, to say the least, but she is totally worth it.

Aubree taking a selfie today :)

Aubree has taught me so much about what parenting means and has really shown me who I am. I used to say, "When I have a kid, I won't do this...or that..." All of the pre-mother judgment flies right out the window when you are given this tiny being that you created without any instructions. You just kind of learn as you go along. I like to say the one thing I didn't realize before having Aubree was the lack of sleep I would be facing, more so in the first 7 months of having her. I am a nurse, yes, but for some reason the idea of feeding a child every 2-3 hours was just nonexistent in my head. I truly was not prepared for what was to come, but even in retrospect, even I was told that, I wouldn't have listened. That's just how I roll.

I have definitely learned how overly serious I am. She has taught me that sometimes I just need to lighten up and enjoy life. It's ok to be silly and dance around like no one is watching. And who cares if they are? All that matters is that I am happy with myself and without Aubree I may have never seen that in myself. 

Life is short, live it up!