confessions of a teenage bride

To My Firstborn,
The other day you asked me who my favorite kid was. I told you that was impossible question to answer. “I know you don’t want to, but if you HAD to pick. If you just HAD to, who would you choose?” “I’ll never be able to pick between you two. I love you...

Girls,
I often think about the women you will grow up to be. There are so many things I hope for you. I hope you are smart. I hope you are creative and cheerful. I hope you are unapologetically yourselves and that you never stray from what makes you special...

I don’t remember the last time I held you.
I remember the first time you opened your eyes. They were bigger than I thought they were going to be. Your face was so tiny that I guess I assumed your eyes would be tiny too, but they filled up that little face quite nicely....

You know how little kids say things that most adults would literally never say? Things that are not socially acceptable, or are technically rude to say aloud? Obviously, in most cases children are just expressing (quite honestly) what they see or feel...