Being a mom changes you

Being a Mom to baby Miah has certainly changed me in many ways. It's made me more passionate about things I've never cared about before. It's made me more cautious of what I say and do, knowing I have little ears & eyes constantly absorbing my every move. It's made me more aware of myself as a person in general. I think this is what's meant to happen as you have a child, and your life is now fully devoted to your husband and to your baby.  You go and go and go until you feel like you can't give another ounce because in a lot of ways (if not every way), they really need you and depend on you. I know my husband can take care of himself, but I enjoy taking care of him, and I should be taking care of him! I am very very blessed with Mike. One of Mike's desires for our family was for me to be a stay at home Mom to Miah. We prayed about it, and God definitely made it possible for us.

At first I was floored when it came to staying home with Miah. I had NO idea how to balance everything. Before she was on a sleep schedule I was just trying to sleep when she slept, then I'd try to clean or do laundry and she would cry and need to eat, or want to be held, and I'd leave the chore I started and never return to it. It was tough. But eventually, as Miah fell into a wonderful sleep routine, and learned to be content sitting in her bouncer watching me, I also learned how to start and finish whatever needs to be done around the house. It sounds like it would be easy, but for me it wasn't.

Another huge thing for me....was cooking. I used to HATE to cook. I just never had a desire to do it. I hated getting messy in the kitchen. I hated cleaning the kitchen after you dirty up a bunch of pots and pans.I hated that everything I cooked never tasted very good. Ick. Just everything about it, I hated. It never appealed to me, and after a long day of work, the last thing I wanted to do was make dinner. Now...believe it or not. I've been cooking a lot more. I'm realizing cooking isn't hard. It's just following a recipe (or making things by memory and adding whatever you'd like to!) I'm a huge fan of spices and love to use tons of spices and experiment lol. But lately i've really enjoyed cooking for Mike, and I've been pretty good at it too.
It's really something I do desire to get better at or at least hold my own with. I want my husband and my daughter to look forward to a home cooked meal at the end of a long day. I want my daughter to have a favorite dish that only her mama can make juuust right!

Another thing that inspired me is that I plan on making all of Miah's baby food and some of her juices too (thanks to our juicer & our food processor!)Because i'm nervous about what I put into her body, and If i'm home to do it, There's no reason why I can't make the food myself to give her the freshest food possible. I was very cautious while I was pregnant with what went into my body because it would be given to her as well, so with my toddler it will be no different.  I'm also looking forward to when Miah's older, and she's eating real food, and I can make some of her meals, or special treats look fun. I love presentation on kids dishes. It's so much fun to make crazy "pictures" on the plate with their food and make their veggies into something cool looking! But lets not get ahead of ourselves or make my little one grow up too fast lol.