When I posted the one post years ago; my daughter, Adeline, was only 14 months old. After she was born many things in our house adopted 'line' at the end of their name! My husband, Josh, became Dadaline, Froggy (the dog) became Frogaline and I became Mamaline. Four years and another child later, we still call things with "line" at the end of their names. So after I made that blog, we made princessadeline.com where I wrote more about Adeline and now that's moved on to adelinecooks.com because she is into cooking. While we do post on both of those occasionally, I thought that I'd get my space back and write about whatever I wanted! But, really, being a mom is who I am and what I do, so this will mostly be about that.
So, Adeline is four and half now. And our baby daughter, Emerson, is 15 months old. Adeline and Emerson are two very different girls already! Adeline was a lot more reserved then Emerson is. Adeline also knew a lot more words than Emerson does at this age. Emerson is really independent and doesn't seem to be afraid of anything! She will run into the backyard without looking back to see if I'm anywhere near her. I don't remember Adeline being that brave about being alone!
So, we live in Austin...well...actually in the suburbs of Austin but we say Austin cause it's cooler. I am a stay at home mom now and like it most of the time! I'm learning to like cooking, especially since Adeline likes it. I would love to be a crafty mom, but I'm just not that type. I would also love the be what I call "an earthy mom". But I like my fast food too much. So, I try to strike a balance and think I'm doing okay. My bathroom doesn't get cleaned as much as it should and my children eat too much junk and watch too much TV . . . but on the flip side, we do go to many parks, cook dinner and eat together most nights, support local businesses, and try to teach our kids to give back to their community.
I have found that whatever your mothering type, everyone does what works for them and what they think is best for their family. That's all anyone can do and hopefully we can all help each other out along the way!