What I Want Him to Know

Dear Bubby,

The last two years have been incredibly special. I was extremely excited to be a mom, but no one warned me that I would have a son who is so sweet, so bright, and so loving. I had no idea that I would be so privileged to be the mother of such a perfect little boy. Every day, you change my life. I didn't know that I could love another human so instantly and so unconditionally until the moment I met you and held you. No one told me that being a mommy would make my heart grow 100 sizes! I may not have been totally prepared for motherhood, but you have made me feel that it is the best job in the whole world.

I want you to know that I will always love you. No matter what you do, where you go, nothing can change my love for you. You are literally a part of me! I will never forget how feeling you inside of me made my heart warm, nor can I ever forget how I felt when the doctor placed you on my chest as you were born.

I hope and pray that Daddy and I can provide you with a happy, safe, nurturing childhood and adolescence. I hope that no matter what is going on in your life that you can always come to us with your thoughts, fears, hopes, dreams, worries, and mistakes. I hope that you don't forget you are special and wanted and needed on this earth at this time. And lastly, I hope you remember that although Daddy and I love you more than we can describe, Heavenly Father and Jesus love you even more than we do- because you were their son before you were ours.

I love you. I am already so proud to be your mother, to be able to call you MY son. I pray that we can keep our hearts close to one another as you grow up.

Love,

Mommy

FINISHED!

I FINALLY FINISHED! I'm finally a college graduate!!! In December, I finished my bachelor's degree in Marriage and Family Studies. I'm still getting used to this new idea, since I don't yet know what it's like to NOT be in school! I am loving the new found freedom I have, but I also don't want to let my learning drive and momentum let up too much. I have several different hobbies and projects I want to focus on now that I have more time (one of these being growing this blog, hopefully!).

I decided awhile ago that I want to be a stay-at-home mom, at least while I'm in the phase of having babies and young children. Someday, I want to get my master's, but I don't feel it is the time yet. I'm SO happy to be able to focus right now on being a mother and enjoying being at home without school responsibilities.

Although I graduated in December, I decided to wait to walk and officially celebrate until April. So, there will be more updates and pictures to come in a few months! :)


<3 Tycie

2015 in Review

I thought it'd be a good idea to briefly summarize and reflect on 2015, for my own sake. 2015 was a busy, emotionally trying, and exciting year for my family. Here are the highlights/big events from the year:

-We found out Brian was accepted into graduate school (three different schools!)--- He chose a school
-Brian graduated from BYU!!!
-Bubby had a bout of croup (SO sad!)
-We made a trip to visit Brian's brother and his family
-We found out we are pregnant with our second baby (Yay!!!)
-We moved from Utah to Eastern Washington (and lived with family for a few months)
-Brian got his first internship experience
-I made it through my most intense college semester
-We found out we're having our second BOY! (YAY!)
-We moved to a different part of Washington
-Brian started graduate school
-Bubby turned 2!
-We spent Thanksgiving and Christmas with family
-I graduated from BYU-Idaho!!!

The year was definitely filled with new adventures and new challenges. And although there were a lot of stresses, there were tons of wonderful blessings and tender mercies. For one thing, Brian and I noticed that Bubby's language abilities grew a TON! For another, Brian and I have grown closer as we've had to rely on each other so much emotionally. I'm honestly glad that 2015 is over, because it was full of unknowns... I felt very ready to welcome 2016, and so far it has been a wonderful new year. :)


<3 Tycie