Book Club

I just joined a book club thanks to my new friend Ashley. (Her blog is a must read, send her some luv http://www.5ohwifey.com/)  



We met at our local Mommy & Me group when our babies were just little peanuts. They are both growing WAY too fast.



  Maybe we should tell her that Connor already has a girlfriend named Jazmyn...

What can I say? He's handsome. Ok back to the book club...

I have never been part of a book club before but I've always loved to read. So when she mentioned it, I was a little skeptical at first. Having no idea what being part of a "Book Club" entailed, she promised although she lied there would be no hazing. The women were all so sweet and very welcoming. I look forward to our next get together especially since it's some ME time away from my boys.

This months book choice, which I picked is...



And WOW, it was good. I couldn't put it down. I had to force myself to stop reading and do the dishes I had a lot of baby bottles to wash. After I had cleaned the kitchen, put Connor to bed, cleaned up the million toys scattered on the living room floor and after the hubby was in bed, I practically ran to the couch to finish the book.

I go to turn on my kindle and....NOTHING. Wait WHAT? It was frozen on the screen saver. And not just frozen, there was something obviously wrong with it. Take a look...

 You can imagine how panicked I was right? So what did I do? Once I figured out it was dead dead, as in not coming back. I proceeded to pout. I sat there just staring at it thinking "If I had just stuck to REAL books, this wouldn't be happening, but nooooo I just HAD to have a Kindle!"

What was I thinking? I LOVE LOVE LOVE my Kindle. It took me a year to finally decide I wanted one and I've yet to regret it. Except for 15 minutes on September 27th. ;)

The next morning I called Amazon. Luckily I still had 5 months left on my 1 year warranty. So they sent me a brand spanking new one and it arrived 2 days later. Wait this post is supposed to be about the book, not about my amazing shiny new Kindle.

So, I of course finished the book the moment my new kindle arrived.



I still cannot believe what happens in this book. It's a page turner for sure. But to be fair, if you're a new Mom like me and still completely hormonal even after almost 10 months postpartum there will be parts of this book that are extremely difficult to read. I don't want to say much more, I don't want to ruin the book. So instead I will leave you with the books description and hope that you'll read it too and let me know what you think!

Dear Anna,

What I have to tell you is difficult to write, but I know it will be far more difficult for you to hear, and I'm so sorry…

The unfinished letter is the only clue Tara and Emerson have to the reason behind their close friend Noelle's suicide. Everything they knew about Noelle—her calling as a midwife, her passion for causes, her love for her friends and family—described a woman who embraced life.

Yet there was so much they didn't know.

With the discovery of the letter and its heartbreaking secret, Noelle's friends begin to uncover the truth about this complex woman who touched each of their lives—and the life of a desperate stranger—with love and betrayal, compassion and deceit.

Where am I?

Well I can't believe it. I'm 'blogging'. At least I think I am.

I figured I should give you a quick background of who I am and why I'm here. Is anyone even reading this?

My name is Stephanie. I'm a 26 year old wife, mother, sister, daughter, friend, you get the idea.

My husband Andrew and I have been together since 2001. We met in high school, this is the part of the story where everyone usually says "awwwww".

We were married May 15, 2009. 

Shortly after the wedding, literally that night we started trying to conceive our son. After an entire year filled with doctor appointments, ovulation tests, temperature charting, a million pregnancy tests (I should have bought stock in them!) and lots of tears we FINALLY found out we were expecting our first child!

Fun fact: We found out 3 days before our 1 year wedding anniversary.

I wish I could tell you that I was one of those women who had an amazing pregnancy, loved every minute of it and that I was glowing. WRONG. I was sick the entire time with hyperemesis gravidarum which is extreme, persistent nausea and vomiting during pregnancy. Instead of gaining weight I actually lost 25 pounds and the only reason I ever glowed was from the perspiration from vomiting 24/7. I can't say I hated it though, in those moments where my son kicked or moved around at the sound of my voice, I loved it. But it was a long and difficult 8 1/2 months. Yes only 8 1/2, my son Connor was born 6 weeks early, but that story is for another day.

I joked with my OBGYN that since I was having such a difficult pregnancy that I thought I was owed the world's easiest delivery. How I wish that were what happened. Again that story is for another day.

Fast forward almost a year...Connor is now 9 1/2 months old, which shocks me every time I say it. He is doing fantastic! He is the sweetest, funniest, happiest little boy in the world. You would never guess that he was born 6 weeks premature. 

I'm starting this blog so family and friends can keep up with what's going on in our day-to-day lives and hopefully connect with other SAHM's. And because my friend Ashley who's a blogger veteran said I should.

DISCLAIMER: Please go easy on me, I'm a blog virgin. ;)

About Me

My name is Stephanie. I'm a 20-something year old wife and Momma of 1.

My husband Andrew and I met in High School and have been inseparable ever since. January 16, 2011 is our 10 year anniversary. WOW. We said 'I Do' on May 15, 2009. We always knew we wanted to start a family, so as soon as we were married we began our journey to become parents. It took almost exactly 1 year but finally 3 days before our 1 year wedding anniversary we found out we were expecting! Our son Connor was born 6 weeks early on December 14, 2010. 

My husband works extremely hard to support our family so that I can stay at home and raise our son. My days are filled with things like changing diapers, washing bottles, making snacks, runny noses, play dates, endless loads of laundry and picking up toys, just to name a few. 

I am really new to blogging. I had no idea what blogging was until a friend showed me her blog. I started this blog in the hopes to use it as an outlet for my thoughts, documenting new and exciting things in our life, sharing stories about Connor, and keeping extended family updated all at the same time. I'd also love to connect with other stay-at-home Momma's. :) 

Feel free to contact me!

thenyoubecomeamom@gmail.com  

or tweet me @TYBAMom