When I first joined Mumbling Mommy, I was a 26-year-old mom to a 2 ½ year old and 10-week-old twins. Now here I am, nearly a year later, having freshly celebrated another birthday and now with a 3 ½ year old preschooler and crawling-like-wild twinfants just weeks away from their first birthday.
You
have all joined me in this journey as I blogged my way through breastfeeding,
finding new hobbies, the financial woes of having a bigger family, hot topics,
marriage, and my past with infertility and miscarriages.
In
the past year, we’ve gone through big changes. In addition to taking our family
from three members to five, my career life has taken a major change. Prior to
joining Mumbling Mommy, I worked 30 hours a week at a local bank.
I continued
working there on the weekends post twins in hopes that we would find the
perfect daycare setting or in-home nanny; but after much deep soul searching, it
became obvious that I was meant to be a stay-at-home/work-at-home mom. I began
doing freelance writing back in February and in September I officially left the
bank. In addition to my business writing, I contribute here and help run
another parenting blog at www.amateurparenting.com.
I
spent a good portion of the early year battling post-partum depression and
anxiety following the birth of the twins. I began counseling in April and
completed treatment over the summer. I’m in no way cured but I’m healing and
with the support of family and friends, I’m in a much better place.
As
I wrap up my first year as a mom of multiples, I’m looking forward to many
things. I love that my babies are getting bigger. They are exploring new things
every day. The more they grow, the more they bond with their biggest sister and
I love watching my kids together. Sure, there’s complete chaos most days but
it's great!
As
the year comes to a close, I have a first birthday for two of my favorite girls
to plan and celebrate, amazing family fall activities to take in (especially
since I missed them all being on bed rest last year), and a huge excitement
building both in the little ones and myself for the holidays.
I’m
looking forward to continue my work with Mumbling Mommy and connecting with the
readers. So here’s to another great year of growing, learning and reaching out
to one another!
You can contact Heather by emailing her at heatherc@mumblingmommy.com.
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