TODAY

While I am a proud American citizen, and am saddened by so many lives lost on this day 13 years ago, I am also saddened about the 140,000 who died at Hiroshima. Why aren't they mourned? Because it wasn't on US soil. And to the 80,000 at Nagisaki (august 9th). No acknowlegement there. Many innocent people have lost their lives by incredibly senseless acts. Some that did survive ended up homeless. This is not to say 9-11 shouldn't be mourned, but death and destruction occurs ALL over the world, and it is very real but it is not common knowledge. It makes me cringe when I see "we will never forget" memes all over my newsfeed. Of course we will never forget what happened in NYC, but also do not forget that our country has also caused death and destruction to other countries. Many families divided, innocent lives lost.
They are also deserving of others' mourning, regardless of where they reside, or where they come from. We are all one in the same.

Almost a Year Later...

Wow! How our lives have changed! Let's see here, I need to write about my birth experience and how everything has been since then. This could take a while...I think I will get around to it another time.

For now, I will blog about my baby. She will be a big one year old on the 28th of September. I can't believe how fast time has flown by. She is cruising on her knees with her walker, she is a really good little eater, fast crawler, can sign "more", and "all done".  She likes the sound of her voice and has learned different octive ranges. ;) She giggles at random things, and I say random because we will do the same thing that made her laugh before and she won't laugh again. She is spontaneous, expressive, impatient, and playful. I just love her to pieces. She is smart, and I am not just saying so because I am her mom, I think it is so amazing how much she understands already.

I am not one of those moms who wishes their baby stayed small, I am the opposite. I absolutely love watching her grow up before my eyes. I enjoy being home, making sure to never blink so I don't miss a thing. Motherhood is far better than I ever imagined. I love watching her learn, and grow into her own little person. I look forward to our mother-daughter adventures!