I always knew I wanted to be a mom.  From the time I was little – I loved kids.  That feeling continued throughout my life.

When I got married, I just knew that there would be kids in my life.  When I was pregnant with my first son, my family was very nervous about it because my family had a history of miscarriages.  I was 25 and very blasé about the whole thing.  I felt like a teenager does – “It will all be fine – of course….  What could go wrong?”  Luckily – things went fine and my oldest is now 19. Continue reading →