Slivers and Silver Linings

Ever since mothers day, I have been trying to write a post about how much I appreciate the mothers in my life. Not only my main moms, but the moms who mothered me even though they had no obligation to. But I want to reach farther than that, because it isn't just mothers, it fathers, and best friends, and extended family. Its people who are willing to reach out to children in hard times, hard situations and say " you are important, I will love you, and listen, and distract you and help you through this." and that my friends, takes a village.  So here is a shout out to my village, To my second families growing up ( The Christensen and Holden's) My cousin Heather, To Jana, Mary, Heather Bonbon and Kimberly Sears, to my step mom Maryanne, and my sisters, to my mother, and last but not least, my dad who truly is an amazing man.  I love you all, I am forever changed because I have known you, and loved you and exper...

  Once upon a time I took a class in collage called Women’s Health. I had no idea what we would discuss, I guess I knew that we'd cover reproduction and birth control, but I didn't think we'd go over breast feeding. The first time in my life that I realized what a challenge breastfeeding can be was in this class. I had never heard anyone talk about the challenge that can be breastfeeding.   My professor went on to tell the horrors of trying to breast feed, how in her first two weeks her nipple bled, and almost fell off (or so she said). Mastitis, engorgement etc... It painted a nasty picture of horror!   I thought back to a cat that had ten kittens at the animal shelter. She was locked in this small room with them, and she actually ended up losing a nipple. She couldn't get away from them. It was so terrible, but so is life at a shelter in general.       Anyway, let’s fast forward,   I remember the month I was due thinking about ...