
The newborn season is heartbreakingly short, and I was determined to enjoy as many moments as I could—and I did.

1. Small love notes find their way into her handbag for her morning commute.

6. I hope you get to know people who are different from you.

Both my marriage and I deserve a little alone time.

Ask any parent how things are going and you’re likely to hear…

2. You’ve extracted boogers from a nose that is not your own.

Who can help me find my phone? We need Daniel Tiger STAT.

Because I can be wrong. I am imperfect. And I want her to know that.

But there’s so much beauty in that weakness.

Failure is how we grow, learn and think outside of ourselves.

1. If you’re persistent enough, you will usually get what you want

I remind myself: I will miss this.

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While it may not get any easier, trust me—it’s going to keep getting better.

Of course I felt like a phony parent—that’s how all mothers feel in the beginning.

Without that hard year, without that time in the trenches, I wouldn’t be able to recognize how far we’ve come.