For being so young, Tessa has developed quite a sophisticated sense of style...

Mornings

I admit I sometimes struggle with the stay-at-home-mom thing. Once upon a time I was a working mom, and I thought it would be so wonderful when I got to be at home with my kids. Now that I am at home I feel a ton of pressure to be this great mom and wife, and I'm pretty sure I fall short 90% of the time. This does a number on my self-confidence, since the majority of the time I feel I am failing at my full time job. Maybe that is why my favorite time of the day is the mornings when my kids just wake up. The pressures (or sometimes non-pressures) of the day haven't caught up to me yet. We just cuddle in my bed and talk. Max tells me his sweet secrets, and Tessa tells me about everything and everyone that "lubs" her and everything and everyone that she "lubs". The list is endless, but it's okay since I have nowhere to be except with them.