I am a mommy of a beautiful little girl, and the wife of a wonderful, talented artist. We live/work/play on the coast of sunny, (though miserably hot) Florida. I enjoy reading, scrap-booking, drawing and learning. I love to walk on the beach first thing in the morning, visit every museum I can, read my daughter every book in her book shelf and creatively invent special times to spend exclusively with my husband. I have huge goals set for myself in life, but I am really enjoying the ups and downs along the way.

My passion is ...

Reading

I know too much about ...

You cant know too much about anyting, there is always room for learning.

My parents always told me ...

there is no money in art. Boy, were they wrong!

My childhood ambition ...

To be an artist

My favorite memory ...

Holidays. Each one was the same, and so very wonderful.

Why I write ...

I am me, only better. My fingers speak so much better than my mouth.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Nothing at the moment...

My first job ...

Disney World!

My best moment ...

The moment my daughter was born

My inspiration ...

My loved ones, and the drive to make everything wonderful for them

Parenting & Pregnancy > Feeding & Breastfeeding Dealing with social pressures about breast- and bottle-feeding babies

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Weathering the Storm as a Teenage Breastfeeding Mom

Like most new mommies, I went into first time motherhood a little confused and pretty scared. I wanted to make sure that everything I did was right. I created standards for myself from things a major as disciplinary means and schedules to things as minor as baby food and diaper choices before my daughter was even born. These standards were set by watching other mothers, listening to advise on TV, reading every single baby prep book I could get my hands on and by listening to incessant mom/mother-in-law tips.

Unlike most new mommies, ...

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