Our days often start like this. Alexander and I are the first ones up
and he is always anxious to "help"
me in some way. We always seem
to keep ourselves busy in the
kitchen.
DIARY OF A MOM
words & images by LAURIE FIUMARA
Being a mother is one of life’s greatest privileges. While I’ve
never taken this opportunity for granted, the desire to become a mother was not immediate for me. I had put a great
deal of time and effort into building a successful career and
I worked hard to sustain that for the first five years of our
marriage.
And then suddenly, it all changed. I remember waking up
one day just knowing that I was ready to make the transition
to motherhood. From that point on, being a mother has become the very center of my life. Today, I have three beautiful
children: Andrew (7), Julia (5) and Alexander (17 months).
In addition to caring for our children, I work out of our home
on a part-time basis. Despite the flexibility that part-time employment affords me, I still find it challenging to balance the
demands of motherhood as well as those of a career.
I feel strongly that it took my third baby for me to really “get”
motherhood. I was too nervous with my first baby. Then I felt
too overwhelmed when I had two children just 22 months
apart. But now, a few years later, I see it all differently. I now
realize that it’s all so fleeting. The days become months,
turned to years. Memories are made daily, yet they are so
hard to retain. It was this realization that prompted me to
capture and document our children on a more regular basis. Their growth and development occurs at an incredible
pace. Once you begin looking, you will see this growth in
just about everything a child does. And for this, I delight in
the precious documentation of the everyday.
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