Don't worry, I'm glad it's my life and NOT yours too!

When I was growing up, I always had the same two "dreams". I wanted to be a writer and a mother. I dreamed of writing best sellers and having a house full of children. I can't remember a time where my dreams were ever anything different.

David's dreams? From the time I met him, he was 18, his dreams were to be a game developer. But, in his senior year he thought about going to school to be a veterinarian. I was 16 at the time and I remember planning out our lives.

He would become a veterinarian and I would be a famous writer. We would own a huge chunk of land and build a custom dream home(I even made the blue prints:) and then we would have four children, a boy-girl-girl-boy. We would have super nice cars, to go along with our dream home. We would have tons of land for the kids to explore and play on, swing sets so big it would be like a park. We would have everything we ever wanted. -That was part of our dream.

But, God stepped in. (He laughs at our plans!) And he set our lives on different tracks. We got pregnant with Taylor. I never once was upset about the fact. Even though I was seventeen and most people (alot of people) think its the end of your life to get pregnant at that age, I was so excited. I had always wanted to be a mother, and here God had given me a daughter! David and I got married after I turned 18 and we got married in our apartment living room. -VERY small apartment, I might add. Only a few people were there and we had a cake from walmart. I wore jeans and a maternity shirt(I was 8.5 months pregnant!) And David wore jeans and a nice shirt. No big fancy wedding, just a preacher and my parents and a couple close friends and we were so happy. We still are, almost 5 years later.

There was no question, I would be a stay at home mom. David worked at EZ Rentals, horrible hours and days. But we paid all our bills and took care of our beautiful baby girl. We got a bigger apartment and my dreams of being a writer were obviously put on hold. As was David's dreams of game developing and becoming a vet. Our new dream was having another baby. Someone for Taylor to grow up with. A best friend for her. Thankfully God blessed us with another baby! While I was pregnant with Ryder, we done paper work for Habitat to get a house. Then my step dads parents were wonderful enough to give us land(wonderful land) to build our home on. The land is right infront of my mom and step dads, and my step dads parents live behind them.

They gave us land! And we were getting a home, OUR home! Maybe not custom, maybe not be exactly how we wanted it, but its OURS! We moved in 2 months after Ryder was born.

Now, in June of 2012 we are expecting our 3rd, and final, baby. Another boy! We are all thrilled and excited and everything else that goes along with this.

No, we do not have a ton of money-I complain ALOT about us not having alot of money. But, in reality we all have everything we need and so what if we have to save up for a long time for the big things that we want? We have our little family, and our parents, and we are happy. We never have the newest stuff, but again we are happy.

I am a stay at home mom. I am very proud of that. I know people who think I am just beyond crazy, wasting my life away staying at home with my children- and cloth diapering and home schooling? They think I'm bonkers for all of that!

My job is my life. My children are my life. My day starts at 6 am. Kids up randomly through out the night, up early for breakfast which is spilled all over the floor every single day. Dishes that never end, laundry that never ends, and toys that NEVER stay put up. Sick kids, cranky kids, happy kids, loud kids, screaming kids, snuggly kids- I get to spend every moment with them. They rely on me, and no one else, for everything. Yes, David helps out alot. But I'm MOMMY. No one will ever understand my children like I do! :)

I know people who say they want more then what my life is. Thats great! I used to want more too. But then God gave me this family. And now I couldn't imagine my life any other way. Famous writer? Maybe later. Right now I'm loving my life as a stay at home mommy to my children.

So from now on, when people are giving me funny looks in walmart, or just commenting on face book or something about my life etc. my new response : Don't worry! I'm glad its my life and not yours too! :)