Hey y’all!
Welcome to my very first post on Birmingham Moms Blog (BMB)! I am so excited to share and connect with you. Without further ado, here are my brief thoughts on Birmingham, motherhood, and this blog:
Birmingham
My husband and I moved to Birmingham two years ago when he matched here for a pediatric residency at UAB. I am from Montgomery, and Carter is from Columbus, GA, so we were thrilled when he opened up the envelope on Match Day and saw we were heading to Birmingham – the closest option to family. One unique component to our move is that I was 36 weeks pregnant! Moving states, buying your first home, birthing your first child, and starting an intense residency all within 4 weeks is enough to make your head spin and make you cry a lot, but we survived and are better for it. While we still feel like we are making Birmingham our home, we are so grateful to be where we are – grateful for the lifelong connections who were quick to welcome us, grateful for our sweet neighborhood (Homewood), grateful for a supportive residency program and the opportunities it brings, grateful for a job I love, and grateful to be exploring this vibrant city with our little family.
Moms
I, like you, wear many hats, but for now my most important hat is that of being a mom. Carter and I are the proud parents of two-year-old Anna Wells, who is just the apple of our eye. The thing that has both surprised me the most and perhaps that I love the most about motherhood is getting to know myself as a mom. I am the most responsible I’ve ever been. I am the most passionate I’ve ever been. I am the most selfless I’ve ever been. And the crazy thing is, I can’t even help it! I had heard it would happen, and I can confirm that it’s true – there is this biological drive that kicks in when you become a parent, and it makes you downright obsessed with taking the best possible care of your kid. It is a weird and beautiful transformation.
With that said, I need more than just this biological drive to raise my daughter; I need knowledge and external support as well, which has brought me to resources like BMB. I am counting on you, fellow contributors and readers, to teach me how to potty train my child, to give me your best vegetable-sneaking ideas, to hold my hand when I am finally brave enough to transition Anna Wells to a big girl bed, and to give me a dose of perspective and/or laughter now and then. Stick around because before long I will be relying on you to help me finagle college applications and scholarship essays. No pressure or anything!
Blog
I obviously have MUCH to learn from others, and meanwhile I am happy to share my tee-tiny piece of the pie with y’all. I mentioned earlier that I am thankful for a job I love. After we moved and immediately had a baby, I stayed home with Anna Wells for a while waiting on the right fit professionally. I am now the Project Manager for the Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce. Forever a hobbyist-researcher of all things local, and now planning and promoting all kinds of local events through my job, I plan to post frequently about family-driven community events that you do not want to miss. Additionally, with a resident-husband (in other words, he works A LOT) and a full-time job, I am always looking for ways to save money and time, and I will be passing along any tricks of the trade I find. No matter our exact circumstances, we are all so busy in this stage of life so SHOW ME YOUR TRICKS!
Thanks for reading!
Bye y’all,
Molly
