Corbyn Ford

Corbyn Ford
Life as I know it - Corbyn Ford 2011

Thursday, June 30, 2011

I know what this may look like, but I started a blog about parenting.

I have a sign on my desk at work that reads "No coffee? No talkie!" For a good reason too. I'm a full time mom, full time small business owner, and a full time employee workin' for the man. But this blog isn't about that other stuff, it's about parenthood. It's about how we got here, what we do to survive it, and how to conquer being a parent in any given situation.
My son, who is now 4 and a half, is anything but quiet and calm. His name is Corbyn. He's currently into trains, robots, gardening, talking for hours on end about absolutly nothing at all, and body surfing big waves at the beach. We somehow aquired a pet baby shrimp who's name is Barnacle. (Calm down, Barnacle is currently swimming free amongst other baby shrimp in the Gulf of Mexico. - This is a good story for another time though.)
I will never forget the first time I saw Corbyn, I was completely and utterly scared. I had no idea how to hold him, much less how to raise a kid. (Can I get a AMEN?!) Mothering instincts did NOT come naturally. Whoever said that is such a liar liar pants on fire! They did however come to me about a week in to this whole situation. You can read every single magazine, every book, and every blog about prepping for a kid, but nothing prepares you for the first time you actually meet your first child. 4 and a half years after that day, here I am blogging about the many adventures I've faced as a parent. All I want to do is be the best possible parent I can for my son, i think we can all attest to that. So here's some advice to all my fellow parents out there - Everything will be OK. You are OK.