Baby’s first year of life is ever changing. The first year probably holds the most change in any one’s life. Within the first year there are so many milestones that you and your little one will come across. You may find that just when you are getting through one, you are beginning to embark into another. There is so much growth happening in that little child’s life right before your eyes! It is such an incredible and fun season, and it goes by so fast!

I have spent my entire life around kids. I am seven years older than my next sibling which automatically made me the oldest in every circle of friends my mom had. Therefore, I was the immediate babysitter. But I did not mind it one bit. I have loved kids from the very beginning. I knew a lot about transitions that happen in the life of a little one, but still nothing is like experiencing it with your own child. Some of these milestones are nerve-racking with your child, there is a weight of responsibility on your shoulders that you didn’t have before. There are an endless amount of questions. With babysitting, the parents just to tell you the way they like things. In parenting, everyone tells you the way they think things should be and you are pulled and tugged every which way trying to figure out which way to do anything. It can be pretty overwhelming.

I love being able to help other moms who are following right along behind me in the same season of life. I love giving other moms tips and tricks to try things that have helped us out. Most of all really enjoy encouraging moms to find what works for them. Every family needs to create their own spin on all the advice out there to find a dynamic that fits perfectly into their family. I know, as a first time mom, what helped me tremendously was to find another mom who was doing things in a way that was similar to the way I wanted in my own family. Finding someone that I could turn to with questions to help me navigate this new season in life was extremely beneficial to me. I loved seeing how other moms were doing things, and hearing what worked for them. I was like a little kid, a sponge, ready to soak up all these ideas that could help me as a mom. Some people would offer advice and ways to do things constantly to the point that it could be extremely overwhelming. So having a person or two to be able to bounce things off of, knowing they do things similar to what I wanted was extremely helpful.

Baby’s First Year will be an ongoing series that covers some of the milestones that we face in the first year of life with our little ones. I hope to share some tips and tricks of things that worked for us to help some other mamas, as well as serve as reminders for me in the future. I know not everyone will find this series helpful, and this may not identify with your family dynamic at all, and that is okay. But I know there will be some moms who love the ideas, and are looking for some new ideas themselves.

Most of this month will focus on these {hopefully} helpful posts, as well as a few posts that God has laid on my heart to write in regards to motherhood. I will still share a few other, non-motherhood topic posts, on Fridays of this month because I still want to reach out and hopefully encourage some of my non-mommy readers.