Laura Waller

My name is Laura Waller and I attended Appalachian State University. After college I moved to Washington DC where I taught Kindergarten. The best part of my time in DC was meeting my wonderful husband Jacob. After enjoying all the excitement of DC, we moved back to Eastern North Carolina, where I continued teaching. After trying for a while to get pregnant and meeting with infertility doctors, we welcomed our first child, Elliana, into the world. Elliana means “my God has answered” and she certainly is our answered prayer. We decided that I would stay home to be with Elli full time. When Elli turned one year old, I decided to cheat a little on the “stay at home” gig and take a part time job working with refugee families in the school systems. That job will end in the Spring of 2012 and, as timing would have it, our second baby is due in May. At this point in time, my days are consumed with keeping up with Elli (which is harder than it sounds), working, trying to find exciting activities around Eastern NC for our family to experience, an occasional work out, and honestly - an occasional nap. I know things are certainly going to change in our house and in some ways that makes me a bit nervous so I am always excited to get advice from experienced moms!

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Ready For 2012!

My family opened our presents and rang in the New Year! Now what? Now it is crunch time. It is time to get ready for the new baby and get back into the swing of things. This means spring cleaning, saving money, losing weight, and working hard.

The holidays made me a little lazy. I tried not to stress over every little detail in the house that was out of place. My family did a little traveling around Christmas so of course clothes were thrown everywhere and the house didn’t get cleaned on time.

I didn’t make any New Year’s resolutions. I decided to just go with the flow. I am excited to be a mommy times two. I don’t want to let anything get in the way of experiencing all of the firsts that my baby girl will experience.

I realized how fast kids grow up by watching my son grow. About two years ago he was this little bundle who depended on me for literally everything. Now he has grown to be this independent thinking pre-toddler running around the house. I don’t want him to feel left out when the new baby comes home so I am making a point to involve him preparations for the baby.

Aside from having a brand new baby in 2012, I am truly excited to be done with my pregnancy. I am beyond ready to get my body back to normal. I miss lying on my stomach and rolling around on the floor with my son. He is super active now so I am more than ready to get back to my active lifestyle.

What are you looking forward to in this new year?

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