by Tiffany Bluhm | Mar 16, 2015 | Kiddy Diaries
I’m the mama who quite consistently pays $10 in late charges to the library every month. In my defense they don’t have a drop box outside to leave the books and apparently I can’t be bothered to unload the kids to head into the library. This cycle of...
by Tiffany Bluhm | Feb 26, 2015 | Heart and Soul, Kiddy Diaries
I remember at four years old feeling so different and it didn’t take long to find out why. In a sea of white there I was with my brown face. I couldn’t understand why no one looked like me. I couldn’t understand why at class parties no one wanted the...
by Tiffany Bluhm | Feb 2, 2015 | Adoption, Heart and Soul, Kiddy Diaries, Spend Yourself
On April 1 2013 I met my sons. I’ve been dreaming of meeting them for so long that I can’t even imagine what life would be like without them. It’s as if they are an extension of my body. An extension that can bring about the most delightful joy. In the moments I...
by Tiffany Bluhm | Feb 2, 2015 | Heart and Soul, Kiddy Diaries
Adoption Musings are old blog posts journaling our Ugandan adoption. Friends were gracious and generous to celebrate Jericho joining our family by throwing an adoption shower. It was a memorable afternoon connecting with friends about why we chose to adopt, sharing...
by Tiffany Bluhm | Jan 29, 2015 | Kiddy Diaries
I’ve been looking forward to all the holiday parties, plays, and dress up days for my son in pre-school. In theory, these sounded totes dorbs, but in actuality they are a ton of work. My son, Jericho, rotates classes every other day which means double of every...
by Tiffany Bluhm | Jan 12, 2015 | Kiddy Diaries
I had a hellish pregnancy. No joke. It was slow and torturous. This is not a feeling, it’s a fact. I had hyperemesis gravidarum, anemia, sciatica, and hints of gestational diabetes. Every day was a cycle of excessive vomiting of food, bile, and on occasion even...