Welcome to Firebelly Mama 

As the fog of the early years of child-raising starts to clear, I find I can articulate my thoughts again. The last few years have brought me to my knees in every emotion I could imagine, and I have learned that managing sleep deprivation and post-partum hormones is a special kind of torture.  

My “plan” was to have kids at 25. Two kids, two years apart, done.  

At 30, I met the man who I would choose to have a family with. At 36, I became a mom. Less than two years later.... our twins arrived to complete our family and turn our lives into a whirlwind I could never have predicted.  

I share this with you to say - the road to and through parenthood may be bumpy, full of surprises and hard to navigate - but here goes! I hope you’ll enjoy reading about some of our foibles and discoveries along the way.