About Lucky Mom

Lucky Mom is a 41 year old gal, now living in Austin, Texas with her amazing husband, four year old son Alec and new babe Julia. The Watson family packed up and left lovely Seattle in search of sun. Lucky Mom got her title as everyone she met, commented on how lucky she seemed to be! Below is Lucky Mom's own words!

I realize it's a bit odd to say and at times I feel like an anomaly but I am not a stressed out, overworked, sleep-deprived, exhausted mommy. No, my son didn't keep me up at night (after day three post hospital c-section stay - seriously), nor did Julia from week two.

Alec & Julia don't refuse to eat, in fact Alec loves vegetables and healthy food. Julia doesn't fight me when it's nap or bed time, both love baths and Alec hasn't (yet at least) hit, bit or pinched anyone. How do you tell another mom who hasn't seen sleep in ages (and who desperately wants to know she's not the only one) that your children have NEVER kept you up? How I got better sleep as a mommy than when I was pregnant, or even before that?

I truly feel like a Lucky Mom but an unlucky friend as I'm usually not the one others come to with mommy beefs or just to vent. The ones who know me know I don't really understand. Not to say I haven't had my issues because I have, but they are few and far between.

Having been an educated, working, single female over 35 when I got married, I assumed when I got pregnant at age 36, I would of course pluck my son into the nearest daycare when he was 6 or 8 weeks old and go back to my 'job'. I made it to 4 months of pregnancy when I quit.

I'm not even sure what came over me except that I realized at that time that I had NEVER changed a diaper in my life, didn't know anything about babies or children for that matter and realized I needed to learn and fast. So, I spent the next 5 months of pregnancy taking all the baby prep classes (along with my husband), getting exercise and 'preparing'.

I suddenly knew that I didn't want to be a 'career' gal anymore but a mom. My new career as a mom sounded intriguing, as it was so new and unrelated to my past jobs.