Mama Life is the Best Life - by: Mermaid Mama Nicole

Becoming a mama has made me a kid again , my son is only a year old and In this last year he has taught me so much.  I used to be so silly and goofy ALL the time and as I got older I started actually growing up . As I started having more responsibilities and the stress of life my kid like self just started changing and I really didn’t realize I had lost it until my son was born . All of a sudden I started being silly again making up goofy dances, making up all sorts of little fun songs for him , crawling around at the playground chasing him pretending that I can’t catch him ( he loves that ) .  I made up this song called “I’m the dancing turtle” along with a dance and I end up having to perform this song and dance for him when were at the store or in a restaurant , I catch people looking at me ( I mean how could you not look ).  I also made up this diaper changing song that I sing to him almost every time I change his diaper and yes even in public restrooms. My son loves to dance (

So it's been a while since my last post I've had a lot going on.... I am now a Mermaid Mama!    I had my son Easton on october 29, 2018 he is now ten months old and is absolutly  my whole world! Its amazing how much he's changed my life in the best way , everyone told me when I was pregnant that there is no greater love and they were all so right on that . It's a love so strong there are no words big enough to describe it.   Our sweet baby boy entered this world 6 weeks early and had to spend a week in the NICU, let me just say that was the hardest most emotional week of my life. When they came in my room and told me they were discharging me without my baby I just lost it I just couldn't imagine leaving without my baby. Once discharged I went home packed a backpack with things I needed went right back to the hospital and stayed right next to him until I could bring him home with me. Only being able to hold my baby for feedings (only 20 mins each feeding ) was so