Who is Supermommy?

Let me tell you first, I am completely new to this blogging thing and am definitely unsure of the whole concept right now. I do enjoy reading other mommy blogs, so I guess I thought some other mommies might enjoy reading mine! Not sure if there is an order to things in the blogging world, but it seems introductions are in order...



I am a 25 year old mommy of 2 legally named Kelly (although I also answer to "Supermommy") from Southern Smalltown, USA. My husband, Bryan, is pretty much the best dad and husband any woman could ever imagine. Seriously, I believe that. I have an almost 2 year old boy named Carson and a 2 month old girl named Brooklyn. Since I have the best husband on the planet, of course we also managed to breed 2 of the most wonderful children on the planet (which is how any good mommy sees her children, I'm absolutely sure of it).



Carson is truly amazing in every way a boy can be. He gets dirty, drinks out of dog bowls, throws a baseball (overhanded, mind you) and does everything with the kind of reckless abandon that is expected of a boy. He and his escapades will probably be the main topic of this new little endeavor of mine- at least until his sister is old enough to do more than smile sweetly and roll over on occasion.



My husband and I got married in April '07, and yeah, if you do the math you might figure out I was pregnant when we got married. Now, if some of you are in a location of the "Northern Persuasion" maybe that is not so scandalous, not sure how ya'll operate up there, but I was born and raised in the South and down here that is the subject of a little smalltown gossip, and I'm OK with that. I'm a big girl, Bryan and I were planning to get married anyway. Carson just sped up the process a little is all, and I wouldn't change the way things happened for anything. Here we are, happy as can be with baby #2 now in the picture.



In addition to currently being a mommy of 2 under 2, I also work full time for Special Olympics. Yes, that's right, Special Olympics does have a full time (albeit minimal) staff that actually get paid to work with exceptional individuals with intellectual disabilities everyday. If you become a habitual visitor to this page, you will probably also get caught up on one of my soapboxes at some point. I absolutely love working for the population SO serves, and take a lot of pride in what I do. My job also requires some travel- usually a night or two a month. One of the reasons I am convinced my husband is ranked right up there with the greatest is because I never worry about my kids being well taken care of while I'm gone, and he never makes me feel guilty or inadequate as a mother because there are some nights when I am simply not there to put my babies in bed- which, by the way, I despise more than anything. It also helps to have my parents right up the road with a pool, large yard, and various other sources of entertainment for my kids... But I digress.



Bryan and I both have wonderful families, and the babies are fortunate enough to have 3 great-grandmas (Grandma, Grandma, and Mamaw), and 3 grandmothers who answer to GiGi, Oma, and Sittie, and nothing even close to Nana, Granny, or any other classic "Grandmother" connotation as well as a Grandaddy and a Pop. One of the joys of being young parents is having plenty of grandparents to take along for the ride!

Anyway, there's the basics- I'm sure I will think of more as this thing plugs along. Oh, if you were wondering why exactly I call myself Supermommy, since I may or may not have succeeded in making myself sound exceptionally "super" in these few words, here's why: My kids go to bed every night bathed and with their teeth brushed (or gums brushed in my daughter's case), and make it to day care in the morning still reasonably clean and usually dressed in clothes that match. I ALMOST always remember when one of them needs diapers, wipes, or whatever else and they never go hungry. I work full time and travel out of town to do that job, and still make time to do laundry in my own slightly OCD way. Last night, I even made cookies. From scratch. My home may have toys, bottles and clothes strewn from one end to the other, but it is always essentially clean, in fact I'm a bit of a germ-o-phobe. So, I do not intend to brag by calling myself Supermommy- I only intend to point out that every mom who has kids with their needs met, and kids who are loved are in fact Super and are succeeding at the most important job a woman could ever have. Our imperfections make us perfect, ladies.