Becoming a new mom has been life-changing. Having a little kid has been hard, tiring, gratifying, beautiful, challenging, scary, and a thousand other everyday problems that only a parent would ever understand.
It is these life-changing experiences that have inspired me to immortalize my everyday life as a stay at home mom in cartoon drawings. Whether it's the mundane tasks like doing laundry or the exciting moments of James', my baby boy's, first steps, I want to put it down on paper so that I can better cherish these fleeting moments that are often overlooked.
Being a stay at home mom can be incredibly lonely. I like to think that by drawing life's simple moments, I can connect with other mothers and help them feel less alone in raising kids. By doing these relatable comics, I feel less alone, too. It's a win-win situation and I have been able to connect with many lovely parents and fellow parent-illustrators through my cute drawings.
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#1 Newborns Are So Tiny Snuggled Up In Your Arms, Then One Year Later They Get So Long And Big. And Yet, They Still Manage To Fit Perfectly In Your Arms
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#2 James Is My Constant Reminder To Stay Present. I Have A Bad Habit Of Getting Caught Up On My Phone, Wasting My Time Instead Of Doing Something Fulfilling. When I'm In My Haze, He Comes Up To Me With A Toy, Eagerly Calling Me To Play With Him
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109points
#3 What Our Weekend Normally Looks Like (Just Kidding, James Can't Settle For Longer Than 5 Seconds When We're All Together In The Bed)
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#4 I Can't Be The Only "Bad" Parent That Doesn't Watch Age Appropriate Things With Their Kid. I Mean He's Only 18mo, He Can't Possibly Understand What That Dragon's Doing, Right!?
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102points
#5 Our Last Visit To The Pediatrician Looked Something Like This. Actually All Our Visits To The Pediatrician Look Like This
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#6 Colouring With A Two-Year-Old Like, "Please Don't Touch Me With That Marker"
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#8 James And I Are Learning Italian, And Normally We Do It During Breakfast
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96points
#9 Peacefully Sleeping With Baby When Suddenly... Bam. Rudely Awakened
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#10 When Your Toddler Is Having A Really Hard Time Sleeping Due To Teething, But You Don't Want To Undo Months Of Sleep Training
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#11 Flying With A Toddler Is A Delicate Balance Of Skill, Patience And Well Planned Carry-Ons
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#12 Every Night Before Bed I Hold Him Like This Just One Second Longer, Hugging Him Tightly And Taking Him In
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#13 I Love Having A Tiny Human That I Can Dress Up In Ridiculous Costumes. James Was A Chicken Last Year
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#15 James Has Some Pretty Good Dance Moves. Whenever Music Comes On, He Gets To Boogie'ing And We Follow Suit. Our Favourite Move Is The Elbow Jab
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#16 Ever Have One Of Those Days That Just Suck For No Particular Reason? I Like To Draw The Cute And Sweet Moments Of Motherhood, But It Is Definitely Not Always Like That. Some Days Are Really Hard And You Find Yourself Breaking Down On The Living Room Floor After You Finally Get Baby To Go Down To Sleep
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#18 We Bought James His First Pair Of Underwear With Cute Little Trucks On It. But The Sizing Is Way Off So They Just End Up Sliding Off His Tiny Bum
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#19 Working Out At Home Has Its Own Set Of Problems When You're A Mom
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#20 I Wanted To Draw A Picture Of James With His Papa, But Them Snuggling And Being Cute Didn't Exactly Feel Right. This Is More What They Get Up To
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