Laurie Morris

Originally, born in Rochester Minnesota, I was raised in Richmond Virginia, a beautiful city and wonderful place to spend a childhood. I ran off to college, armed with as much common sense as I thought I would ever need and settled in at East Carolina University where I met my soon to be husband, Daniel. We married shortly after graduating and planted ourselves in Raleigh to begin our lives together. Daniel and I knew very early on that we were going to get married. It was meant to be. If I had gotten into my first choice school, I would never have set foot in North Carolina, let alone Greenville. If Daniel didn’t enjoy irritating his father by going to any school but NC State, he never would have found himself waiting for me outside of Econ1200 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We are avid Pirates now, sort of as a “thank you” to our alma-mater. We are active Pirate Club members, attend each and every home football game, some away games and have even made it out to the bowl games in recent years. We love ECU for bringing us together. And now we have our own little Pirate as a result! Daniel and I have been married for 7 fantastic years. In September of 2010, we were hit with the most life altering news we could imagine – we were pregnant! This was an incredibly joyous occasion for Daniel. I, however, found myself wrought with anxiety and worry for the new and unknown world I was about to enter and from which I would never return. After meeting Lily, I knew there was no way I could give her to a stranger on my way to work every day. And the decision was made. I have been home caring for Lily since I brought her home from the hospital and I am happier than I could have ever imagined. I have found that, much to my dismay, I was made to be a mother. Even the truly trying times, sleepless nights and colicky months are a drop in the bucket compared to the joy I receive daily from watching my child learn and grow and seeing her smile.

jessica-lowe

Wow! I have to say, I am extremely honored to be a part of this amazing opportunity here with Onslow’s Mom Talk. First things first, I want you to get to know me. My name is Jessica Lowe and I am a fun loving, free-spirited mother of FIVE babies. Well, they aren’t all babies anymore, but I’m the mom so I can call them babies for as long as I want! Jakob is my oldest and he is 9, Kora is my only daughter and she is 7, Jeremiah is our precious middle child and he is 5, Isaak is our rowdiest heathen and he is 19 months, and August is our little surprise baby and he is 3 months. I have been married to my high school sweetheart, Austin, for 11 years and each day it only gets better and better. We met when I was 14 and I knew, the very first day I laid eyes on him, that I would marry him. Unfortunately, it took him about two more years to see things my way! We are a crazy fun couple who both love to be silly. We do everything possible to make our family our top priority. Our goal as a couple and as parents, is to make the best of this time with our children while they are little. Sadly, my little people won’t always BE little people, but memories can stay for a lifetime and so we strive to make the best ones! We are all originally from Dallas, TX but have made Jacksonville, NC our home for the past year due to the military. I am a stay at home mom who loves taking my kids to fun places and trying out new adventures. I spend my days making lunches, wiping noses, cleaning up messes made by my own personal tornado (Isaak), changing a million diapers and getting a million kisses in return. I LOVE blogging and probably spend more time than I should doing it, but it keeps me sane in this house full of babies. I love sharing my ideas, thoughts and experiences with others so be prepared for some good reads! I enjoy being creative with my parenting and won’t hesitate to share with you the things that work or don’t work when you have 5 children, or any number for that matter!

 

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