Good Morning, SuperMOMs Everywhere 2-4-7!

It’s Thursday, November 28th and in this week’s edition of The SuperMOMs 24/7 Club Newsletter, I welcome you all to The SuperMOMs 24/7 Universe!

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Here we will share 2 Super Ideas, 4 Super Quotes, and 7 Super Questions for you to ponder until you receive your next issue!

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And now, here are 2 Super Ideas, 4 Super Quotes, and 7 Super Questions to ponder this week…

1. Nature Scavenger Hunt:
Take your kids on a nature walk and create a scavenger hunt list of things to find—like a pine cone, a feather, or a specific type of leaf. This activity encourages them to explore and appreciate the outdoors.

2. Storytime Swap:
Host a weekly storytime swap with other moms. Each week, a different mom can choose and read a story to the group, either in person or via video call. It’s a great way to build a sense of community and introduce your kids to new books.

• "The influence of a mother’s voice in her children’s lives is powerful." — Anonymous

• "A mother’s arms are made of tenderness, and children sleep soundly in them." — Victor Hugo

• "The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother." — Theodore Hesburgh

• "Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had." — Linda Wooten

1. How do you instill confidence in your children?

2. What’s a family activity that everyone looks forward to?

3. How do you manage screen time in your home?

4. What’s your go-to solution when your kids are bored?

5. How do you ensure that your children have a healthy work-life balance?

6. What’s one thing you wish you had known before becoming a mom?

7. How do you involve your children in decision-making within the family?

We are going to have a baby!

So many thoughts are going through our heads as we lay on the bed beside each other.

- Who do we tell first?

- When do we tell them?

- Is it safe for me to be pregnant?

- I have Multiple Sclerosis (MS) that’s one of the reasons I never wanted to be a mom. What should we do?

- Should we consider other alternatives?

- Are we really ready to be parents?

- How did this happen?

So many questions, so many thoughts, so many fears, YET so many SMILES!!!

I have to tell my mom! She is the one who loved to be pregnant. She also is the one who said that she was willing to be my surrogate after we found out that I had MS at the young age of 16 years old.

My husband wanted to tell his dad! He felt that his dad was the one to tell him that what we were doing was the right thing.

After a lot of hugs and kisses and happy tears, we decided to tell our parents BUT no one else until we were into our second trimester. We agreed that we wanted to make sure this pregnancy was going to last because of the elephant in the room known as MS.

We called my parents first. We made sure that my dad was there too when we said the words, “You are going to be Grandparents!”

Grandma-to-be was excited and happy at first but then the elephant was brought up and she said “Are you sure you are going to be ok?” (back to that in a moment)

Then we called his parents and also said, “You are going to be Grandparents!”

Grandpa-to-be was excited and happy at first but then the elephant appeared again and he said, “Are you sure this is a good idea?” (back to that)

YES, I have MS. I had been healthy for over the last 5 years with MS not being a part of our lives. I also had been taking the pill to make sure we didn’t get pregnant. So how come “suddenly” we got pregnant? Here comes the elephant….

I kept getting dizzy and at the same time although I was taking the pill I was having my period at odd times. I went to my gynecologist and asked why was I bleeding? I also went to a new neurologist to find out why I was dizzy.

After seeing these doctors, the question came up from both doctors, “Are you trying to become pregnant?” My answer was, “Not really but we are married so it wouldn’t be a bad thing.”

Both doctors agreed that because I had been healthy for the past 5 years and I was still “young” (27 at this time) it would probably be a good time to “try”.

We learned something called “The Rhythm Method” to NOT get pregnant and used it to get pregnant. YES, it works!

The “getting pregnant suddenly” wasn’t so suddenly because seeing those doctors took a few months to happen.

We explained all of this about the elephant-in-the-room to our parents and they supported us in our decision! But they had to agree to NOT tell anyone until after the new year. The baby was due July 3, after the first of the year we would be more confident that we would be out of the woods.

Thanksgiving, here in the US, is in November and we all agreed that we wouldn’t tell anyone until January.

Morning Sickness doesn’t just happen in the morning! At least not for me, for me it was morning, noon and night so how am I going to hide this when we are having Thanksgiving with the extended family?

HOW DO WE HIDE THIS? Back to that in the next newsletter…

Stay inspired, SuperMOMs!

Remember, you’re doing an amazing job,

one day at a time. 💪💖

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