My journey into motherhood started just over a year ago when my husband and I welcomed our first child. To say the least, those first few weeks (& if I’m being honest, first few months) of being a new parent were tough. Capital T.O.U.G.H. kind of tough. I don’t care how many people tell you that you won’t get sleep, it’s simply not possible to comprehend what they mean until you are there. And on top of the lack of sleep, you have to figure out how to feed the little bundle. That was the hardest part for me. Breastfeeding wasn’t our thing in the end, though I tried for a solid 6 weeks before I finally ended up on the floor, a pile of crying mush & just broken from the lack of results I was seeing from pumping everything 3 hours. But here’s the thing. Somehow, I made it through. With the support of my husband (soooo much of it!) and my family and my small group of friends I had made in the few months we had lived in our new home (Charlotte, via New Jersey via Boston, via Los Angeles), I did make it to the other side. Just in time to go back to work... I thought that was what I wanted, being a Stay-at-Home Mom just wasn’t for me. (It took me a full 8 months to accept that, by the way). Then about a month into my new gig, I came to another realization: working wasn’t for me either! Well, really, working for at a corporate job with not enough flexibility and get this, NO MATERNITY LEAVE if we decide to have another kid, wasn’t for me. No thank you. But I knew I wanted some kind of income stream. And then I found this, the holy grail for a new mom: spend time with baby, run a company & (eventually!) earn an income. FIT4MOM was exactly what I had always wanted and needed. So this is my last realization: everything in my life up until now has let me to this. I couldn’t be more excited, grateful, nervous, scared, thrilled, energized or ready for this next chapter in our lives. I hope you will join me as I gain my strength in Motherhood and help you find yours.