Life with Liv, Lai, + Lera

I love celebrating Mother's Day for many many reasons, but above all I love celebrating the two most amazing blessings from God that made me a mother! My heart could not be filled with more joy and love! I thank God for them everyday multiple times a day and I graciously thank him for giving me the opportunity to be a mother! They are my heart and soul! I love you more than you will ever know my sweet Livia and Lailee! We started the Mother's Day weekend by heading to Newbern to celebrate the amazing women in our lives....My Momma, Grandmomma, Nana, and Aunt Kim! We had a big cookout and had the best time! Sunday I woke up before everyone to set Momma's gifts out on the table, so she would be surprised when she woke up! The girls were so sweet! They wished us Happy Mother's Day as soon as they woke up! We had breakfast with my momma and gave her a much needed spa package and a rose bush! Then we headed home to spend time with our little family of 4! When I got home C...

After 2 years of mammograms and MRI's every 6 months...and debating when and if...I  finally made one of the hardest...but smartest decisions I have ever made...to have a prophylactic bilateral double mastectomy due to me having the BRCA2 gene. Doctors advised me to do this 10 years before my mom was diagnosed...which would mean at the age of 30. I am only 27, but I'm human, I'm a mommy, I'm a wife, I'm a daughter, I'm a sister, I'm a friend, and I worry about my future! Statistically I had a 80-90% chance of getting breast cancer, but by having this surgery my chances are drastically reduced to only a 1-2% chance! I'll take it!!! The story begins way before this...but I am sharing my week leading up to my surgery and my recovery progress! WARNING...there are post op pictures of my incisions!!!!  My last day of school was Tuesday and as I was walking in...I noticed everyone was wearing pink...even the students! I immediately had a meltdown in the p...