If you really knew me
You’d know I hate moths.
You’d know I miss the friendships I left in Chattanooga.
You’d know I feel the most like myself when I am working in healthcare.
You’d know that being a Mom has given me more patience.
You’d know my whole world stops when I daydream about our future children.
You’d know that on hard days I cry in the shower.
If you really knew me
You’d know sometimes I dream of being a nurse.
You’d know I have a hard time telling people that I have panic attacks in the bathroom when I get overwhelmed.
You’d know It makes my day when someone goes out of their way to help me.
You’d know I can always find room in my stomach for water.
You’d know that I believe in wishing on the first star I see.
You’d know sometimes I feel like I’m a bad wife.
You’d know I cook certain dishes to remember certain people or times in my life.
If you really knew me..
You’d know I don’t like anything that goes in a salad. Especially lettuce.
You’d know that having people over stresses me out.
You’d know I’m full of thoughtfulness.
You’d know I have a stack of books that I have read cover to cover, and keep as trophies.
You’d know I put way to much sour cream on EVERYTHING.
You’d know my heart melts when I see a fluffy kitten.

If you really knew me, you’d know…
You’d know that nap time is the highlight of my day.
You’d know that I collect tervis tumblers and beads.
You’d know I love watching Teen Mom and 16 & pregnant every Tuesday.
You’d know I try to see how long I can go without washing my hair.
I desperately want to be a good mother.
I am afraid of losing any member of my family.
If you really knew me, you’d know…
Just now I am figuring out cloth diapering.
I have a hard time with antepartum depression.
I am starting to become comfortable with the idea that I will watch Despicable me every day for the next 2 years.
I am terrified of falling down the stairs while holding the baby.
I have scoliosis.
If you really knew me, you’d know…
I cry when I hear “to make you feel my love” play on the radio.
I blame myself for not being able to last longer with breastfeeding Harper.
My family back home is very quiet and shy.
I still sleep with my blankie.
I feel guilty that I accepted so much help from my parents in my early twenties.
I guard my deepest feelings from anyone who poses a threat. Which is nearly everyone.
If you really knew me, you’d know that…
It takes a really long time to gain my total trust, and it can be lost in the blink of an eye.
I cry when I see other people cry.
I love to sing and dance during church.
I eat a lot of fried fish sticks with home made tartar sauce.
I am petrified by heights.
You’d know my favorite food is Nanny’s green beans.
You’d know my favorite time is spent sleeping with Harper.

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Love ,
Bell