Meet Team Kleiner

After months of planning, days of pondering, countless deleted usernames, many handwritten ideas jotted on any spare piece of paper I can find, conversations with friends, and that daily reminder alarm on my phone that simply reads "CREATE BLOG".... it's finally here, people. 

MY MOM BLOG.

Yes people, my MOM blog.

First things first- I should probably start by introducing myself.

I'm Danielle. 

And no that is not a backdrop. That's me.... in eastern France.

But we'll save the story of my living abroad stint for another day.

I am a twenty three year old bible reading, world traveling, bargain finding, DIY attempting, Starbucks drinking, mall walking, photo snapping, list writing, concert going, coupon cutting, Zumba dancing, style watching wifey & mama.

Here's my Mister. 

Handsome right?

He's the leader of our trio.

And between working, taking night classes, and serving in the military- he's one busy guy.

But he does it all for us. And that humbles me.

We fell head over heels for each other when I was 17 & he was 18.

And five committed years, three long distance years, two wedding anniversaries, one year long deployment and one beautiful daughter later we are living the dream.

And last, but certainly not least, here is our little E.

She's the center of our universe. 

The apple of our eye.

The queen of the castle.

You all are going to hate strongly dislike me when I say that she has always slept through the night. Always has ate well. Rarely cries. Falls asleep on her own. Goes with the flow. Literally scaredtohaveanotherkidsomedaycuzshesthatperfect good.

She has so much personality in such a small little body.

I already love her kind & gentle soul, the twinkle in her eyes, & the joy that she radiates.

She is my dream come true.

And the thing I love the most about her?

She made me a mom.

She made me a mother for the rest of my life.

And in my mind, that is the greatest gift God could have ever blessed me with.

Which brings me back to....

this mom blog.

I feel cool that I can say that.

I have a mom blog because I am a mom.

Imagine that.

Some kids dream of being astronauts.

Or professional athletes.

Or zookeepers.

Or truck drivers.

Or rockstars.

But no, not me.

I just dreamed of being a mom.

And now my dream has come true.

So join me as I chronicle my journey into mommyhood and everything that comes with it at #keepingupwiththekleiners!

And when I say I've waited my whole life to do this, 

I'm not exaggerating.