Connect What is the most rewarding part of being a mom?

I always dreamed of having a family but i didnt realize how hard it would be. Pregnancy was rough; The puking, nausea, weight gain, i was completely knocked off my feet. Newborn stage was even more so; not even reading a book I was completely unprepared and frantically texted every mom i knew for help multiple times a day. Needless to say each stage has been hard in it's own ways but when I look at my 3 kids growing into the children they are no matter how hard it was all the work pays off.

What is one memory of your kids that you will never forget?

I have 2 boys and 1 girl. My boys are anything but gentle. If you come into my home there are balls flying through the air, ones jumping off the couch, and the other is getting into something they arent supposed to. But the day after giving birth to my daughter and my boys walked in (ages 1 and 3) and i saw a side of them id never seen before. Sitting on the couch holding her in complete awe of this little princess laying in front of them. I knew they'd forever protect her.

What would you do with $20,000?

I would buy a house. We live in a busy city on a busy road. The area we live in is not the safest and it's hard to let our kids grow up to be kids. To give them a home where they'll grow up on adventures, creativity, imagination, and exploration would be my dream for them.