Shayla Bruce

The big boy bed. What an adventure.
I’m sitting here in the glider next to the bed because I’m afraid he’s going to wake up and need his safety net - mom.
When you look up the word safe, one definition is, “free from hurt, injury, danger, or risk” another is under the word Baseball “making it possible to reach a base.”

I am and always will be Wrigley’s safe space. There’s some people that will roll their eyes or laugh at me when I say that. There are people in the world who will tell mom’s that think like me to, “cut the cord.”

To them I say this:
1. If I could’ve cut the cord sooner, I would’ve. That cord stopped his breathing and his heart. Quit using that phrase - it’s derogatory and triggering.

2. I can’t keep Wrigley from harm like the definition of “safe” says, but I can make it possible for him to reach a base like the baseball definition says.

As a mom, my goal is to get him on base. He has to make the choices to get there, but I am allowed to coach the baseline.

Today’s base was the big boy bed. He has to sleep in that bed, but I can watch from the chair next to him.

As he grows up, he’s gonna miss some bases. Someone or something will get him out… and we’ll have to try again in the next inning.

I can’t keep him from being scared of the dark, but I can help him learn how to work through that fear.

I can’t keep him from getting his feelings hurt at pre school, but I can teach him how to show kindness through the hurt.

I can’t keep him from failing his Algebra test, but I can teach him how to set goals and improve.

I can’t keep him from a hurt pitching arm, but I can teach him he’s more than the speed of his pitch.

I can’t keep him from getting his heart broken, but I can teach him how to treat his better half and what’s healthy to expect in return.

I can’t keep him from making mistakes, but I can teach him that Jesus’ love is unconditional.

I can’t keep someone from getting that out against Wrigley, but I can coach him on how to steal the next base.

My job is to always help him reach the next base - even if he didn’t make it to the one in the inning before.

✨Hey friends✨

Starting a new adventure, and shaking to my core as I type this first post.

Writing has always been special to me - I’ve just been too scared to really dive in.

👏🏻Not anymore👏🏻
🤍God has a hand in this one for sure 🤍

I’ve written a few different blogs about our birth story. This platform will allow me to continue to write about our story, and share even more with you guys.

Many of you have encouraged me to continue to write and share.
Thank you.

The first few posts will be what I’ve already written. The new posts will come twice a month for now as we’re just getting started 😉

Thanks for supporting me in this hobby/journey - we’ll have some smiles, laughs and staying true to myself - we’ll probably have some tears because there’s NOTHING wrong with tears.

- Shay ❤️