Along with the decision to have a child, I think the decision to stop having kids is one of the biggest a couple can make. And like all important choices, it’s not always clear cut. We always envisioned having 3-4 children, both…
Hi! This morning I woke up feeling inspired to write a life update because a lot has been going on in our world the last few months. It’s been a long time since I’ve sat down and wrote a long…
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Mom guilt has held me in her grips more times than I can count since the day we brought Callie home from the NICU. She’s a hard one to shake–constantly making me question my decisions to work outside the home,…
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We spent over three months in the NICU after Callie’s diagnosis–and since then have spent what feels like a lifetime in and out of the hospital for surgeries, recovery, and appointments. Something I learned very quickly as we joined this…
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There is no way to determine how to make a memory, or how important that memory might be to the people experiencing it. Recently, I told my mom that I made “breakfast” for dinner, a treat I remember from busy…
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I never thought I’d be the parent who overscheduled her child– dragging them from activity to activity after long days at school. I promised myself that Callie didn’t need any extra enrichment outside of being a kid, life itself would be…
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When Callie had her amputation, we vowed that we would never let her prosthetic leg limit her in any capacity. Anything that she wanted to do, any activity she wanted to try, any trip she wanted to take we would…
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I have tremendous friends. I do. They are generous, encouraging, and life giving. They are willing to overlook how many times I have to do a rain check for dinner plans. They send me memes on the daily, make me…
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I realize this idea comes, in part, because I’m a parent of a disabled little girl. I’m very conscious of the emphasis we put on looks, appearance, and our bodies in this culture. I don’t want to tie her worth…
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“Aren’t you worried she will be spoiled?” “Aren’t you worried she’ll be lonely?” Only child families are on the rise – so why do parents still feel judged for being ‘one and done’? The phrase was coined to describe…
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Hi, I’m Jaime — writer, mother, storyteller, and the heart behind The Wildflower Edit. For nearly a decade, I wrote online as The Princess and the Prosthetic, sharing my daughter’s journey with disability and the lessons our family learned along the way. It was a beautiful season — full of advocacy, connection, and community — but as my daughter grew older, I felt a shift. She deserved more autonomy. More privacy. More room to decide how she shows up in the world. And I realized something else: My own story was expanding too. Motherhood was still here. Disability was still here. But so were grief, healing, womanhood, nervous system care, feminine energy, homemaking, identity, softness… the fuller, deeper pieces of life that were ready to be spoken aloud. Whether you come for the cozy routines, the motherhood reflections, the disability advocacy, or the soft life inspiration — thank you for choosing to share this space with me. Pour a warm drink. Settle in. Let’s grow a life that feels like you again.
Jaime
