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February 2022 Mom of the Month - Alyssa

How did you meet your husband? We met at Longhorn Steakhouse. We both served there during our time at college. Crazy thing is we went to the same (small) college but had never seen each other.. even had some mutual friends

Where are you originally from? Macedonia aka MAC Town

Tell us about your current or previous career. Prior to becoming a stay at home mom, I was a New Home Sales Consultant for Pulte Homes

What’s on your Bucket List? Spend a month in New Zealand

If your nickname was your pregnancy craving(s), what would it be? I craved so many chicken Cesar salads and everything bagels!!!

Where is your favorite place to travel? Charleston South Carolina

What is your favorite hobby? Cooking, playing sports

What does motherhood mean to you? Whew, loaded question and hard to answer briefly. If I had to say, what means the most to me is raising my kids to love God and in the process for me to grow and be more like Christ

How did you find FIT4MOM? What classes do you currently attend and why do you love them? A friend of mine told me about FIT4MOM about 3 years ago! I currently attend stroller strides but would like to branch out and try some other classes. I love stroller strides because it gets us up and out of the house early plus it holds me accountable to exercise 3x a week!

How has FIT4MOM changed your life? FIT4MOM has given me so much! Confidence in my postpartum body as I finish each workout. Also, it brought me out of deep loneliness by giving me a community of amazing women who are all in the same stage of life as I am.

What is your proudest moment as a mom? Seeing my kids smile and thrive each day

What's one thing you would go back and tell yourself as a new mom? Relax and try to enjoy each moment, get or bad. Don’t add pressure to a role you’ll never be perfect at. There is no such thing as a perfect mom. Your kids want a present mom not a “perfect” mom

Questions for kiddos!

How old is Mommy? 3

What’s something Mommy always says? Daddy

What is mom really good at? Exercising

What’s mom’s favorite thing to do? Play with me

What makes you proud of your mom? Azzie