Miami Moms Blog Welcomes: MIA Mom Ana-Sofia DuLaney

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My name is Ana-Sofia, and I am one of your new Miami Moms Blog contributing writers!

I Am Miami

Long before I was a mom, I was born in Miami to Chilean immigrants. Raised in Kendall, I always stayed right here in Miami.  Maybe it was fear, maybe it was comfort, maybe it was family, or maybe, I knew Miami was where I was supposed to be.  I attended FIU for undergrad, go Panthers. And, after debating moving away to Baltimore for law school, I decided to attend the University of Miami School of Law. That decision, like every decision we make, changed my life. 

Miami Moms Blog Welcomes: MIA Mom Ana-Sofia DuLaney Contributor

To backtrack, I am an only child, and at 10 years old, my parents and I moved to a wonderful new home.  At that age, I met and began crushing on my neighbor just two doors down the street.  That neighbor became one of my closest friends.  As a kid, I would wait by the stop sign to watch him come home from the bus stop.  Later, he moved away for college but we stayed in touch when we’d see each other during school breaks. 

At the time I chose to stay in Miami for law school, that neighbor had decided to move back just months prior. 

Finally, 12 years after we met by the stop sign between our houses, we began dating, and 5 years after that, he proposed at that very stop sign.  Together, we lived the city life in downtown Miami with our two dogs and loved it.  We got married.  We got pregnant.  Then we moved.  And we now live 1.5 miles from where we grew up.  Our families still live in those same two houses.  So, we all live within 4 minutes of each other.  You could say we’re creatures of habit.  I wouldn’t change a thing.

By the way, I’ve lived here all my life, and I still get lost everywhere I go.

I Am a Mom

It was a Saturday night, and we were planning on going to a birthday at a club in Miami Beach.  I really did not want to go.  I knew I was late on my period.  Lightbulb.  If I’m pregnant, I definitely can’t go to this club!  “The only way you’re getting out of going is if you’re pregnant,” my husband said.  Challenge accepted.  Quickly, I took a pregnancy test.  As I waited, I began to get ready to head out to the party.  I showed him the pregnancy test.  I shrugged, told him I wasn’t pregnant, and we should leave soon.  He took the test from my hand and said, “What do you mean?  This says you’re pregnant!”  Seems like I had not purchased the easy to read pregnancy test.  Flash flood of all the emotions.  If you’re wondering, yes, I got out of going to that club. 

So, life seemed to speed by after that.  Coincidentally, we had signed a contract to buy a house the day before we found out I was pregnant.  But agreed with the seller not to move in until two months later.  Not to mention the remodeling we had to do!  Finally, at six months pregnant, we were moving into our new home, and I felt huge.  Additionally, my husband’s rotating schedule at the nuclear power plant led me to handle lots of things by myself.  Plus, I traveled to different countries for work while pregnant; exhausting.  However, together, we got through it beautifully, in my opinion.  With the help of our family, we created a home, a nursery, and we were getting closer to welcoming our new baby. 

Finally…

As soon as we found out I was pregnant, we decided we wanted to be surprised by the gender.  Well, what do you know, planning a nursery was not as easy when you don’t know the gender!   It was now October, the spookiest of all months, and my due date came and went.  Hey, if this baby wasn’t going to be born on October 10, this baby was holding out until October 13.  My Friday the 13th baby arrived, albeit not the way I had dreamed.  After an unscheduled C-section, I remember anxiously waiting to hear what “it” was.  “It’s a boy!” my husband exclaimed.  He was here, healthy, and big.  9 pounds even.  More emotions, I am a mom. 

Miami Moms Blog Welcomes: MIA Mom Ana-Sofia DuLaney Contributor
Our little family a week after Parker’s birth.

That little boy is now over two years old, and every day is an adventure.  I am grateful for every moment our family spends together and taking each day one step at a time.

Miami Moms Blog Welcomes: MIA Mom Ana-Sofia DuLaney
From our latest trip to Disney, February 2020

I Am… Blogging?

Although writing is something that has always come somewhat easy to me, blogging isn’t one of my usual activities.  Unless you count LiveJournal back in the 2000s?  I decided to step out of my comfort zone, as an extroverted introvert, and I applied to Miami Moms Blog.  I joined to embark on a new adventure, one where I can learn from all the other Miami moms out there, in hope that I can share some of my insights, learn from your comments, and talk about some fun topics.  For this reason, in my upcoming Miami Moms Blog posts, I hope to be able to share with you some of my passions: my family, gardening, Harry Potter, animals, juggling a work/life balance, cooking, and whatever other topics may come across our paths.  Well, if there’s something you want me to touch upon, never hesitate to drop a comment, and let me know! I’m thrilled to be setting off on this journey with you and Miami Moms Blog!
 
I’m just a girl, standing in front of a computer, asking you to read her blog posts.
 
 
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Ana-Sofia DuLaney
Ana-Sofia is a Miami native that chose to never leave her hometown. She attended FIU and is an attorney that graduated from the University of Miami School of Law. Ana-Sofia finally became more than friends with her childhood neighbor after over 10 years, and now they are happily married! She was a proud dog mom before she became a human mom, and after the birth of their now four-year-old son, Ana-Sofia has been lucky enough to work from home. In August 2021, their family grew by one more and they welcomed a new baby boy to the bunch! She loves traveling with her family but also loves staying home curled up on the couch. An avid Dave Matthews fan, Ana-Sofia is also a self proclaimed extroverted introvert, grammar freak, Harry Potter obsessed, Heat and UM cheering, and gardening loving mama that hopes she’s doing right by her sons while trying to reduce her ecological footprint. Follow her on Instagram as she tries to live each day fully @TheAnaMachine or her gardening journey on @GardeningInJeans

7 COMMENTS

  1. That was such a sweet recounting of your story with your husband/ boy neighbor crush! Loved it!

  2. Ana-Sofia, love learning more about you! How awesome that you have known your husband almost your entire life!! Amazing! What a sweet story God is writing for you and your family. I am so happy Miami Moms Blog is a part of it too!

  3. Ana-Sofia, I loved getting to know you through your post! And I laughed out loud when you said you still get lost wherever you go… I can relate! Thank the Lord for GPS. I don’t know if I could have survived the paper printout MapQuest days, living in Miami. Looking forward to seeing your future posts <3

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