My life has not turned out like I expected, but it is still pretty darn great!

"I am childless, not childfree." Brandi Lytle of Not So Mommy...


During our first trip to Atlanta, we visited the Coca-Cola Factory. Photo on Not So Mommy... Photo Gallery

Family Photo with Valentine on Good Things: Puppies, Dogs, Fur Babies on Not So Mommy... Blog

"I am not so mommy" - Uniquely Me Blog on Not So Mommy

Smile, fabulous one!

Brandi Lytle, founder of Not So Mommy... (an infertility & childless blog), with her fur baby, Maddie

We made our first connection by watching Friends, so it was awesome to take a picture in front of their apartment when we visited NYC. Photo on Not So Mommy... Photo Gallery

Don't! - Gallery Photo on Not So Mommy

Plan B: Redefine... On Being a Childless Aunt, on Not So Mommy..., an infertility & childless blog

I'm not like a regular mom... I'm a Dog Mom. On Food for Fur Babies: From Store-Bought to Homemade on Dog Mom Blog on Not So Mommy...


It was amazing to have our nieces and Bruna together! Photo on Not So Mommy... Photo Gallery

"I am Not So Mommy" - Childless Blog - Not So Mommy...


"More than an Aunt" - Aunt (aka Tia) Blog on Not So Mommy

It Rocks to be a Dog Mom


Maddie loves Santa! - Gallery Photo on Not So Mommy


Our Only Nephew on Photo Gallery on Not So Mommy...


Be a pineapple on Not So Mommy...

"More than an Aunt" - Aunt (aka Tia) Blog on Not So Mommy

We visited Asheville to celebrate New Year's. Maddie quickly fell in love with Bruna. Photo on Not So Mommy... Photo Gallery

Fashionista Article on Not So Mommy... Blog



Wife & Home Featured Photo on Not So Mommy... Blog

Brandi's 40th Birthday on Not So Mommy...


Family Photo on About Me Page of Not So Mommy... Blog


My Mission: Choose the bright side on "Good Things: The Bright Side of Infertility" Not So Mommy... Blog

Letting go... on Not So Mommy...

"I am childless, but I am not less than anyone else" on Not So Mommy...

Grief is the price of love on "So, I had a wobble" Uniquely Me Blog on Not So Mommy...

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Over Spring Break, we visited Disney World. This is where I truly realized that Bruna is truly our daughter. Photo on Not So Mommy... Photo Gallery

My Dad and me at my college graduation on Photo Gallery of Not So Mommy...


Prancer on Not So Mommy...

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Our Baby Girl, Prancer on Photo Gallery on Not So Mommy...

Dog Mom Proud: Redefining Momhood on Dog Mom / Infertility Blog on Not So Mommy...


Great Things Never Came from Comfort Zones - Host Mom Featured Article on Not So Mommy


Grit & Grace on "Getting Rid of Toxic People from your Life" on Infertility / Uniquely Me Blog on Not So Mommy...

WCW 2018 - #IAmMe

My 41st Birthday on Not So Mommy...

Host Family, Just Family: Redefining Momhood on Host Mom / Infertility Blog on Not So Mommy...

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Lytle Family 2007

Dog Mom Featured Article on Not So Mommy...

Take Care of Yourself Uniquely Me Blog on Not So Mommy

Friends: 35 Year Picture on Not So Mommy...

We visited Chicago over St Patrick's Day so that we could see the green river. Photo on Not So Mommy... Photo Gallery


Baby Maddie peeking out of her carrier on Photo Gallery of Not So Mommy...


Dog Mom Proud: Redefining Momhood on Dog Mom / Infertility Blog on Not So Mommy...



Brandi Lytle--wife, dog mom, tia, host mom, blogger, founder of Not So Mommy

Our first outing after Bruna arrived was to visit the Nascar Hall of Fame on Not So Mommy... Photo Gallery


While we were in DC, Bruna got to see her first snow! Photo on Not So Mommy... Photo Gallery
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Beautiful memories.❤