As the VP of People at Learnvest, Kelly worked with the executive teams at LV and NM to ensure a smooth transfor- mation from individual teams to one blended team. But the professional changes were just one facet of the transition in Kelly’s life. In late 2016, Kelly welcomed Logan, her baby boy, to her life. She spent some time with us talking through her new role as a mom and how it’s changed her perspective.
eX: How’s Logan doing? Kelly: Good. He is getting his 7th tooth right now. He just said his first couple words.
eX: What were they? Kelly: His first word was uh-oh, then Mama, then Dada.
eX: That’s funny. Is he developing his own personality yet? Kelly: He definitely has a personality. He’s really happy and outgoing - definitely an extrovert. He loves being outside. He’s really curious about everything, touching everything, pulling everything, he’s always looking around. He has a stubborn streak too. He’s his own person for sure. eX: How are you doing through this transition? Kelly: I think it’s a tough transition, it always is right? It becomes your life. Your priorities change: you sleep a lot less - sleep is gone! - you don’t see anyone, and you put your child first and think about all the things that are important. I think for me, it really grounded me. All the things that would get you upset in the past are not as important anymore. I think you go through a couple stages. Pre-baby you’re pregnant, and in my case, miserable and uncomfortable trying to get ready. And then the first three or four months of your child’s life your life is very hard because they have so many needs. They’re helpless, essentially. My sister and I had this joke that your job is to keep this human alive. And while you’re doing that, you’re going through massive sleep deprivation and making a lot of mistakes, trying to collect data, learn constantly. But then you have these moments when it’s night and it’s silent and you’re alone with your baby and its...you know?
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