#SingleMomSelfies giveaway winner: Was it you?
The Single Mom Nation team sat at our laptops, pouring over the photos you sent in, tagged and shared with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. We laughed, we oohed and ahhed, our ovaries thumped at the precious baby chub, and we teared up to see so many expressions of the single-mothering experience on our screens.
Thank you.
For opening your beautiful families and bits of your daily lives with us. You all deserve to be celebrated.
Do click over to see a collection of some of our favorite photos. But be sure to come back, because, after much deliberation, we have a winner!
OK, to be fair, we have FOUR winners.
It was just too much to choose one. We've decided to add three runners-up, who will each receive a $25 Target gift card in addition to our grand-prize #SingleMomSelfies winner, awarded a $100 Target gift card.
Here are our top pic picks, including must-see honorable mentions, our runners up and our grand-prize winner! Kisses and cheers to all of you who participated. CLICK THE PICTURES TO FLIP THROUGH THE WHOLE SLIDESHOW!
@NidiaSamRey is pictured here "with the girl who stole my heart." Both of you stole our hearts! So much glowy, so much happy, such great smiles.
Brooke Wess with her bedtime, book-reading babes filled us up! Sometimes the quiet, simple moments are the very best of our single-mama days.
Michaela Renee (@_Michai_ on Twitter) shared two sweet smiles with Single Mom Nation - with the filter clearly set to Dimples.
Happy graduation, Sarah Milburn! Here's to all the milestones single mamas celebrate with their kiddos by their sides.
Jamie Lynn Haley's "Breakfast on the beach with my babies."
Ashley Haynes says, "These two are my sunshine." We're singing along with you three!
Jennifer Waldrop snapped a "But mooooommmmmm" moment we love with her little one!
Michele Fox-Hansell and her son Josh, getting caught by their own kiss cam at a game!
Ready to get real with Instagrammer sidniemiranda? Single Motherhood is sometimes captured in tears and heartbreak. She explains, "I have a headache from trying not to cry. Being a momma is hard. Being a momma when you're babies are 5 hours away for 3 weeks and they call crying? Still hard." Our hearts are with you, sidniemiranda, and many of us really, really get it.
Tippy Sommer titled this tub shot "What Friday nights look like now." Ahhhh.
Cora Thomas, COME. ON. That baby's cheeks. And all that hair. Bring him over here right now for kisses.
Tasha Ann-Aaliyaah shared this tender time, giving kangaroo care to daughter Harmonie, who was born at 32 weeks. We are sending happy, healthy, snuggly thoughts to you and your beautiful baby (as well as a $25 Target card).
@BeingHolli told us this spontaneous picture is "my favorite, completely unintentional." The looks of pure joy captured here made us all happy. For sharing this beautiful moment, we're delighted to send you a $25 Target gift card to spend on something that brings more smiles!
LaTonya FaveAgent Adams, you made us laugh and laugh and laugh some more with this perfectly timed photo of you, your kids and the mishaps that you have to laugh at as a single mom! Tonya told us. "This was to be the 'goofy, funny' shot! Couldn't have timed Hannah's 'drool' any more perfectly!!" Because single motherhood has plenty of challenges and worn-out moments, we are thrilled to award you our grand prize of a $100 Target gift card to celebrate the silly, spontaneous and so-funny with you and the kids we definitely want to hang out with (just maybe not with Hannah hovering over our heads). Congratulations!