I'm a mother of three, five and under. I'm a wife to a perpetual student. (Seriously, just graduate already - I mean, "I support you, honey.") I'm a child to the only Father who can claim to be Perfect, and I study under Him daily in hopes of learning from the Best.
I believe in breastfeeding, natural childbirthing, cloth-diapering, co-sleeping, baby-wearing, and attachment parenting.
Compared to the bottle-feeding, Pampers-wearing, crib-sleeping, day-caring world around me, I thought maybe that qualified me as a Natural Mommy.
We were released from the hospital at 5:55pm yesterday and waited just that long to fill out the birth certificate information. We are so decisive like that. The middle name comes from Josh’s dad, which we thought made sense due to the fact Benjamin was born on his grandpa’s birthday. And it sounds good together, [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized on March 31st, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Hey y’all, Ashley here! Beth asked me to let all her readers know that her baby arrived safe and sound this evening. Here is what I posted in my own blog about it: I am SOOO happy to announce to the whole blogging world that Beth’s newest little one was born today at 5:55pm! He [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized on March 29th, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Turns out I got some sleep last night. Praise the Lord, because I don’t know too many labors that pause for a good eight hours so that the mommy can sleep. Okay, so there were a few contractions during the night, and they started back up regularly at 6:45. But overall? My God is gracious [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized on March 29th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
So anyone who’s talked to me much the past couple weeks knows I’ve been getting Braxton Hicks contractions pretty regularly. Braxton Hicks don’t hurt; they just make my uterus hard as a ball. It’s more amusing than anything. Well, something’s changing. They hurt now. So much so that I have to sit down. Every 8-12 [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized on March 28th, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Whoops, forgot to blog yesterday. Bet you thought I had a baby. Nope! So here’s something for you to read while you wait… and wait… and wait some more. The Five Love Languages My primary love language is probablyPhysical Touchwith a secondary love language beingWords of Affirmation. Complete set of results Physical Touch: 11 Words [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized on March 28th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I was a week early and completely unprepared with Olivia. Yet I can’t help but wonder if God has given me this extra time before Baby Boy so I could learn/realize/prepare something I haven’t yet figured out. It’s beginning to feel surreal. I was prepared for labor last Wednesday, but the anxiety I felt while [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized on March 26th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
My cool celebrity look-alike collage from MyHeritage.com. Get one for yourself.
Filed under: Uncategorized on March 25th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I was getting ready to throw a load in the washer this morning when I noticed my Downy ball rattled a bit more than usual. Look closely. Yep, that’s popcorn. In my Downy ball. And it’s not easy to get out, either. I love life with a toddler!
Filed under: Uncategorized on March 24th, 2007 | No Comments »
So I had my first ever 40 week prenatal appointment today. I only got to 39 with Olivia. And I made an appointment for next week. A 41 week prenatal appointment. What do you think? Will I have to cancel? I told the doctor today that I’d prefer to go to 42 weeks rather than [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized on March 23rd, 2007 | 3 Comments »
