The Natural Mommy

Yesterday, my day started at 5:30.  Hill runs at 6, play date at the zoo at 10, lunch with Daddy at noon.  And I had three loads of laundry and a day’s worth of dishes to fit in there somewhere, as well.  By the time I got home, it was after 2pm and I was [...]

Filed under: Motherhood, The Mommy on May 22nd, 2010 | 2 Comments »

He is very logically minded.  I adore listening to his reasoning and arguments. He has a fantastic memory.  He is always surprising me with details he recalls from the past.  They do take awhile to figure out, though, as he refers to everything that happened before today as “last night”. He watches out for his [...]

Filed under: Motherhood, The Benjamin, What I Love About My Kid on May 21st, 2010 | 1 Comment »

I had a fantastic Mother’s Day. Really, probably the best ever. I didn’t cook a single meal or wash a single dish. I got my bike fixed.  We got a basket for Lucy.  Then we went for a family bike ride. (Josh had Levi in a bike seat in the front and Benjamin in a [...]

Filed under: Motherhood, The Mommy on May 10th, 2010 | 15 Comments »

Ever notice how when you get really involved in a hobby it starts leaking into all aspects of your life?  Like how you explain the way you see your children? I’ve been purposely introspective lately about how I see my children, how I treat my children, how I discipline my children, how I reward my [...]

Filed under: Motherhood on May 5th, 2010 | 4 Comments »

Is it just my family? Olivia did the same thing when she was three.  I’m glad because I don’t have to wonder if Benjamin’s will go away. For both of them, when they turned three, their little minds started working faster than their tiny tongues could carry out thoughts-turned-words. Just another patience building exercise for [...]

Filed under: Motherhood, The Benjamin on April 30th, 2010 | 7 Comments »

I know you want Hawaii pictures.  But believe it or not, it’s easier and faster to spit out written posts than to choose, edit, resize, upload, arrange, and caption picture posts.  I am working on it.  Promise. ———————————————————— When I woke up this morning, I was in a good mood.  I went for a run. [...]

Filed under: Motherhood, The God, The Mommy on April 15th, 2010 | 8 Comments »

He was playing with his toys in the corner of the room the last time my heavy eyes slid closed. The next time they jerked open was when I realized whatever dream I was enjoying should not have included such wet noises. Painfully ripped from blissful unconsciousness, I saw my eight-month old standing inches from [...]

Filed under: Motherhood, The Funnies, The Levi, The News on March 17th, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Today, for the first time since Levi bounded out of the newborn-I-sleep-all-the-time-and-anywhere-you-put-me phase, I have felt like I know what I’m doing with my day. I’m not just scrambling around trying to accomplish something, (or giving up and nursing all day on the couch while watching Hulu), I actually have a plan.  A plan I’ve [...]

Filed under: Motherhood, The Mommy on March 5th, 2010 | 15 Comments »

We’ve implemented a Quarter Jar to compliment our Marble Jar.  The Marble Jar is for Random Acts of Kindness as well as a random boost for everyday obedience.  When the jar is full, we make frosted sugar cookies.  (I know, reward them with food and they’ll be on the Biggest Loser someday.  Oh well.)  The [...]

Filed under: Motherhood on March 4th, 2010 | 13 Comments »

For the first six months, I really didn’t see much of a difference.  It still felt like I only had two children.  And this warm fuzzy little clingy immobile thing that slept a lot. But somewhere around Christmas (yeah, about when I stopped posting regularly) he became a Children.  He crawls.  Pulls himself up.  Cruises [...]

Filed under: Motherhood, The News on February 10th, 2010 | 6 Comments »