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 If you haven’t already, you’ll probably want to read the first part of this story. Due to some misgivings and past experiences, I was terrified of being “just” a stay-at-home-mom. I did know that once we moved, I was not going to be putting our two children back into daycare (actually Eli had been going to work [...]  Mamas, let me just tell you that yesterday was one of those days. I know you know what I’m talking about. One of those days that just seems to be wrong from the moment everyone wakes in the morning. Yeah, one of those. We just couldn’t get it together. There was plentiful grumpiness and disobedience. And the [...] I’m on a journey… A long, arduous, challenging yet enchanted, glorious and rewarding journey. This journey I speak of began nearly 7 years ago when I gave birth to our oldest son, Jacob. From the moment I first saw him, I knew that my heart was his and that I loved him far more than I had ever [...]  Ah, chores. It’s such a broad topic. Chores can be any number of things and I’m sure no two families handle them the same way. We have started our children on official chores around the age of 3, but they start out much younger than that with “helping” around the house. As soon as they are [...]  Can I be real for a moment? . . . . This deployment (we still have a bit more than 3 months left) has been so rough for me. I feel like most days I’m just getting by. I often feel overwhelmed with all of my regular responsibilities compounded upon all of the extras I’m [...] Tonight I took the littles out (Michael and Jacob aren’t home from Australia yet [they'll be home late tonight!!!!] so I only have the other 2) so I could gas up the van, grab a coffee and get our mail. We were driving back from Starbucks when I spotted an awesome babywearer!! There was a [...]  Stephanie at Adventures in Babywearing is hosting a linkup today. It’s all about showcasing what/how you wear your kids, and I thought it would be great to participate!! This is the back carry in the Beco Butterfly II (purchased at a local cloth diaper shop). I use the back carry mostly for hiking or things where [...] I’m finally starting to feel like I’m getting my brain back! You know what I’m talking about… those early days (especially once you have more than one child) are killer and it’s all about survival. No attempt at routines, just do what you have to do to get thru each day. It [...] Why is it that nursing hasn’t been in the cards for me? * When Jacob was born I didn’t have enough support and I was too shy/intimidated to contact a lactation consultant. His latch was terrible – even though the nurses in the hospital swore that there was nothing wrong with it – and he caused [...] I know I have been missing from the blogosphere lately and I’m going to tell you why. I am totally and utterly overwhelmed with life at this point in time. * Hubby has been taking two classes each week (thankfully they ended on Wednesday) leaving him home only long enough to change out of his uniform and [...]  |
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