I have always wanted to make a Family Mission Statement and indeed a few years ago we tried to. But we could never remember it. Then I learned from the Eyers that they started with a long mission statement, then a short one and finally made it into 3 words so everyone could remember it. […]
Family Mission Statement – It is easier if you make one while the kids are young! Read More »
My challenge for the week was to conquer paper clutter! I had already gone through quite a bit when I did my desk. Then more when I cleaned out my magazines. This week I did my bill organizer. I have a pretty good routine with paper coming into the house. Junk mail directly into recycling
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In Hypnobabies we teach moms about their choices of having an IV during birth. Get an IV Get a Saline Lock Have neither Honestly in the hospitals in my area it would be hard to get away with no saline lock. Though it is your right to refuse it! I think at a hospital a
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Originally posted in 2007 I was so excited to go to Belly Sprout, in Fullerton to see the Business of Being Born. I had heard good reviews of it and I love birth, so it seemed obvious I would love this film. Belly Sprout is a great little space, with natural items for babies and
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Kristi who has a fun new blog – Fledgling Doula has written this great guest post for us! This has been the most difficult question for me to answer because the desire to become a doula has taken me by surprise. I never heard the word doula until I was planning to have a natural
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I am going to really try to focus on health goals for the next few weeks, as we have a fun trip planned, with lots of ACTIVE things, like hiking and kayaking. So I need to get ready! Be active participant in my 3 book clubs (4th on months only when it is feasible) –
52 Goals – Lots of Book Club Stuff and Really focusing on health! Read More »
I need to finish up my Positive Cesarean section for the book I am contributing too. I will definitely reference this video in the appendix. It isn’t embedding – uggh. Here is the link. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5RIcaK98Yg I hope that one day all cesareans will be this kind for mom and baby! As one of my friends
Awesome Cesarean Video – How things COULD be! Read More »
I was excited to see the challenge of the week from Simple Mom blog. I actually had done this for my clothes a few weeks ago. But I was wanting to do it with my hubby. He hasn’t gone through his clothes in at least 7 years (since we moved to this house) His clothes
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I am so busy birth blogging that I sometimes find it hard to do other things I am supposed to do. (Feeding my boys healthy dinners, exercising.) It has been a few months since I was asked to contribute some sections to a Spirituality and Birth Book. I am loving being a part of this
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I got a free CD of Daddy Plays: Guitar Lullabies to review. I must say it was quite a pleasant surprise. A lot of times lullaby CDs sound so canned and not very musical. I used to play classical music for my boys as they fell asleep, because I had never found a lullaby CD
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Buy and install New blinds for Dining Area and Bedroom – We got the quotes – now we need to choose. This won’t be easy. We have a HUGE window to cover and a few different options and prices. Be active participant in my 3 book clubs (4th on months only when it is feasible)
52 Goals – Hard to do some when DH isn’t on board! Read More »
photo credit: Ryan Somma My Mirena has expired, so I went to get it out yesterday. The string had gone up into my uterus a few years ago, so my OB had to get it out by going up into my uterus with a tool, guided by ultrasound, to get it out. It was about
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I am not sure how our linen closet became our game closet, but somehow it did, with half the linens in the linen closet and the other half in the boys bathroom. In the boys bathroom, I also put homeschooling books and toiletries too. The main problem was the games were hard to take out
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Julie goes into the hospital with her husband to birth her baby. Things are going great until she gets “stuck” at 7 cm. After a little bit the OB comes in and says, “It looks like we are going to need to do a cesarean.” Sadly most moms in America would just say, “OK.” They
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Sounds yummy doesn’t it? You know those bulb syringes you use to try and get boogers out of your babies nose? They never seem to work that well. I remember getting frustrated trying to clean out my boys noses with these. But a baby is too young for a neti pot and there just never
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