Pray and read scriptures as a family every day. – Happened 4 days! Family Home Evening (family night/planning and game) Every Week. Yes. I made sure we did it BEFORE the Super Bowl. We don’t even watch football, but we watch the Super Bowl in fast motion – we DVR it and fast forward quite […]
52 Goals – worked on 18. 1 great birth one. :) Read More »
The benefits of drafting a birth plan are threefold. One, it’s your first step toward making sure that what you want to happen to your body and your baby during the birthing process actually happens. This can make a huge difference in whether you enjoy the birthing process or feel powerless during it. Two, it
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I would love to have some guest posts over the next few weeks. If any of my readers would like to contribute a post about birth or parenting – let me know! If you are a Mom – I would love to have you share your story. If you are a Birth Worker – I
Call for a Guest Post! Read More »
I have way too many clothes and I don’t even like clothes! So when I heard about Project 333 where people purge their clothes down to 33 items, I thought “I can do that!!!” Well, I guess I can’t. But I did get rid of 1/3 of my clothes! 🙂 I am off to a
52 Organizing – Week 5 – CLOTHES! Read More »
It can be risky to have an Early Elective Induction, especially before 39 weeks. Often because “due dates” are inaccurate, this practice can lead to problems with the babies after they are born. Not to mention the risks of induction! I was excited to see this post by Birthing Beautiful Ideas where she gave some
Why Not Choose the Birthday of Your Baby? Read More »
I won this $25 gift certificate for InJoy at an auction at the DASC dinner. But I don’t need any things from InJoy right now and it expires in November. I am all stocked up for the year. So I am happy to do a give away to my fellow birth workers! Visit InJoy and
Give Away for Childbirth Workers – InJoy $25 Gift Certificate Read More »
I had set a goal to attend 10 births in 2010. Victoria and her hubby took my Hypnobabies class. They were not sure if they wanted a doula. We kept in touch after class. I told them what I tell all parents, “I think for a first time mom a doula is SO great,
10th birth of 2010 – Victoria Read More »
I actively worked on 24 goals this week – I decided to just list the ones I have worked on each week and maybe once a quarter list them all. Pray and read scriptures as a family every day. – Happened 5 days! Improving. Family Home Evening (family night/planning and game) Every Week. Yes! Eat
Worked on 25 goals this week! Read More »
I can’t tell you how motivating it is for me to take pictures! My kids are thinking I am a little crazy with all the pictures I am taking. My Tupperware drawer has been driving me crazy for over a year. I kept re-organizing it and putting it back in the same cabinet. That didn’t
52 Weeks of Organizing- Week 4 Tupperware, Bowls and Pans Read More »
Thing 1 found a Pregnancy Wheel I had gotten at the DASC Banquet. He was looking at it and trying to figure out what it was. All while I was trying to get the boys out the door to an appointment. T1- What is this? Me – It helps moms figure out their due date.
This can tell the future! Read More »
That is right, Umbilical CARD. I like to send out Thank You Cards to the care providers who help at births I attend. Especially for the nurses who spend so much time helping protect our space. I used to send out plain old notecards. Then I found Umbilical Cards. They are SO cute and I
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Veronica was such a well educated mom. She took Hypnobabies. Her education and Hypnobabies tools served her well during her birth. She was very empowered and didn’t let anyone’s negative attitude or misinformation affect her birth! It was an honor to be her doula. I am sharing her story with her permission. 1:44 AM on
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I decided to break this off from my 52 organization post. Mostly because Sunday is a nice day for me to review the week before and knowing I was going to post this I actually did a Menu Plan for this week! I am also going to be following a weekly schedule something like this
52 Goals Weekly Update Read More »
In our simplicity parenting book club we were talking about having simple routines to make mornings easier. It is hard to not feel frantic trying to get kids out the door to school. I told them I have a simple goal photo credit: achichi “Don’t yell at the kids before school.” Apparently I am totally
Don’t YELL at the Kids before school. Read More »
ACOG has come out with an opinion on home birth. Not surprisingly they are against it. I should care because they share biased information that many people will take as truths. But I think in the end moms who educate themselves will make the best choice for them. For some the best choice is hospital
I could care less about ACOG. Read More »
