Family

When I Became a Mom
In a recent blog post, I wrote, "If you see a steady flow of current updates alongside old photos and flashbacks from the kids' childhood, you’ll know that I am processing." So it begins. This [...]
Top FREE College Planning Resources
I've been very vocal about my college search obsession for Z. Some people hire a professional university admissions consultant to guide them through the ins and outs of the process. Me? I’ve unofficially made it [...]
Freedom From Parenting Guilt
Like most parents I fear that I fall short with my children. I worry that I don’t have what it takes as a mom and that I could possibly ruin my one shot at this child rearing [...]

First Week of School 2015

By Natalie|2015-08-21T20:39:56+00:00August 21, 2015|Categories: Lifestyle, My Life, Schooling, Uncategorized|

I have felt really optimistic about this first week of school until it all came crashing down today. J has had to take over car pooling/kid watching due to me having a fever and barely being able to breath or sleep. So I went to the doc and everyone agreed I need to be on antibiotics now. Even though I don't love having to take [...]

The Deaf Elephant in the Room

By Natalie|2015-08-17T18:44:39+00:00August 17, 2015|Categories: Special Needs|Tags: babies, baby, baby #4, connexin 26, deaf, genetics, hearing loss, newborn screening, pregnancy|

All of my pregnancies and deliveries have been just about textbook, but there is one aspect of my pregnancy that is unusual. It’s not something I want to make a big deal out of all, but I feel like it should be okay to acknowledge and talk about openly. The proverbial elephant in the room if you will. My entire life I have [...]

Free Signing Time Video

By Natalie|2015-07-24T11:57:02+00:00July 24, 2015|Categories: Babies & Toddlers, Frugal Living, Hearing Loss, Schooling, Special Needs|Tags: ask, free video, sign language, signing time|

I have great news for you all today! Signing Time has a released a FREE Back to School Video Download. It's hard to believe that one of the stars of the show (little Leah) is now going off to college in real life! She was 4 when they started the series and so this free download is in celebration of that wonderful milestone. This [...]

I Fell In Love and Married Too Young.

By Natalie|2021-11-04T11:21:27+00:00July 21, 2015|Categories: Marriage, Uncategorized|Tags: courtship, covenant, dating, engagement, faith, family, marriage|

I was engaged 15 years ago (so I was barely 18) and I got married 3 months later. Statistically speaking people married under the age of 25 are at a much higher risk for divorce. Low income families are too. Short engagements make your chances of success even lower. We were all of the above and then some. Some would call our marriage [...]

Gender Reveal Video Announcement

By Natalie|2015-07-18T19:09:56+00:00July 18, 2015|Categories: Creativity, Pregnancy & Birth|Tags: baby #4, baby announcement, baby gender announcment, boy or girl, family fun, gender reveal, gender reveal video, paint, paint message, paint splatters|

I don't usually post on Saturday nights, but I can't wait a second longer to share the news! Watch the video until the end for the big announcement. https://youtu.be/_V81ZQK-msQ

Behind the Scenes of the New Messy Mom Video

By Natalie|2015-07-17T12:35:44+00:00July 17, 2015|Categories: Creativity, Pregnancy & Birth|Tags: baby number 4, family, gender reveal, it's a..., maternity, memories, messy mom, messy mom movie, pregnancy|

Baby Face Baby Hand Last week I had my 20 week ultrasound. Everything went great. The baby is healthy. I'm right on track with measurements. The kids enjoyed seeing the baby on the monitor and yes, we did find out the gender. I texted my brother from the doctor's office to announce the news and tell him I [...]

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