The BIG Ultrasound
I can’t believe the pregnancy is already half way over. I am feeling well. I still get a little nauseous from time to time, but it's definitely on the decline. The acid reflux is just barely starting to make short little unwanted visit. Boo. For the most part I feel fantastic though. I am to the [...]
Real Life in a Small Space
I have had such an overwhelming response to the "Small Space Living for Big Families". It has been awesome! I have had the opportunity to connect with so many other families from ALL OVER who are also making the most out of living with less. The Facebook comments have been... diverse. Most of them are extremely positive, but I did get some feedback from [...]
The “I Love Lucy” Chemistry
I got free tickets to see I Love Lucy live at the Aranoff theater in Cincinnati and it was such a great experience. I used to watch reruns of the show back in the day. Watching it as an adult made me realize just how much my husband and I are just like Lucy and Ricky! I am the quirky free spirited one [...]
Questions Answered With First Response
I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for First Response. I received product samples as well as a promotional item to thank me for my participation. I recently wrote about the 10 pregnancy symptoms I had before I knew I was pregnant and it stirred up a lot of discussion because it seems that just about everything can be a pregnancy symptom. I [...]
How Do I Know I am Done Having Babies?
J and I always wanted a big family. We were in agreement, but we never set a number. It seems for a lot of people they have always known exactly how many kids they wanted, but I never did. Yet, here we are at baby number 4 and suddenly I know that I'm done. This is actually SJ. I don't have a sono of [...]
Are Unexcused Absences Ever Excusable?
I take school and academics very seriously, but I am not opposed to missing a day every once in a while even when the reasons aren't related to death or illness. Maybe you've seen some of the headlines in the news lately. Mike Rossi is a dad who wrote a very passionate letter to the school's principal which then went viral. The letter came [...]