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Two High Schoolers
You can’t say I didn’t warn you! I am externally processing all the feelings right now, with plenty of accompanying tears. This is the one and only year that SJ and Z will be [...]
They’re Taller Than Me (Officially)
They’re taller than me. Or should I say—they’re all taller than I am? However you want to phrase it, half the people in our family are male, and they’ve all officially surpassed me in height! [...]
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 [...]

Under the Mommy Microscope
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Under the Mommy Microscope

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Under the Mommy Microscope

By Natalie|2023-06-19T13:41:44+00:00June 30, 2010|Categories: Motherhood, Uncategorized|

Sometimes the most well meaning people can make a new mom feel like she is under a microscope. The other day I arrived at a photo shoot for a fitness class. The lady I was photographing looked at me and said "OH my goodness girl! Didn't you just have a baby?" I smiled kind of sheepishly and answered "Well yeah." Then she gave [...]

SJ’s Birth Story

By Natalie|2016-03-22T19:16:34+00:00March 7, 2010|Categories: Natural Living, Pregnancy & Birth|Tags: bath tub, birth story, daughter, home birth, midwife, natural birth, sj, Texas, water birth|

Wednesday morning I woke up to a contraction at 7:17 am. I know the time because I wrote it down in my pregnancy planner and I continued to write each one down all throughout the day. I don't normally do this, because of braxton hicks and all, but for some reason on that day I decided to keep track. All day they went [...]

Top 5 Complaints

By Natalie|2015-05-17T19:49:35+00:00August 27, 2009|Categories: My Life, Pregnancy & Birth, Uncategorized|Tags: baby #2, complaints, expecting, pregnancy symptoms|

I don't like to be a whiner, but sometimes you just have to let it all out. Like nurmisur commented when I announced the pregnancy "Good thing about having blog is that you can complain about morning sickness, cramps, and the whole thing as much as you want" So I am going to take her up on that and list my top 5 [...]

Z’s Birth Story

By Natalie|2023-06-14T02:58:32+00:00September 9, 2008|Categories: Lifestyle, My Life, Natural Living, Pregnancy & Birth|Tags: baby, birth center, birth story, first born, natural birth, son, Z|

The Birth Story of Mr. Z It all started on September 3, 2007. It was Labor day (what a coincidence). We were going to my sister in law’s house for a family get to together. I knew I was having some kind of contractions, so I brought my suitcase just in case. The feelings continued when we got there, but I really thought [...]

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