The Smallest Person. The Most Laundry.
In the past three weeks my mom, my husband, and I have all collaboratively worked toward keeping the piles of dirty laundry from taking over house. It's like some kind of horror movie. I could just picture the clothes eventually coming to life and forming a mutiny. Instead of The Walking Dead it's The Walking Threads. I am grateful for the help I have had [...]
Her First 3 Weeks (with photos)
I recently shared how difficult the first three weeks postpartum have been for me, but the good news is Elle would never know it. Her life has been comfy and sheltered. I feel like being born two weeks early really did make a difference for her. My sister in law said she has friends who had preemies and noticed that on their original 40 [...]
Elle’s Birth Story
When I planned to have my baby at a birthing center that was an hour from our house I got a lot of different reactions from concerned people thinking that would be too far of a drive. However, this was my 4th baby and all three of my other pregnancies and deliveries were pretty consistent. So I felt like I knew my body [...]
She’s Here
The review I posted Wednesday was already written and scheduled, other than that I haven't blogged at all since Monday November 9th when I announced baby Elle's name. The reason for this is because I had baby Elle on Monday night. Technically it was Tuesday morning because it was about 12:25 am when she arrived. There is so much more to the story. SOOOOO [...]
The Final weeks of Pregnancy
Whoa... it's almost baby time! This week is all about preparation because next week I am gong to be full term. Actually that's not true. I used to think that, but turns out that is "outdated" information. Things have already changed since my last baby! As USA Today reports (2 years ago) "Generations of mothers-to-be have heard that babies born any time [...]
When to Introduce Video Games
When my son Z was four we were given a Wii. It was a hand-me-down. No exchange of money was involved. The consoles have since been discontinued anyway, so it really shouldn't be too big of a deal. It was a very thoughtful gift and we still enjoy using it so I don't want to come across as ungrateful in anyway. I [...]