Family

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 [...]
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 [...]

She’s Here

By Natalie|2015-11-13T22:16:02+00:00November 13, 2015|Categories: Babies, My Life, Pregnancy & Birth|

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

By Natalie|2015-10-27T11:39:16+00:00October 27, 2015|Categories: Pregnancy & Birth|Tags: baby number 4, birth, birth center, birth plan, labor, pre term, 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 I used to think that, but turns out that is "outdated" information.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

By Natalie|2015-10-23T10:37:49+00:00October 23, 2015|Categories: Family, Parenting Tips|Tags: boys, computer, father and son, gamer, iPhone, Mario, parenting, programing, robots, video games, Z|

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 [...]

Birth Photography

By Natalie|2015-10-22T11:48:26+00:00October 22, 2015|Categories: Babies, Pregnancy & Birth|Tags: babies, birth center, birth photography, delivery, home birth, hospital birth, labor, maternity, newborn, pregnancy, water birth|

I know birth photography isn't for everyone, but for some of us it is such a wonderfully significant milestone it's worth documenting. I am currently working on doing multiple guest post about my natural birth experiences. I had to dig the digital photos out of the archives to get to my pictures for these blogs, but after looking through all of [...]

3 Year Gap

By Natalie|2015-10-19T09:16:41+00:00October 19, 2015|Categories: Pregnancy & Birth|Tags: 35 weeks, 3rd trimester, baby #4, baby or bust, maternity, pregnancy, pregnant|

Tomorrow I am 35 weeks along in this pregnancy! Let's just say that if history repeats itself (as it has consistently done with all of my other pregnancies) then a month from now I will NOT be pregnant. I might still be in the hospital, but more than likely I'll have my baby! So, I am getting so very excited, but also nervous. Even [...]

Mirrored Writing

By Natalie|2015-10-16T14:35:00+00:00October 16, 2015|Categories: Schooling, Special Needs|Tags: academics, dyslexia, hearing loss, kindergarten, left handed, mirrored writing, preschool, reading, school, special needs, writing|

Have you ever seen the servers write their name upside down at Macaroni Grill? I waited tables there for years and really had the backwards cursive signature down pat. It took practice though. It wasn't like I just automatically write in reverse although sometimes it looks like my daughter SJ does. She hasn't been writing for long, but in the past couple [...]

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