I know there haven’t been any pictures of me – I have been the main photographer so it makes it a bit tough. 🙂 However I decided to go the blogger route and do a self-portrait with Emerson… Today we took Emerson to visit her paternal great grandparents. They were so excited to meet her,… Continue Reading Friday… AKA It’s me!
Emerson and I are chillaxing this morning. She has been on a bit of a feeding frenzy – yesterday it seemed as though I constantly fed her from dawn to dusk. Well, not constant feeding, but constant fussiness between the feedings so there was no break. Somehow she realized we were a bit exhausted, and… Continue Reading Good Morning…
Sorry I have been gone so long… it’s near impossible to blog and care for a newborn. She doesn’t sleep through the night, she eats a lot and only I can provide that (though my husband the SuperDad wishes he could lactate so he could bond with her on all levels), and when we do… Continue Reading Very Busy…
As most of you know, my plan was to have a completely natural birth. I switched early in my pregnancy from a highly-respected OB/GYN group to a birthing center with midwives after much research. Call me a hippie or a masochist, but I really wanted to experience the birth of my child sans medication, surgery… Continue Reading My Birth Story
Just a quick note as that I just got back home – our daughter was born on January 8th, 2009 at 5:35 AM. She was 7 lbs., 9 oz., 19 inches long with brown hair. Think she looks a lot like me, but a bit of her daddy (especially with her long legs!). When I… Continue Reading Welcome Baby!
Hi guys, just checking in! No baby yet, we are on Day 3 of BabyWatch since she had the official EDD of January 2nd. Went to the midwife, body is not really showing signs of being ready; tomorrow I am going for an NST and biophysical workup to ensure the baby is doing well and… Continue Reading Happy New Year (and no baby yet…)
THE BEST STAIN REMOVAL FOR ALL YOUR CLOTHING One tablespoon of classic Dawn liquid – the blue stuff One cup of hydrogen peroxide Dab onto stain with a clean cloth or sponge. This can remove red wine, blood, yellowed stains from sweat and deodorant, grass, even stains that have been laundered and are old. On… Continue Reading The Best Stain Removal for Clothing
Sorry I have been MIA, due to the house remodel a line was cut and we haven’t had Internet or phone for about a week. We’re trying to fix it; in the mean time I am typing from my mom’s. I was out of work on Wednesday due to severely swollen feet and hip pain.… Continue Reading Back Tomorrow…
How clothing can be a form of armor. Discussing sartorial armor during difficult times. Continue Reading Clothing as Armor