2 practices to get baby to sleep through the night

Happy Abby

I never dreamed I would have an 8 week old sleeping through the night. Never. Not to mention, also while breastfeeding! It can be done.  I don't know if you have seen this floating around Pinterest, but she wrote a great article on teaching your child to sleep through the night. I gleaned the info and molded it to fit us.  Note: After realizing Abby was affected by certain things I ate, this method started to work even better. These are the two things I have realized help … [Continue reading...]

Social Blackout, ready for a challenge?

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“I participated in a campaign on behalf of  Mom Central Consulting for MetLife. I received a promotional item as a thank you for participating.” Whenever I think of mother's day, I think about honoring my mother.  Now that I am a mother myself, I think about a break. *chuckle* Some mothers might use their special day to spend time with the family, while others like to be pampered, or simply get away from it all.  I personally think it should be a day set aside to honor the … [Continue reading...]

Dairy and Nuts, who would have thought?

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Have you ever had to give up something for someone?  In this case, foods while breastfeeding? You might recall my post about Abigail’s diarrhea issue I wrote about a few weeks ago.  I believe we have found the source.  Dairy and nuts. It was a pretty rocky road there for a bit though. Trying to find out [...]

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3 Fun Ideas for Kids

3 Ideas for Kids

I haven’t done a Pinterest idea post in a LONG time. I really enjoyed showing you all what neat ideas I found on there!  I decided I should start doing that from time to time. So today I bring you: 3 Fun Ideas for Kids. I’ve had these pinned a while, but they are SO [...]

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What a Day, CT Scan, Poop.. Oh boy!

What a Day

  I know I’ve never mentioned it before, but Abigail was born with a hematoma on her head. It’s really a mystery as to HOW she got it in the first place, as labor was wasn’t long and there were no complications. Because of this head bump, my husband and I have been cautious of [...]

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Oven Cooked Steak

Steak

On April 22nd, Adam and I celebrated our 8th anniversary.   Really it was just the day we legally got married, then the next day he flew back to Washington (I was in California), and got paperwork ready to get us an apartment   He was in the Military.  A month later we got married the traditional [...]

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Our 8th Anniversary

8th Anniversary

On the 22nd we had our 8th year Anniversary.  Hard to believe it’s been 8 years!! We couldn’t really get out and do anything special, so my mother bought us a couple steaks and a 7 grain rice pack.  She gave me instructions on how to cook the steak, which you can find here, if you are [...]

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Breastfeeding, Diarrhea and the Search

Abby

I must laugh honestly. It would seem that I have to go through a trial with each child of mine. Then again, when in life is there not trials? With Jeremiah it was serious colic, constipation (could not go poop on his own period for 11 months), gas and sleepiness (due to the problems mentioned). With Noah, [...]

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Full time Mommy Day 1 – Update

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After a week with little Abigail to myself, and my husband taking care of the boys it, it was full time back to work on Saturday the 30th.  (My mom helped A LOT with keeping the house cleaned ) BUT Friday evening brought an instant sickness to our oldest, Jeremiah. While he had a little [...]

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Home birth – My First time

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Abigail Elizabeth was born on Thursday the 21st at 5:06 pm. **Warning: this is a LONG post** I never dreamed I would actually have a home birth, but I did. It was amazing. Totally new to me, and yet completely comfortable. Here is how the day progressed. In the morning at 3:00 am I started [...]

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