Children
Fast Forward to the Future! (The Future is Now)
Whoa, it’s been a really long time. You know how hindsight is always 20/20? That last post from 2014 is REALLY hilarious 4 years later. How the heck has it been 4 years? Easy. #1–I was raising a toddler/preschooler. Time flies. #2–I was working on qualifying for my Ph.D., which is a lot of work, … Continue reading
My Dearest T, Why You’re an “Only” (For Now)
This post comes from a lot of raw emotion, reflection, and guilt. I’m just going to say that up front, and move on. Take this post for what you will. I should be working, but as all things inevitably do, my thoughts turn to my family as I’m eating lunch. They also turn to my … Continue reading
Happy 1st birthday, my dearest daughter!
Although it’s not *quite* your birthday yet, tonight’s one of those nights where I have a million things on my mind, and can’t sleep. One of those things was writing this letter, so I figured I may as well do that while I was awake. I know it’s totally cliche, but I can’t believe you’re … Continue reading
Our BFing Journey
As World Breastfeeding Week (and my time BFing T) comes to a close, I continue to ruminate about T’s and my breastfeeding relationship. I am by no means here to proselytize the wonders of breastfeeding. There’s enough information out there from breastfeeding advocates that can do that for you. I think that a mother should … Continue reading
Just Gotta Post
I haven’t posted in a really long time. Sometimes just starting off a post is the hardest part. But I’ve already done that, haven’t I? Phew, glad that part is over. This summer has been pretty crazy-busy thus far. We’ve had several visitors, gone to a family reunion, visited relatives and friends in Illinois, and … Continue reading
An Open Letter to my Daughter
Dearest Daughter, It’s been a little over 5 months since you’ve been here. Maybe it’s just because it’s Valentine’s Day, so I’m feeling sentimental, but today I’m really glad I’m your Momma. I was rocking you to sleep for your morning nap, watching your eyes flutter open and closed as your little hand stroked my … Continue reading
Natural Family Planning (NFP)
A blog of this sort would typically belong on my other site, but since I feel like most people are aware of NFP, it’s a public enough topic to be discussed here. NFP typically is synonymous with “surprise” babies. Not shockingly, NFP gets a bad rep among most. Yet, if you’re married in the Catholic … Continue reading
Cloth Diapering
This is one of those weird topics that M and I had agreed upon long before we even got pregnant. I had casually mentioned one day that people still cloth diapered their kids, and I kind of thought it was a cool idea. (Yes, I really am a hippy tree-hugger at heart, and always have … Continue reading
Ooooh, I’ve been bad…
It’s been a REALLY long time since I’ve updated this. Bad blogger! Well, in all fairness, I’ve been blogging…just not here. I’ve been updating the baby blog and a class blog, so this one has just fallen by the wayside. My apologies! So, what’s been going on the past six weeks or so? A lot … Continue reading
The Day Our Life Changed
Written on December 30, 2011 I’m going to be holding this one close to the chest for a while…once we decide to announce this to the world, I’ll make this post public. For now, it’s just between DH and I. Our lives changed forever today at 3:45 p.m. when I took a pregnancy test. I’d … Continue reading