I went without chocolate for 2 days. That’s a big deal for me! It was especially trying the day that we could smell chocolate in the air as it drifted from Hershey. I haven’t gone without chocolate that long since 8 years ago when I was pregnant and the midwife told me to. I lasted for 2 days then as well. Guess that’s my limit.
I Survived Two Days Without Chocolate
December 8, 2011 By 4 Comments
Miscarriage Is Not A Bad Word
November 28, 2011 By 4 Comments
If I were totally transparent I would say that I have 5 children. Two went from my womb straight to Heaven. Saying it like that often makes people uncomfortable, so it’s easier to just say that I have 3 kids. I’ve heard people talk in hushed tones, “She had a miscarriage” and I understand that they might want to avoid causing pain, but miscarriage is not a bad word.
“Babies do just die. Over half of all miscarriages are caused by chromosomal factors that are completely out of our hands. Not preventable. Nothing we can do. The majority of the others are also unrelated to anything we personally did, but some infection that got us, a poorly formed placenta or umbilical cord, a hormone problem, or health condition we didn’t know about. Don’t let anyone, not even your partner or your mother (or yes, the mother-in-law) tell you this was your fault. It absolutely, positively was not.” from Pregnancy Loss Info
We don’t have to feel guilty about it. We don’t have to hide it. We are not alone.
“Did you know that a whopping 50 – 75% of pregnancies result in miscarriage within the first two weeks of implantation?” from Buzzle.com
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Girl Growing Pains
November 18, 2011 By 1 Comment
“She’s growing up fast.” I said to my husband after we were done eating supper. For some reason this season of growth is surprising me [stressing me] more than seeing her crawl, walk, or say a whole sentence.
Maybe because it’s all girl things. The rough, play-spies-with-her-brother girl is the same girl that wants to know when she can wear ”those things on my legs like you do Mommy.” She’s trying to figure out grown up lady things when I want her to just worry about her Math and English.
Maybe it’s because with the boy I can say, “Go talk to your Daddy.” But with her… I have to answer the questions. I frantically try to remember how old I was when I started heels, earrings, etc. and decide when she should start. She’s at the point when “someday” is NOT an acceptable answer.
Leaving My Kids
July 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
My children all went in the church nursery from birth to age 3, they have spent a week at their Grandma’s house without me, even had occasional sleepovers with a friend. I had never dropped them off at a daycare, school, camp, or anything like that-until the end of last month.
On Thursday, June 22, 2011, I left my 5, 6, & 8 year old kids with virtual strangers. Sounds brutal when I say it that way, and I certainly had my qualms. All the other times it was people that I’d known for a long time. Don’t worry – everything turned out ok.
A Good Pediatrician Is A Valuable Asset
June 14, 2011 By 1 Comment
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Everyone should have a pediatrician that makes them feel like a great parent. If you are a parent, that is. If you’re not – you can have a yucky pediatrician.
We actually see a nurse practitioner, and she is simply wonderful. We have to schedule weeks ahead and take what is available, but it is so worth it. She works with our “no insurance” issues and her parenting opinions run closely parallel to mine.
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