The Fullness of Emptiness
After 9 months of pregnancy and 5 months of kicks and flips and hiccups, I had grown very close to my son. Pun intended. And once his body left my body, I fel...
Category: MOTHERHOOD
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A Few More Things I’ve Learned Mo. 6
It is best to keep your mouth closed when playing horsey with him on my knees… he drools. Just because he is usually quiet and content in the mid af...
Cloth Diapers vs. Disposables
I did some math on diapering costs and thought I’d share my findings with you. Disposable Diapers from the store cost about $.20 each give or take. The av...
Cleanliness Is Next to Godliness
The average baby does not like being naked and hates diaper changes. He does not kow how important it is that he be cleaned, but his mother does. She lovingly...
Family Holiday Traditions
I love traditions. To the point that I yearly wear my red socks when I decorate the Christmas tree while listening to Bing Crosby. (Sidenote: I...
Hungry Goats & the Social Mommy Phenomenon
Blue Eyes and I went on a date to Princeton today while his daddy attended a lecture at the university. I wore him in my frontal red papoose as we wi...
A few things I’ve learned
I’ve learned that when you become a mom, you also become a lighter sleeper. I typically wake up to hungry “O o-o o o”s before the crying start...
Day 4 of
being a stay-at-home mom. I’m struggling to find time to do the dishes much less write. Who ever thought that such a little per...
Birth Story
I don’t know if it was the raspberry tea, pineapple, spicy meat pizza, evening primrose oil, walking or just nature that did it, but I am glad to report t...
Pregnancy Diaries
You know you are 9 months pregnant when you count to yourself “1-2-3” before sliding out of a restaurant booth. Oh yes. Counting to get ...
Pregnancy Diaries: Counting Kicks
Husband of pregnant wife: “Honey, can you move around a little less at night. You’re keeping me awake.”Pregnant wife: “Sweetie, I ...
Pregnancy Diaries: You know you’re 9 months pregnant when…
Started my ninth month yesterday.You know you are nine months pregnant when you try to squat to accomplish a chore, but fall down 30 seconds later.You know you ...
Common Question: So, how are you feeling? (often accompanied by belly touching,
which is actually okay as long as I know the person because I am pretty touchy myself.) Answer: Well, I am feeling pretty darn pregnant. I am not ready for him ...
Pregnancy Diaries:
Chris came home from work to me cooking. He plucked some food off of the underside of my belly, “Did you know that was there?” Embarrassed, I answer...
Wedding Anniversary Flag
A few months ago, Chris informed me that he wanted our baby to be born in Texas. I, in turn, informed him that that would involve a 9 months pregnant woman flyi...
Ultrasound
If you don’t know my husband, this will tell you a little about him.The ultrasound tech asked, “And what does that look like right there?”With...
Doctor’s orders
I told my prenatal doctor yesterday that I cannot physically eat the recommended 2500 calories a day- or at least I cannot eat that much in healthy foods. So sh...
Names and Anticipations
Here are the current rankings:TOP Boy names:JamesonWilliam (but I’m hesitant bc I don’t like Bill, Billy, or Willy. I like Will alot, but “Wil...
On Child-rearing
“We rob our children if we merely seek to have them meet our expectations. We need to be on God’s agenda for our kids lives so they can experience t...
An Announcement.
Heather’s Text to Paige Marcella Rieck Hill:Hey Paige, guess what I am. It’s a sort of state of being or a condition if you will. an unplanned and u...
>Conversation with Mom
>Mom, So I attended a women’s Bible study group that meets every Monday morning- its pretty much a group for stay at home moms, so naturally they bring...