pregnancy – 30 weeks
30 weeks!!! YAY! Porter is 3/4 of the way baked (and mama is 4/4 of the way ready to get him out)! Things are going well and we’re in the homestretch – even seeing the doctor every two weeks now! <-I have an appointment today actually. What is baby up to at 30 weeks? (from
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why stretch marks aren’t as bad as you think
As a little girl (with no brothers), I saw my mama’s bare belly plenty of times. But never for very long….because of the stretch marks. Those pearly-white lines etching patterns into her body. Like rivers on a road map. Like a tattoo that she never really signed up for. I’d ask about them (because I
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why NOT knowing your family health history can be deadly
Family health history. How important is yours in determining overall health? What can it tell us? Read more from Jemma Smith! And HAPPY WEEKEND! ———– Is your family health history is something you think about only when you go to a new doctor, and then off the top of your head? Unfortunately, that’s the case
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give yourself permission
“Mama, may I go to Nan’s??” Henry asks me this everyday around 2 o’clock. He asks for permission. After calling to make sure it’s actually with Nan, I usually grant him this permission. I’m the adult. He’s the kid. There’s a power hierarchy here. So who grants ME permission to do things? I do. As
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discussion post – “why do we cook on snow days??”
This topic could have easily been a Facebook status, but I decided it was a good enough question to warrant more input from you readers. So, it finally snowed here yesterday! From about 9AM until dark, the sky dumped a beautiful, fine powder. I kept thinking it would let up but it never did! We
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pregnancy – 29 weeks (and that horrible orange drink)
Hi friends! Before we get to the “bumpdate,” you might want to go back and see if you won the Apera Bag giveaway! Did you win?? (probably not) We’re *supposed* to be getting some snow today, but I’ll believe it when I see it. It seems like every time I see a little snowflake on
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benefits of aqua aerobics during pregnancy
Happy Monday, friends! Today I’ve got a special guest post by Becky Flanigan, geared toward anyone interested in water aerobics! I personally taught aqua aerobics for a couple of years and LOVED it! I also plan to whip out the maternity swim suit and hop in the pool soon – really helps to strengthen and
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currently: january
Friday. Friday. FRIDAY!!! Even though I don’t hold your typical 8-5, M-F job, I still get excited as the weekend approaches. The weekend means more hands are available for help should I need them and usually marks the close to a solid week of homeschooling (sometimes we do school on the weekend if we’ve had
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