“I Told You So”

Is it poor form for a wife to say this to her husband? Or just if she says it every time she should. Something I find myself telling Josh over and over is this: “Make sure there is a clean diaper underneath the baby before you take off the messy one.” Josh...

What I Believe: Natural Childbirth

I believe that natural childbirth is best. I believe that the female body was created to give birth. We were not created to be cut open so that our babies could be through a man-made hole in our abdomen. We were not created to need the assistance of synthetic hormones...

Make Your Own Baby Wipes

Even after we switched to cloth diapers, we continued to use commercial disposable wipes because we thought people who used cloth wipes were crazy. Then Olivia got The Rash That Refused To Go Away. We talked with a friend and she suggested that perhaps Olivia had...

What I Believe: Coming Monday!

I have finished my What I Believe: Natural Childbirth post!  But rather than post it immediately and catch everyone off their guard, I’ll wait until Monday.  Why so long?  Because I already have a post planned for Friday (How to make your own baby wipes!) and no...

Just Barely

So we’re done with the QE. We think. Maybe. We don’t know. He comes home, and in his usual cheerful, optimistic demeanor, says, “(Sigh) Well, if I passed, it was just barely. And if I failed, it was just barely.” The grades will be about two...