“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 was...
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 one...
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 weeks in coming. So right...
Bucket o’ Water
What keeps my toddler occupied for hours on end? Not a fancy electronic toy. Not a cardboard box. Not Veggie Tales. Well, yeah, Veggie Tales, too. But this post is about her recent fascination with a Bucket of Water. And tea cups. And coffee mugs. And spoons. And...
We Cannot Be Trusted With Library DVD’s
Just a little over a month ago, we had to replace a broken Veggie Tales. Two weekends we went home for a friend's wedding. We went well-stocked with Veggie Tales from the library. We left one in Grandma's DVD player. But it's okay. She mailed it to us. It's just...
What I Believe
I will be starting a series called "What I Believe" and I plan on addressing parenting issues such as breastfeeding, co-sleeping, natural childbirth, circumcision, cloth-diapering, and babywearing, but I will definately not limit myself or anyone else to those...
Notes on Hands
So I just wrote "Pray for Josh" on the back of my hand. Yeah, his QE is today. And I didn't want to forget to lift him up today in his time of need. Because taking a baby and a toddler to the library and then the park usually occupies most of my mental capacities. And...
Job Offer
Wanted: Patient, loving, kind, patient, mobile person. Must love babies. Must love walking. Must love holding babies while walking. Will pay extra for gentle bouncing when baby will not settle for mere walking motion. Conversational skills with a moderately crazy...