Category Archives: Parenting

11 Tips for Tidy Bedrooms

Since tomorrow's 4 Moms, 35 Kids open house area is bedrooms (you are going to link up, aren't you?), I thought I'd share some of our tips to make it easier to keep large family bedrooms tidy.  I'm no expert in this area.  Although I've ...

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Breastfeeding: How to Drink Enough Water

My best tip for maintaining an adequate milk supply when you're breastfeeding (other than to be with and nurse the baby)  is to drink, drink, drink.    You've probably heard this before, but getting enough fluid intake is the difference between a content and happy baby and baby who is left fussing for more.  ...

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Breastfeeding – 10 Years and Counting

I have been blessed to have been able to breastfeed all of our babies.  I have actively breast fed for over 10 years (and still counting).   I have breastfed through the first 6-7 months of pregnancy several times and have conceived while breastfeeding 9 times. This is not to say that I'm an expert on the ...

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Nick’s ERGObaby Doll Carrier

When the wonderful people (and I'm not just saying that, ERGObaby has been a delightful company to work with) at ERGObaby saw the video of Nicholas' reaction to our ERGO they thought he would enjoy an ERGObaby doll Carrier of his very own.  Um, yes! I didn't even know that ERGO offered doll ...

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Our Insufficiency

Our culture and our world emphasize self-esteem and a pride in our accomplishments, but usually the best place to be is not a place of self-confidence, but a place where we recognize our failures and shortcomings, where we realize that we are not sufficient and where we are forced to fall on our knees and ...

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Does It Get Easier? – Guest Post From Amy

Today's post is from Amy who blogs at Raising Arrows.  Amy is the mother of soon-to-be seven children and has lived through what most parents pray that they will never experience, the death of a child. Amy blogs about parenting, homeschooling and life in this imperfect world at Raising ...

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Her Name…

Isabella Promise - pronounced eesabella (long 'e'), not izabella). Her name carries a lot of meaning to us and we thought it deserved it's own post. Isabella  means God is my vow.   Bella, which is probably what she will be called means beautiful.  (Nick (2) already calls her 'BabyBella") Bella

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Our Birth History: Because I Know You’ll Pray…

**My husband says that posting this post on a "Not Me Monday" is like opening up the paper to the comic section and finding the obituaries.  So I apologize to those who were visiting for a chuckle.** Last week when I posted my updated 'To-do' list of things to accomplish before the baby arrives.  I was ...

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ERGObaby Carrier Giveaway and Review

This giveaway is now closed.  Congratulations to Andrea Toman for winning an ERGObaby Carrier! I am happy and proud to describe myself as a baby-wearing mom.   A lot has been written about the benefits of wearing your baby  (Benefits of Baby Wearing from LLL and 10 Reasons to Wear Your Baby)  and ...

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Teaching Big Kids: 4 Moms, 35 Kids

I admit that when I thought about this topic my real motivation was hearing what the other moms of many were going to say.  I kinda forgot that I would have to write on this too. Deputy Headmistress @ The Common Room KimC @ Life in a ...

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