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Yellow Shirts, Ironing and Other Big News

Just like first day of school pictures I forced Dominic to take a first day at work picture this morning. Yes, that’s right folks … Dominic has a new, wonderful job and I am oh-so proud of him! When we first met Dominic’s closet was full of blue, blue stripes, blue and white stripes and […]

To the Brim

I am brimming with angst and longing to do something creative. Something. ANYTHING. Often time doesn’t allow, so I sit and dream of a day with lots of time and energy and enthusiasm to conquer a project other than laundry. You see, yesterday I went treasure hunting at the Salvation Army. I mean, who can […]

Practical?

Baby gadgets are the bain of my existence. But this one by Fisher Price seems kind of practical … do you agree? I like the idea that we can convert it for different stages of baby’s life. Welcome to my registry EZ Bundle 4-in-1 Baby System :)

Protein Ideas

I have a pretty solid list of proteins that I’ve been incorporating each day, but I ran across this list and liked some of the new ideas. No, liver wasn’t one of them :) Milk shakes: from non-fat dry milk(reconstituted), ice, and flavorings. Roasted soy nuts: buy in health food store or make your own. […]

Salt

This nutrition stuff is crazy. So much to remember and fit into my daily diet so I am properly providing for my little one. Bradley highly recommends salt being added into pregnant mama’s diets (this recommendation comes from Dr. Brewer who wrote The Brewer Medical Diet for Normal and High-Risk Pregnancy).Here is a teaspoon (or […]

La Leche

I sucked up my new people nervousness and went to a La Leche League meeting Wednesday night. Our Bradley Class recommended trying one out and to be honest, before they even mentioned it I had already thought about giving it a try. Nothing like a little support for the ta-tas before they take over my […]

Birth Plan Advice

Any ideas or input on what I should include in my birth plan?If you have yours posted online (or know of any resources) please leave the link in the comments so I can check it out :)

Baltic Beauty

I tore the World Wide Web up looking for this photo! I found it years ago, clipped it and vowed to have a picture of my baby taken just like it. All I remembered was I thought I had found it in National Geographic and I was pretty sure the baby was from Mongolia. Well, […]