finding beauty, confidence, and rest in motherhood
This post made its’ first debut at The Adventures of Lactating Girl in February and then again on The Artful Mama this past spring, both during their own babymoons! – – – – – To celebrate our latest little blessing Jemma and I trekked to the library to find some books about becoming a big […]
I have been thinking about potty learning for way too long. It’s time for me to move into the research phase of this topic. You with me? I’ve been hesitant for a few reasons … Potty learning makes me feel like Jemma is grown up, more grown up than I want her to be It […]
This is gonna be short and sweet. Pretty much, I gather a ton of parenting resources and wisdom from mamas all over the interweb. Facebook is one such place and these are some of my favorite pages to follow. They are more than just pages though – they are little communities where you can chat […]
I don’t think I ever gave our move a complete post.Now, moving day is upon us. It all started back in April. That’s when we purchased property to build. Then, Dominic was promoted to a Regional Account Manager at the building supply company he works for – his new territory encompasses all of Western Washington. […]
Welcome to the I Am Mom! Enough! Carnival hosted by Jennifer at Hybrid Rasta Mama and Mandy at Living Peacefully with Children.This Carnival is dedicated to empowering ALL parents who practice and promote and peaceful, loving, attachment parenting philosophy. We have asked other parents to help us show the critics and the naysayers that attachment […]
Welcome to the April 2012 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Kids and Personal CareThis post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama. This month our participants have shared stories, tips, and struggles relating to their children’s personal care choices. See my little bath buddy? […]
I am so behind on a mountain of things these days! Not the end of the world, but so not like me and it drives me crazy missing deadlines and having my to-do list grow instead of shrink! Anyways, this awesome carnival went on the other week and I didn’t have a chance to contribute […]
Source: howtonestforless.com via Dianah on Pinterest At yoga the other week during our final rest, my most favorite part of the whole night, my instructor spoke about all the lessons we will learn from our babies. So often parenthood is looked at as a HUGE responsibility – and it is – but sometimes, if we […]
Technically our anniversary isn’t until August, but you know what else is coming in August … yep, that means no romantic getaway. Unless we bring along a wee little one as a stowaway :) Dominic and I decided to celebrate early with a stay in downtown Portland! We had some fun plans and although things […]
I’m back from my unofficial blog-cation … I think :) Either way, I wanted to pop in and share a bit about Jemma’s new aversion – VEGGIES! It’s gotta be a mother’s worst nightmare to have a perfect green bean tossed back at her in disgust, but it’s happening. She’ll gladly eat a bowl of […]
Welcome to the Safe Cosleeping Blog CarnivalThis post was written for inclusion in the Safe Cosleeping Blog Carnival hosted by Monkey Butt Junction . Our bloggers have written on so many different aspects of cosleeping. Please read to the end to find a list of links to the other carnival participants.*** I asked That Dad […]