finding beauty, confidence, and rest in motherhood
When my doctor confirmed our little one was on the way we decided to keep it kind of hush hush. I wanted to hear the heartbeat before Baby Bossio became public knowledge. I couldn’t imagine having to become un-pregnant via Facebook if we had told EVERYONE. I recommend this route (for what it is worth). […]
The whole story is here.These are the snippets I appreciated … The lives of nearly 900 babies would be saved each year, along with billions of dollars, if 90 percent of U.S. women fed their babies breast milk only for the first six months of life, a cost analysis says. The magnitude of health benefits […]
I don’t recall when I decided that cloth diapers were my calling. All I know is that they are. I will be a cloth diapering mama and my baby will have the cutest bum in the world. Pictures of such will arrive in a few short months (only 6 left … how can it be?). […]
Since the gender won’t be revealed until baby’s birthday we have decided to be wide open with name ideas. Today we searched through 2 baby name books, front to back. Some of these are oldies we’ve been hanging on to, others we discovered just today! Feel free to comment on your favorite (or least favorite); […]
Mom and I survived Baby Sale #1 … THE SHOP ‘N SWAP! It was last Saturday at the Great Wolf Lodge and we arrived at 7:30 am. You know, to get in line before the doors opened at 8 :) Upon entering we were a bit disappointed; I think we had imagined a smorgasbord of […]
Dominic is back home after 6 months of spending 4 days/week in Olympia for work. He might not have a job because of it, but at least he is home where he belongs. Let’s pray he finds something new (and much less evil) before baby arrives. In the meantime, he’ll be packing our home and […]
We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust our sails. -Author Unknown
Everyone nicknames their in-utero baby … Big Bird, Bean, Sweetpea, etc. I, however, have landed on Baby Beluga. And yes, I do sing the song by Raffi to my tummy. Baby beluga in the deep blue sea, Swim so wild and you swim so free. Heaven above and the sea below, And a little white […]
Lucina is new to Andaluz. Before she came to this midwife group she had a private practice called “By Her Side Midwifery”. Since she is new, her biography isn’t on the Andaluz webpage so I went snooping and found out how truly awesome she is! Lucina is dedicated to preserving women’s right to choose their […]
The dust has settled. I’m over the tears (I think). I’m ready to move forward … we’re look for a home and this is why: The facts … Last summer we moved from our duplex in east Vancouver to a family friend’s home in west Vancouver. They were moving to Texas and had decided not […]
It’s the big day … our first REAL appointment at Andaluz! I’ll be honest, I have had some major freak out moments leading up to this day. It is hard to believe that a pee stick can define the rest of your life. In and effort to question the validity of the pee stick you […]