finding beauty, confidence, and rest in motherhood
I’m sure it’s going to be a pretty lovely Wednesday. I mean, it’s June 29th and the weather is going to reach a high of 64 degrees. Yay for summer in the Northwest! It’s also my Mama’s birthday today! She’s spending it on the road with my Pa and 2 sisters heading to my baby […]
Kisses for Jemma Kisses for Mama It’s lovely to be so loved. Slobber and all.
Yes. We are still alive. But, life came after us this week. Hard. Jemma’s first cold arrived. Sad face :( Then she shared it with her mama. Repeat sad face :( Our week went like this: Monday … This little hat makes me heart happy. I don’t even think she could see here. But she […]
I’m linking up with the lovely Casey and her “What is on Your Heart” Friday blog theme. My hope is to make this a Friday tradition, but I’m not going to stress over it when it doesn’t happen. I blog for fun, not another item on my to-do list. This is my new little nephew! […]
All my life I have loved learning about different personality types and other things that make people the way they are (birth order, upbringing, etc.). Here you can take a quiz to find out what your mothering personality is! So interesting!!! I found out that I’m an ENTJ or Executive Mother …Competent and confident in […]
You know those weeks you where you start at zero? That’s me. I feel empty, just like my gas tank. Sad. I’m trying to accomplish alot this week. Too much I’m sure. We’ve been away from home the last two weekends and are gone again this coming weekend so I’ve got to fit things in […]
I’m guessing no one wants another post about how Jemma is growing up so fast and how I can hardly believe where the last 5 months has gone. Right? . So, instead, I’m going to share 5 special moments from the last 5 months. It seems a fitting thing to do since we are celebrating […]
I created a new Pandora station to listen to at work. It’s based off of the song Lovers Carvings by Bibio. I first heard it on a commercial and love it. I’ll probably listen to it on repeat for a good week or two and then hate it. That’s how I roll. Anyways, I had […]
Milestone stickers c/o Sticky Bellies What a big girl we have! Jemma had her 4 month appointment on Monday and turned 4 months old on Wednesday. She is our greatest joy and we fall in love with her sweet personality more and more each day. She loves to have babbling conversations which are peppered with […]
I don’t write as much as I used to in my blog posts, now I post pictures and links. Life of a mama who types 1-handed, I guess :) What I can do is read. I read during Jemma’s naps as she is cuddled in my arms and soak up the wisdom of other mothers. […]
In our society, children, even babies, are viewed with suspicion. Rather than trusting that their cries signal a need, we are told that they are manipulating us. Liefloff continues, saying that “Babies have, indeed, become a sort of enemy to be vanquished by the mother. Crying must be ignored so as to show the baby […]