You'd think after six children, I wouldn't worry when someone is slow to meet a developmental milestone. But I still do. Maybe it's in a mother's nature to worry and fret. What I can't figure out is, after a lifetime of so much worry and prayer, we statistically still manage to live longer than our husbands! My children give me ample opportunities to worry and fret, and it all started with my first boy. It distressed me greatly as a new mother that Joseph didn't say "mama" by the time he was Continue Reading
Measuring too Small? The Ultrasound Answer
There was some concern about my due date because I measured small at my last appointment. By my cycles (which are extremely regular), I was 18 weeks along, but my uterus measured 14 weeks. I was a little bit worried that something might be wrong with the baby's growth, or that my due date was going to get pushed up another month. I do tend to measure small with pregnancy, but never as much as 4 weeks. So an ultrasound was ordered and we got the results yesterday. I really am 18 weeks Continue Reading
A Brief History of Cloth Diapers
Wrapping a disposable diaper around a baby and tossing it in the trash when full is a far cry from the way our great-grandmothers diapered their children. And even though I do a lot of cloth diapering, I know that even that experience is very different from a mother of two centuries ago in America. Because I love history (my major in college) it seemed like a fun idea to take a trip down memory lane and peek in on the ladies of yesteryear as they cared for their babies' most basic Continue Reading
Veggie Tales DVD Review and Giveaway
Have you heard of Catholic Family Gifts? This is a great online store with a huge selection of quality religious items to celebrate Baptisms, First Communion, Confirmations and other sacraments, as well as bibles, books, videos, crosses and religious jewelry. The owners of Catholic Family Gifts are the parents of six children and they are proud to nurture the faith of families everywhere through the wonderful products they sell. There are many wonderful children's books: Indoor and Continue Reading
Birth Center, Hospital or Home Delivery?
When it comes to labor and delivery, I've had a wide range of experiences. Just to illustrate: #1 (Joseph) was chemically induced at the Army hospital and ended up being delivered via c-section. #2 (Catherine) was a midwife attended VBAC at the Army hospital, with the usual interventions (IV, epidural). #3 (Margaret) and #4 (Benjamin) and #5 (Samuel) and #6 (Susanna) were all totally natural VBAC's and midwife attended at a free-standing birth center. I've never done a home birth Continue Reading
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