So eating birthday cake for the first time makes for one consternated one-year-old, and not a very birthday-esque photo. But hey – that girl and this shot? Perfection! One year ago – at this very minute, actually! – that first contraction hit my back as I stood at the kitchen…
View PostWow. Where has this week gone? Monday was four days ago, but I just posted here. I swear! At least I wrote here and here over at The Small Seed. And Momegranate stuff has been rolling off the press every day (excuses)! 😉 Wish you could see my house right now. Dishes, crumbs, stacking cups, a…
View PostSo the following happens day daily. More than a few times: Olivia hunts me down, and with a “Little People” book in hand she says, “Eh?” (translation) “Read this, please?” So we read the little book. Again and again and again. We read while changing dirty diapers – she holds the…
View PostFood is good for nursing mamas. You can eat six meals a day, plus breakfast, lunch, and dinner. You are hungry. However, at six-months pregnant with Olivia, I was craving the results of a good fast: feeling cleansed, humbled, self-disciplined, and best of all, extra close to my Heavenly Father. …
View PostSayonara to this hands and knees stuff. Olivia babe is this close to walking! We practice daily per her demand, so holding hands is just how we roll. But the second she realizes that sticking her arms out will keep her torso upright and legs stable (enough), she will be…
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