Not long ago, shortly after loosing my last child, I was sitting and talking my husband and to someone I really look up to. This person looked me in the eye and told me “You are not who you used to be. You have lost yourself.” For some reason this accusation felt like an arrow. How can I be who I used to be? All I could think was that this person has not seen me since I was a child. Of course I had changed. I had no defense. Who was I anyways? A wife? A mom? A blogger? A…
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Our family has been through an adventure this past few days and a lot has been on my mind. I realize I have written on our site about some of our health choices like the use of essential oils to prevent illness but, I have not written about our methods for choosing medical care. Something that has evolved over the years along with my conversion to christianity. At one point I blindly followed the crowd having no idea what I was doing. The Dr said this was what to do and I did it. Something that had consequences. Since changing our…
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I am undeniably an introvert. In a house full of full on extroverts. Oh Joy. The family has come to the point where they work well with me. They understand my needs. I am different and I need a bit of space. Before we step outside I take a moment to collect myself. I need to prepare for human interaction. Sometimes the world intrudes into my little bubble and it upsets me. If my husband is not home the door gets ignored. If he is home he deals with the door. For me an unplanned knock at the door is…
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No, I am not knocking formula feeding moms. Been there, done that. No, really you may not know this but with my oldest, I was still in High School. Yes go ahead and let that sink in. Teen mom here. Okay I was 18 and it was my senior year and I stuck it out, graduated, and married the father of my child so hey could have been worse right? Anyway, my oldest was formula fed as breastfeeding failed but, that’s a story for another time. Having done both I can truly appreciate the wonders of breastfeeding with number 3…
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Don’t get me wrong I am all for breastfeeding. My first I exclusively pumped for 3 months (In High School) before I gave up. My 2nd I nursed for 19 months and my 3rd for 20 months (that cutie in the pic above) and now I am 5 months into nursing baby number 3 and updating this pretty old post. I won’t lie I have not always loved it. Here are a few things I hate about breastfeeding. 1) Leaky boobs. This round I have an oversupply issue. In the mornings when baby sleeps for a few hours we wake…
