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Digital wellbeing wasn’t a topic that even crossed the minds of my parents. However, just because technology has changed many aspects of the way we live, it doesn’t mean our own children can’t achieve a healthy balance between their online and offline lives. *This post was sponsored by Google in partnership with the Forward Influence… Continue reading Digital Wellbeing: Google’s Initiative to Help Families Find Balance
Advantages of Water Birth: My Non-Hospital Birth Story – Although the advantages of water birth are many and well supported by research, statistics on water birth estimate only about 10% of U.S. hospitals offer any form of water immersion for laboring mothers. Having given birth to my last two children in the water, I honestly… Continue reading Advantages of Water Birth: My Non-Hospital Birth Story
Fantastic Gifts for the Frugal Mom – So what gift do you buy for the frugal mom on your list? Frugal moms know that EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS. They weigh the price of every alternative. Every item (even gifts) must have a function. They must serve a purpose. So how do you buy for a frugal… Continue reading Fantastic Gifts for the Frugal Mom
I Heroically Saved a Puppy from Certain Death (and Other Sordid Tales of Puppy Smuggling) – We accidentally have puppies again. Lots of them! Pixie never has just one or two puppies. She gave birth to eight this time, and as always, my kids love every single one of them. We were not supposed to… Continue reading I Heroically Saved a Puppy from Certain Death
Pain-Free Midwife Assisted Natural Birth of My Enormous Baby [Part 3] – Several months ago, I started telling the story of my son’s birth. I got a little sidetracked over the summer, suffered from some type of blogging ADHD, but now I’m back to finish that tale. I know you’ve all been holding your breath… Continue reading Pain-Free Midwife Assisted Natural Birth of My Enormous Baby [Part 3]
The Very Best Above Ground Pool – Last summer we bought a Summer Waves Elite 16′ x 48″ swimming pool from Walmart, and I can’t even begin to tell you what a great decision that was. I LOVE this cheap metal frame Summer Waves swimming pool! I think I might enjoy this pool even more… Continue reading 13 Reasons You Need a Summer Waves Pool Right Now
Pain-Free Midwife Assisted Natural Birth of My Enormous Baby [Part 2] – I bet most of you are here because you want to know how to have a pain-free birth, right? Who wouldn’t? The few of you who aren’t planning to give birth in the future and are just here out of pure curiosity are… Continue reading Pain-Free Midwife Assisted Natural Birth of My Enormous Baby [Part 2]
Pain-Free Midwife Assisted Natural Birth of My Enormous Baby [Part 1] – When people find out my son was born weighing 10 pounds 14 ounces, the universal response is “OUCH!” This makes me laugh every time because nothing could be further from the truth. I’ve delivered four children with my son being the largest and… Continue reading Pain-Free Midwife Assisted Natural Birth of My Enormous Baby [Part 1]
Married in High School – One Year Later: Why Marriage Matters Most – Of course, you know, if you’ve been hanging around here for a while, my oldest daughter was married while still in high school. We’ve covered a lot of the events leading up to the wedding, and we’ve covered the strange controversy it… Continue reading Married in High School – One Year Later – Why Marriage Matters Most
5 Substantial Ways My Hospital Birth Sabotaged Breastfeeding – Part 2 – As you’ll remember from Part 1 of this series, I had a hospital birth with my first child because I didn’t realize how contradictory that would be to everything I believe about giving birth. You can read more about that in Why I… Continue reading 5 Substantial Ways My Hospital Birth Sabotaged Breastfeeding – Part 2
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