After having three home births, I have had many questions about what supplies do you need to have on hand for the birth. I have made a compilation of supplies that were recommended to me from my midwives at different times. I consider most of these the bare minimum and I wouldn’t want to…
Accomplish Your Goals! Free Printable To-Do List
As a mom of a large family, I know how difficult it is to feel like you accomplished something at the end of the day. That is why my husband and I use a to-do list. Every night, we write down on the list, the things that need to be done the next day. Then in…
Easy Newborn Crochet Dress Pattern
I thought that after making my last knit sweater, I was done making any projects. However, after giving birth to my daughter, my hands felt idle during all of the feeding sessions. One night I was browsing Pinterest and found an easy newborn crochet dress pattern that I liked. I tried my hand at crocheting…
Relaxed, Natural Home Birth: 6th Baby Birth Story and Video
They always say that every pregnancy and birth is different. That was certainly true for my sixth baby. Just when you think you have it down to a science this whole pregnancy, birth, baby thing, it get’s mixed up again. My labor started around 30 weeks, after the death of my Grandpa. I began having…
Long and Lean and Pregnancy Food and Cravings Pregnancy Update Week 39
I finally got to see my midwife this week after her long sunny vacation! Everything looked really good and her prediction was a long, lean baby, weighing in around 7 pounds. After experiencing early labor symptoms this past Wednesday and then having labor STOP(!!!), I was more than emotionally drained. My midwife offered up some…
Pregnancy Update Week 38: Laborish and an Oblique Baby
This week, I thought for sure I was going to have this baby! On Sunday night and all day Monday, I felt extremely “laborish” and expected for things to kick into high gear by Tuesday morning. But by Tuesday morning, every thing had come to a complete stop. Not only that, the baby had backed…