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3rd Trimester Swelling

On December 23, 2011

Facebook was helping me reminisce today of the past six years of my life.  2009 nine was a year of epic proportions (in my life anyways) because my son, Gabriel, was born.  Of the photos in 2009, I found two to make me laugh aloud.  Please join in the giggles… The toes on the left are [...]

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Mothering Ourselves

On October 4, 2011

As mothers or mothers-to-be, we instinctively put the needs our children and partners ahead of our own.  Maybe we eat healthy foods we might not be accustomed to, or we put away the computer to play “trains” with our toddler, or possibly never get to that book we so badly want to read because the dishes are stacking high. [...]

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Labor Day 2011 – Share Your Birth Stories!

On September 4, 2011

Happy Labor Day! I think women can do great harm or great good by sharing birth stories.  I have met many a pregnant woman who has confided in me that family, friends and random strangers tell them these freaky awful horror birth stories which leave the mom-to-be shakin’ in her boots.  I assume that people [...]

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Our Breastfeeding Journey – Back to Work

On August 26, 2011

I was scheduled to go back to work when Gabriel was 13 weeks.  I was grateful for the three months I had with him after he was born, but I was dreading… DREADING, going back to work.  Instead of being excited that he was growing and getting bigger each week, I got more and more [...]

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A Mother Rising Bible Story – A Wise Ruling

On July 31, 2011

A Wise Ruling 1 Kings 3:16-28 (NIV) 16 Now two prostitutes came to the king and stood before him. 17 One of them said, “Pardon me, my lord. This woman and I live in the same house, and I had a baby while she was there with me. 18 The third day after my child [...]

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My First Birth – Revisited With New Eyes

On July 29, 2011

Men share war stories and women share birth stories. Or that’s at least what I’ve heard.   The birth story I typed up a week or two after Gabriel was born is my number one post on this blog.  And it continues to get massive amounts of hits every day.  Since everyone finds it so interesting, I [...]

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My (and River’s) Breastfeeding Journey

On July 24, 2011

This is a breastfeeding story written by a dear friend and doula client of mine.  She is one of the sweetest people I have been blessed to know and is an incredible mother.  Please take the time to read her story, as every woman has a story we can learn from.  My friend’s story would [...]

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