tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69010693181756797242024-02-19T07:50:48.548-08:00The Bloom Bloggerrachelanne281http://www.blogger.com/profile/10694590080844621034noreply@blogger.comBlogger125125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901069318175679724.post-29819298463332466162017-01-31T11:04:00.002-08:002017-02-01T07:58:16.534-08:00A Birth Story - Baby HankMy past pregnancies and births and season of infertility and miscarriages play such a big role in getting me TO this birth story, but that's a whole blog in itself, so I'll save that for later and just jump in with THIS birth story while it's still fresh in my mind. <br />
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I WILL say that this birth was SO redemptive for me. Even though the birth experience doesn't matter nearly as much as the end result, I SO wanted this birth to be different from my others. I wanted it to feel WAY less medical, cold, sterile, confined. I wanted to be WAY more positive and in control as opposed to tense, fearful, and essentially just bracing myself. I wanted to be surrounded by people who believed I could do it and offered REAL support instead of medical interventions to "take the edge off." I wanted music, and positive affirmations, and a beautiful environment, and a more active role for my husband. I wanted my dream birth. <br />
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I can honestly say I got it. <br />
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38 weeks 3 days: I told my husband that I was amazed at how much I didn't feel near the end of this. I'm sleeping well, and I'm relatively comfortable. I have plenty of belly tightening if I stoop or climb stairs, but no pain associated with it.<br />
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38 weeks 4 days: <br />
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3:00pm: I got dressed for church and commented that my belly looked WAY rounder. It just looked different. More forward. As I was walking around the house I would induce random contractions. Nothing regular, just caused by my activity, but they had more feeling than the belly tightening I had been having. <br />
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4:00pm: I was uncomfortable at church, but the "contractions" seemed to only happen when I was walking. Totally normal and expected. I did something similar for TWO WEEKS before my second kid joined us Earth-side.<br />
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6:00pm: I got pho for dinner and over-spiced it, whoops.<br />
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7:00pm: Home from dinner I decided I should lie down and rest to see if the contractions would go away while my husband put the big kids to bed. <br />
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8:00pm: We STILL hadn't packed a bag for the birthing center, so we scrambled to do that since my contractions were suddenly 8-10 minutes apart. We went to bed expecting this to be the first of many nights of pre-term labor that would keep us up all night and go away by morning. <br />
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38 weeks 5 days:<br />
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12:00am: I called my doula to let her know that contractions were still 8-10 minutes apart BUT they were now lasting 1min 15sec (instead of 20 seconds) and they were stronger. I still didn't think this was it, but wanted to keep her posted. I just continued to rest in bed as much as possible, even though I was not able to sleep.<br />
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4:00am: I called my doula and the midwife to let them know that contractions were now 5-6 minutes apart and pretty strong. I started to think this wasn't going to go away in the morning, but planned to keep resting in bed a little longer -- hopefully till the sun came up. I did my best to take slow deep breaths when the contractions came. <br />
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6:00am: We decided my husband should go to the store to get gatorade and newborn diapers (we're so prepared!) and I texted a friend to plan to come over at 7, and we would head to the birthing center.<br />
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6:15am: We decided my husband probably better not leave me after all, and I texted my friend to just come on over sooner than later. My husband called the doula and midwife to say that we were getting packed up and should be at the birthing center just after 7. Contractions were 3-5 minutes apart, lasting a little over a minute still, and quite strong. Up until this point I've just been breathing deeply through them the best I can. While Matt got the car and everything ready, I turned on an app called Gentle Birth and listened to some birth affirmations.<br />
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6:45am: Gina arrived and we headed out. I rode in the back seat and listened to a 30 minute guided meditation/hypnosis in my Gentle Birth app. It was the perfect length of time to get to the birth center, and it really helped me stay calm and focused. <br />
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7:15am: We arrived, and I stepped out of the car in a night gown and fuzzy boots, haha! Three amazing faces greeted me on the side walk. My doula, my midwife, and the fabulous nurse that taught the birthing class where we learned SO much. I could not have been in better hands.<br />
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They led me right to my birthing room which was set up with frankincense in the diffuser, low light, beautiful jars all around the room filled with tiny string lights, and a giant tub full of water. I sat on the side of the bed and continued breathing through contractions while the midwife took my vitals and my husband set up the playlist on the jambox. <br />
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The first song that played was O Come to the Altar by Elevation Worship, and I just cried. I cried, because I felt safe, I felt calm, I felt overwhelmed, I felt spoiled, I felt happy, I felt excited.<br />
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This was SO different than checking in at the hospital, putting on that terrible gown, and getting an IV for group b strep. Blech. <br />
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All of the music we chose for our playlist had an emotional feel and just listening to it made me naturally breathe slower and deeper. We kept the playlist going the whole time, and it was just really helpful.<br />
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At this point contractions were 3 min apart, lasting 60 sec, and strong. <br />
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8:15am: I stood up and felt very light headed. I asked for the cap to my peppermint oil to smell for the nausea. I saw stars and definitely thought I was going to pass out, so I dropped down onto the floor. My blood pressure was 60 over too-low-to-read. They gave me 30 minutes to drink 12 oz of water to see if that would help. I had very very low blood pressure during my labor with my second baby, and I was sure this was going to mean a transfer to the hospital.<br />
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The cold hard floor felt good, and I didn't want to get up, so I laid on my left side in the fetal position, and they brought me pillows and blankets.<br />
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Contractions were 3-5 min apart, lasting 60 sec, and felt more productive. I was starting to feel pain in my lower back.<br />
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9:00am: My blood pressure got back on track, hooray!! My contractions were 2-4 min apart, lasting 60-80 seconds, and I was continuing to feel the pain in my back during them. I was taking long slow deep breathes during the contractions as much as possible, my doula was repeating calm encouraging words, and my husband was pressing on my back. <br />
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9:30am: I'm still on the floor, but my doula wanted me to change positions, so I got on my hands and knees. The contractions were strong and hurt this way, and I was not a fan!! 2-4 min apart, lasting 60 sec. Still just breathing as slow and deep as I can. Not letting any negative thoughts of fear or pain creep in. The music in the background was so helpful for having something to focus my attention on.<br />
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10:00am: I'm in the most amazing birthing room that looks like a Caribbean resort, and there I was, still on the cold hard floor. 2-4 min apart, lasting 60 sec, more back pain. I instinctively started making a low deep sound when I exhaled to manage the pain. <br />
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10:30am: I was beginning to feel pressure like I needed to poop, a tell tale sign of progress, but wasn't feeling like I was ready to push out a baby. I decide to try getting in the tub. The tub felt AMAZING. I was able to relax my whole body and feel some relief during contractions, but my lower back really really hurt, and I was asking my husband to push really really hard there during contractions. <br />
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10:40am: They told me the water needed to be warmer if I wanted to deliver the baby there, so I told them we better go ahead and warm it up just in case, because A. I'm not moving, and B. There might be a baby soon!! At some point between contractions I was able to communicate that we would soon get to see what this baby looks like. I told the midwife, doula, and nurse there that our first was very light skinned, like a pale pink, and our second came out almost dark red!<br />
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11:00am: I was kneeling in the tub with an ice cold rag on my forehead. My husband was pushing hard on my lower back and I was continuing to make a low deep moaning sound. A good sign that the end is coming!! The doula and the midwife were both helping me find the note that would be most productive during contractions. We basically sounded like 3 cows sitting around the tub mooing, haha! <br />
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11:20am: I started to have the urge to push during AND between contractions now. Contractions were 2-3 minutes apart and lasting 80 seconds. <br />
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11:25am: I wanted to push, but the midwife needed to check my progress before she would give me the green light. Up to this point my progress had not been checked at any point during the pregnancy. I told her she was going to break my heart if she told me I was 7cm. NINE! Hooray. She wanted me to work through two more contractions before pushing. I think I worked through one more, but then I just could not help it. I had to push. <br />
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11:30am: Began pushing along with the contractions.<br />
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11:35am: My water broke.<br />
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11:36am: Henry Matthew Meitl (Hank) was born! Wow! What a ride!<br />
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Everyone helped me right out of the tub and into the bed where I held baby skin-to-skin for 2 hours before anyone checked a single thing on his precious little body. What an amazing experience. They checked him, checked me, made sure we got some rest, some food, and a couple chances to nurse, and then we came on home.<br />
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We were at the birthing center for 4 hours when Hank was born.<br />
We were at birthing center for only 10 hours total.<br />
We were not even gone from the house for 12 hours.<br />
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Those facts are so crazy to me!! <br />
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Here is our playlist:<br />
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O Come to the Alter - Elevation Worship<br />At the Cross - Hillsong<br />Lord, I Need You - Chris Tomlin<br />There is a Fountain - MercyMe<br />At Your Name - Phil Wickham<br />Hosanna - Hillsong<br />Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus - Casting Crowns<br />God, Forevermore - Summit Worship<br />Break Every Chain - The Digital Age<br />All the Poor and Powerless - The Digital Age<br />Touch the Sky - Hillsong<br />Always - Hillsong<br />What a Beautiful Name - Hillsong<br />In Christ Alone - Shane & Shane<br />Before the Throne of God Above - Shane & Shane<br />This I Believe (The Creed) - Hillsong<br />The Only One - Summit Worship</blockquote>
Here are some pics from baby's first few hours earth-side. Happy birthday, baby Hank!!<br />
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January 22, 2017 at 11:36am<br />
6lbs 14oz -- 20" long<br />
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<br />rachelanne281http://www.blogger.com/profile/10694590080844621034noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901069318175679724.post-76050127551484570562016-10-18T17:08:00.000-07:002016-10-19T17:08:42.694-07:00The Perfect Juice?!!I bought a used juicer today. On a whim. We'll see how long this lasts. <br />
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Then I searched recipes on pinterest, and went to the grocery store.<br />
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$25 later I can probably make a dozen varieties of juice, easy. I may have over done it.<br />
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My first juice was PERFECT. I wanted a second batch right away! It wasn't quite sweet enough to "fool" my kids, but I bet two strawberries dropped in there is all it would take, because, to ME, it was super balanced, not tart, didn't taste too "vegetable-y", and seriously, it was SO GOOD.<br />
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1/2 organic green apple<br />
1/2 large beet (or one whole small beet)<br />
1/2 cucumber<br />
1 carrot<br />
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Makes approximately 15oz of juice. SO GOOD!rachelanne281http://www.blogger.com/profile/10694590080844621034noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901069318175679724.post-22427853788014971212016-10-10T07:29:00.000-07:002016-10-10T07:29:34.430-07:00DIY Baby Lovey or Taggie Blanket<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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- cutting mat</div>
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- rotary cutter</div>
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- straight pins</div>
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- thread</div>
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- 1/2 yard minky dot or other fuzzy fabric</div>
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- 1/2 yard flannel or cotton fabric</div>
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- 8 pieces of ribbon cut to 6" in length<br />
*Note - this is enough fabric to make two loveys, just double the ribbon!<br />
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Step 1<br />
Wash and press cotton/flannel fabrics. Do NOT wash the minky dot and more importantly, don't iron it. <br />
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Step 2<br />
Using a cutting mat and rotary cutter, cut both fabrics into 17" x 17" squares. You may be able to cut them slightly larger if your cotton/flannel didn't shrink too much in the wash. <br />
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Lay the minky dot right-side up on the cutting mat and place the flannel/cotton print right-side down on top. <br />
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Find the center of each side and pin in the ribbon by folding the ribbon in half and sliding between the two layers of fabric with the fold of the ribbon pointing towards the center and the edge of the ribbon lined up with the edge of the fabric. Repeat on the remaining 3 sides.<br />
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Pin the final 4 ribbons into the corners of the lovey in a similar manner as step 4.<br />
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Find a center ribbon. Place an additional pin into the fabric marking the spot directly between this center ribbon and the corner ribbon to the right. <br />
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Place additional pins if desired, but it's not necessary.<br />
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Load your machine with white thread and set thread length to 2.<br />
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Line your fabric up with the right edge of the foot and, beginning with the center ribbon you chose in Step 6, back stitch about 5 stitches, then sew around your lovey, stopping and back-stitching at the additional pin you placed in Step 6. <br />
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**Note - Minky can be frustrating to work with. Take your time to keep the top and bottom fabrics lined up, but please don't not stress it if one slips to the left or right and isn't lined up exactly. I promise when you're done you will have a square lovey and no one will know the difference!! Promise. Same if the top fabric bunches on occasion. Just fold the extra fabric and send it through the machine and when you flip the lovey right-side-out you will not notice these minor imperfections.<br />
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Step 10<br />
Remove your lovey from the machine and flip it right-side-out through the hole that was left between the pins your marked in Step 6.<br />
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Step 11<br />
Find the opening and fold the fabrics in. They should do this naturally. Pin if you would like, but it is not necessary.<br />
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Set the stitch length to 3. Place the lovey under the sewing foot so that the foot is just at the top of the opening, with the edge of the fabric aligned with the right edge of the sewing foot. Back stitch about 5 stitches, then sew the top stitch around your lovey, back-stitching another 5 stitches once you've gotten to the end. <br />
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It wasn't the same milky broth I love, but the broth was TO DIE FOR! I'm SO thrilled. This is definitely how I will make ramen broth any time I have pork bones on hand.<br />
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**DISCLAIMER - this was one of those "use what you have on hand" dinners. We all know and love those, right? If I were going to do this again I would probably use shredded pork, pickled onions, a leafy green, sprouts, and a soft boiled egg. <br />
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pork bones - I used 2 bones from a center-cut pork chop that had not been cooked yet. Just use whatever you have.<br />
3 cups chicken broth<br />
3 cups water<br />
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar<br />
1/2 tbsp fish sauce<br />
2 tbsp soy sauce<br />
1/4 white onion, cut into 4 chunks<br />
2 cloves of garlic, smashed<br />
ramen noodles (we like <a href="http://www.hakubaku.com/en/products/us/" target="_blank">hakubaku organic ramen</a>)<br />
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3/4 lbs stir fry beef<br />
kale, chopped<br />
red bell peppers, sliced into thin, bite-sized pieces.<br />
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Turn your instant pot on sauté and place a small amount of oil in the bottom. Brown the pork bones for 2-3 minutes on each side. Turn the IP off and add the next 7 ingredients. Close the lid, make sure the valve is closed, and cook on manual for 2 hours. Use the quick release option and remove the lid once the pressure has released.<br />
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Strain the broth into a large bowl or pot and then back into the Instant Pot. Add stir fry beef and greens and press the sauté button. Sauté/boil for 4 minutes. Add the ramen noodles and red bell peppers and sauté for another 4 minutes or until noodles are done. <br />
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WE LOVED THIS!!!rachelanne281http://www.blogger.com/profile/10694590080844621034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901069318175679724.post-78827556520437585562016-10-01T16:05:00.000-07:002016-10-01T16:08:57.055-07:00The Best Mongolian BeefI've been making a couple varieties of this recipe for several years now, and it's always a crowd pleasure. Cheap, quick, easy, and flavorful. I ultimately merged two recipes and have settled on what I think is the BEST way to make this dinner. Yum! Enjoy!<br />
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1/2 tsp avocado, grapeseed, or other good cooking oil<br />
1 large (or 2 small) cloves of garlic, minced<br />
1/2 tsp fresh ginger, minced (or 1/2 tsp of ginger paste - this stuff is an amazing time and life saver!)<br />
1/3 cup soy sauce<br />
1/3 cup water<br />
1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp (or 10 tbsp) brown sugar<br />
1 lbs ground beef<br />
3-6 scallions, chopped - you might just want a garnish, but we like a lot of these on our plates!<br />
Sesame seeds for garnish<br />
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In a large skillet, cook ground beef until no longer pink, and just starting to brown. Drain if necessary. <br />
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<br />rachelanne281http://www.blogger.com/profile/10694590080844621034noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901069318175679724.post-116146479677453172016-10-01T16:01:00.002-07:002016-10-01T16:09:06.830-07:00Asian-Style Green BeansWe typically like our green beans with butter, salt, and garlic, but occasionally dinner calls for a more Asian-inspired bean, and this recipe does the trick! We love to serve these with <a href="http://www.thebloomblogger.com/2016/10/the-best-mongolian-beef.html" target="_blank">The Best Mongolian Beef.</a><br />
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1/2 lbs of green beans, or two large handfuls<br />
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1/2 tsp fresh ginger, sliced, or 1/4 tsp ginger paste - this stuff is a time and life saver!<br />
1 large or 2 small cloves of garlic, smashed<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3a3a51; font-family: "source sans pro" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 32px;">The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd Jones is one of the most captivating ways to hear these old familiar Bible stories. Every story points to Jesus and is told in such a beautiful way. Not to mention the illustrations are stunning. </span><br />
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Whether they hear or understand anything that is being read, just the act of gathering as a family to read God’s Word speaks volumes to your kids about the authority of Scripture.</blockquote>
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A great reminder to not be discouraged as you invest in your children this holiday season and teach them the values and truths that are the most important in your family.</div>
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The tutorial for these ornaments can be found at my Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/listing/204641077/tutorial-for-24-jesse-tree-ornaments?ref=market</div>
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I'm pretty much the poster girl for ENFJs. I'm a life-planning, over-sharing, soul-searching, feeler. I read this about the NF child in <i>Please Understand Me II</i> by David Keirsey: </div>
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I'm not the girl that just grabs any old pillow or stuffed animal to tuck under my arm at night. I choose my faithful friend, and I attach myself. In fact, the three guys in this picture are the only stuffed animals I've chosen to be my sleepy time companions.<br />
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My very first stuffed animal attachment was with this sweet little bear. I found him in a little shop in Stockbridge, Massachusetts when I was 4 years old. He had a red ribbon with white polkadots tied in a bow around his neck, that I lost, right away, in the back seat of my parents '85 Buick and never saw it again. His bottom squishes like a bean bag, and his nose gets really flat and needs to be fluffed and puffed back out on occasion. <br />
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His name is Rhubarb, but I called him Ruby. My mom used to make him talk and dance when she tucked me in at night, which created all the giggles. <br />
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In 3rd grade I had a sleep over, and the next morning Ruby got rolled up in my New Kids on the Block sleeping bag and tossed in to the attic. When we couldn't find him at bedtime, we assumed where he was. My dad's response was this: "I'll get him in the morning." My response was full of all the tears and drama I could muster to inspire my dad to get him out of that attic before I went to bed.<br />
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By the time I was in high school, Ruby was a little small to fill the space under my arm. I found Fruppy Dog at the State Fair. The nicest State Fair stuffed animal you ever did see. Have you ever had the ones that are tightly packed with tiny squeaky styrofoam balls? Yeah, those are the worst. Fruppy Dog was unlike the others. He was the best, and an instant fit for the crook in my arm. <br />
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One high school friend used to call him a rabbit, and I would get so mad. Offended to the core. I came in to my bedroom once, and my friend had rolled Fruppy Dog's tail up into a ball with one hair tie, and had used another hair tie to put his ears in a ponytail on top of his head. There's no way I would admit that he looked just like a rabbit. I can laugh about it now, but, at the time, I glared at my friend with contempt. <br />
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About 7 years ago I was sitting on my bed and part of Fruppy Dog was under me. I grabbed his leg to pull him out and... his head pulled right off! I can't even! I mailed him to my mom to fix (this was before I sewed anything myself), and decided it was probably time to retire Fruppy Dog. <br />
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I found that cute hippo at Kohl's. A steal of a deal at $5. His big nose and little ears stole my heart -- love at first sight. I named him Kiboko (Swahili for hippo) and call him Kibo for short. His skin has gotten a little lose around the belly (whose hasn't?!), but he's otherwise still going strong. <br />
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I've done this TWICE ever in my life, so that makes me qualified to blog about it, right? This is SUCH a fun afternoon snack/activity to do with kids, and we love to pop it up and then grab a book to read aloud.<br />
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Currently we're reading Farmer Boy, which was the inspiration to snack on popcorn in the first place.<br />
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3 tbsp coconut oil (avocado oil works too, but I don't recommend olive oil, simply because it's more inclined to burn)<br />
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Grab a 3 quart saucepan and melt coconut oil over medium heat. Once the oil is melted, let each kid toss in 1 kernel of popcorn and then place a lid on the pot. Test their patience as they wait and wait... and wait... for the kernels to pop. <br />
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Once the kernels pop, toss in the remaining 1/3 cup of kernels, replace lid, and keep pot off of the burner while you all count to 30... in unison. It'll be chaos, but once about 30 seconds has passed, place the pot back on the burner. <br />
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Do your best to keep the lid slightly ajar to allow steam to escape. Shake the pot around a little, so that you really feel like a professional and so that your kids think you're totally awesome.<br />
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Once the popping has slowed and you think it is about done, slide the pot off of the burner with the lid still on to allow the final kernels to pop. Just like magic, you'll end up with a perfectly full 3 quart pot of popcorn! <br />
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1 lbs breakfast sausage (we like Jimmy Dean All-Natural Sausage)<br />
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1 cup graded cheddar cheese (about a 4 oz block)<br />
12 flour tortillas (Trader Joe's Handmade Flour Tortillas are KEY if you can get them. I've NEVER had one tear on me!)<br />
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LOOK at this very precious, very beautiful necklace my mom got me for Mother's Day. Representing two babies that live in this house and three babies I will meet one day in Heaven. </div>
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Mother's Day is complicated and full of all of the emotions for so many women, but life is meaningful and rich when you're able to grab on to one another and simultaneously grieve and rejoice. I love that this necklace represents the richness, the joy, and the sorrow of my beautiful journey into motherhood. </div>
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We didn't know it at the time, but even when this necklace was being hand made for me, another baby was beginning to grow. We are planning to welcome our next little one at the end of January, 2017.</div>
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So far the name suggestions from my kids are as follows: </div>
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Lu, 5: Noon<br />
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Bubba, 3.5: Whitey</div>
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I've seen several people lately do these lovely black and white images to capture the ordinary moments of their weekend, and I thought it was too fun not to try. I'm far from a professional, and these were just taken with my phone, but I'm so tickled with how the whole project came together.</div>
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I would like to make a habit of recording one weekend a month this way. Have you tried this before? Give it a shot and let me know what you think! Life sure does look a lot less chaotic in black and white!!</div>
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We went to Broad Street Cafe with the Welches for a concert geared toward kids. Audrey and Haven enjoyed themselves, but it was way too loud for poor Bennett. He pouted hus lip out and cried on and off the whole time we were there. This cut the evening short just a bit. We basically scarfed our food and left. They offer different kid shows throughout the year, so maybe we'll try again when they're doing a puppet show :p Audrey also enjoyed munching on mama's sweet potato fries... dipping them in ketchup... her first taste of ketchup!. I would say she loved it, because she dipped and licked several times before I decided she had had enough. :]</div>
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Typical toddler wardrobe: pjs, robe, elton john glasses, and a bead necklace. If only she had her hat on. </div>
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It's not the best fit ever, but just so we're not running over rocky terrain (which, let's be honest, I don't run) then Bennett is big enough to fit in the big kid stroller seat.</div>
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The double stroller in all of it's glory!</div>
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A few sweet faces of the boy.</div>
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Haha! Chubby baby checking out the bumbo.</div>
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My wonderful husband took both kids one morning so I could sleep in. He put Bennett down for tummy time and when I got up I found him napping just like this...</div>
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Our silly girl at Dunkin... So much personality.</div>
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Audrey's friend, Haven, made her this crown and Audrey almost never takes it off. She does not always wear it upside down though.</div>
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My big boy... no wonder my back hurts!</div>
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In an attempt to play catch-up now that the baby boy is 3 months old and I feel like I can finally breathe... here's the month of January in pictures. Enjoy!!</div>
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Grannie gave Audrey one of my old toys. A playschool little people mom, baby, and nursery set. It's one of her favorite things to play with. She's very good at putting all of the pieces away when she is doing playing with it so that none of them get lost. </div>
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She loves all of the "new" baby toys that are hanging around and doesn't quite understand that they're not really for her. </div>
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The first sign of a baby smile!!</div>
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Audrey getting ready to be thrown in circles by daddy.</div>
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My punky little girl.</div>
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Love these pajamas on Bennett... too bad he out grew these (and everything else) so quickly!</div>
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A day at the airport watching planes take off. This was our first time doing this and we all loved it. </div>
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Sorry these are sideways... but what a cute face!!</div>
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Baby loves to nap on his tummy...</div>
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My sweet babies one Sunday morning...</div>
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Entertaining mommy while I fold laundry... so sweet!</div>
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Munching a banana in the driver seat while mommy nurses Bennett... waiting to meet our friends at the museum.</div>
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With Brooks and Tilly and the museum.</div>
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Stretching... I love these pictures!!</div>
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A nap outside on a nice sunny evening...</div>
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But nothing beats a nap on mama...</div>
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$7 curtain panels from JC Penny - added white ribbon using stitch-witchery</div>
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$10 chandelier from the Habitat Re-Store and a can of spray paint</div>
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$10 chair from the Habitat Re-Store - new fabric and spray paint</div>
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<br />rachelanne281http://www.blogger.com/profile/10694590080844621034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901069318175679724.post-64327461071479531082011-08-08T09:29:00.000-07:002011-08-08T11:12:09.618-07:00Grace abounds in a home with squeaky floors<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;"><b>The gospel of grace calls us to sing of the everyday mystery of intimacy with God instead of always seeking for miracles or visions. It calls us to sing of the spiritual roots of such commonplace experiences as falling in love, telling the truth, raising a child, teaching a class, forgiving each other after we have hurt each other, standing together in the bad weather of life, of surprise and sexuality, and the radiance of existence. Of such is the kingdom of heaven, and of such homely mysteries is genuine religion made. Grace abounds and walks around the edges of our everyday experience. - Brennan Manning, The Ragamuffin Gospel</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 15px;"></span>A couple of months ago my husband and I moved into our "new" house (built in 1991) with a very pregnant belly. A couple of weeks later we brought baby Audrey home. Walking around the house the floors squeak and I'm starting to learn the spots. I'm learning where to step and where not to step when tip toeing around the sleeping baby.<br />
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</div><div>The baby is sleeping right now so I have some quiet time to do "me" things. I'm working on a slipcover for a crummy old ottoman I got for $20 off of craigslist. Walking around in the room with the ottoman I found a new squeaky spot and I smiled to myself.</div><div><br />
</div><div>This house immediately felt like home to me, and the squeaky floors are part of that. They remind me of... home. They remind me of the home I spent my first 18 years in and they make me want this to be the home baby Audrey spends her first 18 years in.</div><div><br />
</div><div>The squeaky floors remind me of my 5-year old self waking my mom in the middle of the night for a snack. Sitting at the kitchen table with her, a little bit of pepsi, and some cheese crackers. Loving that we were up while the neighborhood slept. </div><div><br />
</div><div>The squeaky floors remind me of my 7-year old self racing through the house to the restroom in the middle of the night. Racing, because I was scared of what lurked where it was too dark to see. </div><div><br />
</div><div>They remind me of playing rummy by flashlight or candlelight when the electricity would go out. </div><div><br />
</div><div>They remind me of dragging furniture from my room to my brothers room and from my brothers room to my room... weeks after he had gotten new wallpaper... now my wallpaper. Blue, with little white seagulls I think. They remind me of dragging the same furniture back to their original rooms months later. </div><div><br />
</div><div>Waking up and tip-toeing to my dad's brown lazy-boy chair. Curling up with my head on one of the arms and looking into the kitchen until someone noticed I was up. My parents stirring their coffee and chatting.<br />
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The one window that always let in water when it rained. At least it was the bathroom window! I can even hear the sound of the wooden shutters that hung on the inside of that window.<br />
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Sitting on the back porch in a wet bathing suit, wrapped in a worn-thin beach towel, water dripping onto the floor from my dangling feet, eating a tomato stuffed with seafood salad, squeezed with lemon, and surrounded by triscuits. </div><div><br />
</div><div>They remind me of my 9-year old self knocking on the shower wall, signaling my mom that I was ready for the towel that had been warming by the wood-stove. Sitting with my back to that wood-stove to dry my long hair.</div><div><br />
</div><div>The squeaky floors remind me of my 17-year old self coming home late after everyone had gone to bed. Coming home to find a "mibb" warming the bed where my feet would go and a sweet note from mom on my pillow. </div><div><br />
</div><div>The things that were normal and mundane have become the things that shape the memories of my childhood and they have become the things that bring to mind happiness when I look back. </div><div><br />
</div><div>The squeaky floors in our new old house bring to mind happiness when I look back. I pray that Audrey's normal and mundane experiences in this house become happy memories of <i>her</i> childhood one day. I pray that she finds love in the ordinary things and I especially pray that she finds God in the ordinary things... that she recognizes all the blessings that so many of us tend to overlook. </div>rachelanne281http://www.blogger.com/profile/10694590080844621034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901069318175679724.post-47070085656206929032011-07-23T09:04:00.000-07:002011-07-23T09:13:49.442-07:00Motherhood Exposed - Buckle Up, It's Going To Be A Bumpy RideGranny Annie has been visiting for the past week. We spent one day running errands with the babe. We went to the Re-Store, I Heart New York Pizza, Michael's, The Dollar Store, Food Lion, and back home. When we got home, Audrey was conked out in her car seat. This is typical. I set her down in the living room and went on about my business for as long as she would let me. She eventually started to kick her feet and squirm so I knelt down to rescue her from this seat she had spent most of her morning in. We usually keep a blanket on her, so I pulled that off of her first then sat down on my bottom, horrified at what I saw. My angel was not buckled up. She had fussed in Michael's, so I picked her up and carried her around for a bit. At the check out I sat her back in her seat, but did not buckle her in and apparently never remembered to before we got back in the car.<br />
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A million what-ifs raced through my mind as I stared at my precious cargo. More than a car accident, (which would have been detrimental, obviously, but unikely), I was freaked out about the way I handle her so roughly in the seat. How could she have not slid out... what if she <i>had</i> slid out?! I had <i>popped</i> her out of the shopping cart, <i>flung</i> her over my arm, <i>tossed</i> her in the car, and <i>lugged</i> her in the house... all the while her little bottom stayed put in her seat, no thanks to her mama.<br />
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Taking a moment to be thankful that she is just fine and thinking to myself I can't be the only mom that has done this. Right?<br />
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How can I expect to remember all that has happened and changed in this last month. You smile. Boy, do you love to smile. You finally wake up happy, smiling, ready to play. You look at me like I'm crazy if I try to put you back down at 7am, sweetly demanding that I play with you by smiling and cooing... and squirming like crazy in your swaddle with big eager eyes. <br />
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You would rather lay and look at someone's face than play with the animals in your play gym. You get frustrated in your play gym pretty quickly and start yelling at them. I keep telling you that it's not nice to yell at your friends.<br />
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When you are anxious about something or you get startled your skin gets clammy. Your palms sweat, your forehead beads up, and even your sweet little baby thighs feel clammy. You can't blame me for this one, this comes straight from your daddy. <br />
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You have just recently begun to start crying a little before you go down for each nap. I think it's because you're learning that there is fun to be had when you're awake so you're less interested in getting to sleep even though you are so tired. You don't cry at night though. It's amazing. No matter how cranky your day has been, as soon as we swaddle you for bedtime we can lay you right down and you drift off to sleep. Occasionally you squirm and I have to soothe you and put you back down, but you don't cry. I'm amazed that you never sleep more than an hour at a time during the day, but when you go down for the night you sleep 6/7 hours easy. Your longest stretch so far has been 9 hours. 9pm to 6am. I'm a lucky mama!<br />
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We have learned that you're, "I'm hungry," cry sounds like, "neh, neh," and it's really fun for us to know we're accurately meeting your needs. At least that one need... we have no clue what the other cries mean. <br />
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In the last week you've gotten much more used to your daddy and he's had great success soothing you. You look so darn cute sleeping on his chest. What a lovely sight.<br />
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You love to be outside, especially on the porch swing. You and I sat out there one evening while the sky went from peaceful to stormy. We swung and listened as the wind picked up and the sky got grayer. We sat out there as the rain drops started softly and eventually got heavier. We swung while the wind blew a mist in on our faces. We watched and listened to the thunder and lightening. You fell asleep on the swing and the thunder overhead didn't phase you. You love to be outside, especially on the porch swing. <br />
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Daddy gives you baths regularly now and it's one of your favorite times. If we could just figure out how to convince you to not scream your head off when it's time to dry off. You sit in your bouncy seat in the bathroom while I try to squeeze in a quick shower shower and most of the time this works just fine. One time you totally lost it. Thankfully you were only wearing a diaper so I tore that thing off of you, swept you up, and brought you in the shower with me. You loved it. Until it was time to dry off.<br />
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Mama went off on her own without you for the first time. First was a quick trip to Dunkin Donuts. I was with a friend and was barely gone 12 minutes. Hey, it was a start! Second was a solo trip to Kroger. I was so anxious and hurried the whole time but I was gone a good hour. Daddy was home with you and you both did great. It's still going to be a while before it's easy for me to leave you. We spend all of our time together after all!<br />
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Loving learning you,<br />
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Mama and Daddy<br />
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You're one month old today. What a joy you are. Your daddy and I are so blessed to be given the opportunity to be your parents. You're a very good baby, but we would love you even if you weren't. Some days you sleep with one eye open just to make sure I don't put you down, but other days we can lay you down when you yawn and you will put yourself right to sleep. You're quite the Houdini; often times popping your little hand out of the top of your swaddle a few seconds after we're convinced we've finally got you wrapped up tight. You love to have your hands by your mouth but they distract you and you don't sleep for as long when you have access to them. Mommy doesn't like that, at least not at night. You still don't wake up happy, but that's because you usually wake up hungry. I look forward to when you see me and understand that you don't have to scream your head off anymore, because I <i>will</i> feed you. You're still not sleeping in your crib, because you seem to be congested at night and all of your little snorts and gurgles scare your mama too much for her to be comfortable with you sleeping in another room. It's really hard to get you back to sleep in your bassinet after you eat at 5:30/6:00 so daddy usually lets you lay with him in our bed. You sleep fine when he does this. Sometimes you have a hard time getting back to sleep after you eat at 4:00, but mommy won't let daddy bring you into our bed in the middle of the night. I have to have some boundaries. <br />
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This past week you've started to really look at things and, I think, get excited. You're at least engaging things more than you were. <br />
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We think you look like a little cartoon bug. Actually, your daddy makes really cute faces that I've always said make <i>him</i> look like a toon bug. You look a lot like your daddy and are already making funny faces with your lips/mouth like he does. We call you toon bug, bug, cricket, nugget, punk (short for punkin), and monk (short for monkey), along with the usual angel, beautiful, etc. <br />
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Like I said, you have your daddy's pretty mouth, and I'm pretty sure you have your daddy's nose. You have your mama's chin (I'm sorry, blame your granny Annie) and your mama's round head (also sorry). You even have your mama's ear ripple - weird, huh?! We're not sure whose eyes you have yet, they seem bigger than either of ours. The very first moment I held you, you had your left eye wide open staring at me. So funny. Your big, wide eyes are kind of your signature feature at this point. They stare right at us, big as quarters, even when you're so so tired. I'm not sure why you don't give in when you're sleepy. Perhaps you're processing your mental to-do list like your mama does when it's time for bed. I hope that's not the case. <br />
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Sometimes when you're dissatisfied with your current situation you move your hands like you're trying to doggie paddle. You're funny about a pacifier. I think it's your first love/hate relationship. Daddy blows in your face to get you to stop crying. This stresses mama out, because it also gets you to stop breathing! Daddy holds you like a football and flies you around the room. This also stresses mama out. I will learn to loosen up. In fact, I'm already better than I was. We've only given you two baths. You would have had a third one by now, but daddy is out of town and mama is nervous to do it on her own. Daddy is actually much better at this task than mama is. Right now Sampson and Lola still pretty much ignore you and me both, but I think they're starting to come around. Soon enough the three of you are going to be buds. Your daddy thinks it's so cute when you sneeze (it <i>is</i> pretty cute), you still get hiccups pretty often like you did in my belly, and your cough is so adult sounding! And scary! When you're done eating you purse your little lips together tight and pout out your lower lip. You're a very very happy baby; so content with just about everything. <br />
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We pray that you will be beautiful, kind, and that you will have favor with God and people. You are already making people smile and we pray that will always be the case. Thank you so much for being such a precious girl.<br />
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We love you very much,<br />
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Mama and Daddyrachelanne281http://www.blogger.com/profile/10694590080844621034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901069318175679724.post-86115756707646125112011-06-07T11:47:00.000-07:002011-06-07T11:47:26.969-07:00I am the mother of a two-week old**never got around to posting this last week**<br />
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I am the mother of a two-week old.<br />
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Amazing. How did that happen? Two weeks has passed? And we're doing it... we're really doing it. Never before have I felt the need to live in a "one day at a time" mentality. But seriously, how else would you survive the pressure of bringing home 6lbs 6oz of life and nurturing her and meeting her needs... for a very very long time to come. <br />
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It feels so good to know that two weeks have gone by and we're really doing this. I guess in actuality, "one day at a time" is more accurately lived as "three hours at a time," because that's the rough schedule we're cycling through these days.<br />
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Eat, play for a bit, sleep, wake up and scream like food may never come, eat, play for a bit, and sleep. <br />
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I'm finally beyond the anxiety I felt every time we were 15 minutes away from her next mealtime... when she starts to make little noises like she is waking up and will be screaming for my boob soon.<br />
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I was surprised at how much these two weeks were really about recovery. I didn't feel like there were any REAL surprises with the labor and delivery (I had several mom's give me very detailed play-by-plays of their own experiences), but I really felt in the dark about so much of these past two weeks. <br />
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I had no clue I would hurt like this. I know everyone is different, but it was a real challenge for me. There were some days it hurt to sit, it hurt to stand, it certainly hurt to pee, and it definitely hurt every time she was hungry. Gah! <br />
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I feel like I was so stinkin fortunate during the pregnancy, and really, during the labor and delivery. No issues, no complications, for the most part it was pretty smooth sailing. I know many moms don't have the pain I did during that two-week recovery period, but I feel like this was my trade off for how simple the ride has been up to this point. Not to say I deserved to have a hard two weeks postpartum, but it helps me to manage it knowing that many moms struggle for most of their pregnancy or labor for 30 hours or push for 6 hours. How could I complain when I've clearly been so fortunate?<br />
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How did people do this parenting thing without the internet? How did people do this without google? The list of random questions we've googled in the past two weeks really sums up how every little thing that happens during the day can raise the questions, "is this normal? is this okay? what do I do with this?"<br />
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My recent google searches:<br />
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How long does engorgement last<br />
Blocked milk ducts<br />
Can I overfeed my newborn?<br />
How to get a proper latch<br />
Keeping baby awake during feeding<br />
How do deal with fast milk flow<br />
Projectile spit-up<br />
One breast seems to be fuller than the other, always<br />
Umbilical cord bleeding<br />
Minimum time breastfeeding<br />
My infant won't feed for more than 10 minutes<br />
My newborn won't go to sleep, not fussy, eyes wide open<br />
Postpartum recovery, how long for stitches to heal<br />
Treating belly button after cord falls off<br />
My infant acts hungry every time she's upset<br />
My infant eats every two hours<br />
How to bathe an infant<br />
Heat rash<br />
Baby acne<br />
How to treat baby acne<br />
Is it safe to put lotion on a baby's face?<br />
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This has been a very humbling experience, but I am super proud of us for doing it and ever thankful that Audrey is patient with us. I swear I can see her smirking at us when we're scrambling around clearly clueless about how to handle so many of these random daily scenarios. <br />
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But other times it's obvious we must be doing something right...<br />
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Today is national donut day and the Dunkin Donuts right around the corner was calling my name loud and clear. Because I haven't taken her out on my own yet, I also have not installed the carseat base in my car. Here's what our morning looked like:<br />
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After she was fed and satisfied, I put her in her bouncy seat and went out to repark the car from the street to the driveway. I peaked my head back in to check on her, she still looked happy. I grabbed the carseat base and went out to install it. Peaked my head back in to check on her, she still looked happy. I grabbed the stroller frame and threw it in the trunk. Came back in, still a happy girl. I put her onesie on her, strapped her in the carseat, and began the task of looking all over the house making sure I had everything we needed. I grabbed the diaper bag, the baby carrier, my wallet, keys, her sunhat, an extra blanket. I looked all around before deciding we were done, I had everything we needed. I grabbed her and everything else and, using my right foot, held the cat back while getting us and everything else out the front door. I locked the front door, proud of myself for doing it and walked around to the far side of the car. Tossed the diaper bag and carrier through the passenger window onto the seat, and set her carseat in the base. Walked around to the driver side of the car and realized I had forgotten something. My shoes. I was barefoot! <br />
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I got my shoes and off we went to get a big ole coffee and a free toasted coconut donut. We did it!rachelanne281http://www.blogger.com/profile/10694590080844621034noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6901069318175679724.post-79477399339495899572011-05-26T11:55:00.000-07:002011-05-26T11:55:21.523-07:00Audrey Alexandra Meitl: The Birth StoryMay 16<br />
39 week checkup at the doctor shows no real signs of progressing. The doctor said, and I quote, "well, your cervix is up by your neck!" I believe this was a nice way of telling me I wasn't close. She said I was 1 cm dilated and she guessed that Audrey was 7 to 7.5 pounds. There is not a scientific method to this assessment; she just feels around on my belly and makes a guess based on her how big the baby feels in there. <br />
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May 17<br />
I started having cramping in my lower abdomen for the first time. Up until this point I had only experienced sporadic tightening in my upper abdomen that I believe was braxton-hicks contractions. <br />
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The cramping in my lower belly happened about 3 or 4 times throughout the morning and mid afternoon. Around 5:00 it started happening more often, and I decided once Matt got home and we got settled down for dinner and a relaxing evening we should probably start timing them. At this point it just felt like menstrual cramps, more or less.<br />
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Around 7pm we began timing them and they were ranging anywhere from 6 to 10 minutes apart, most being 7 minutes apart. Because I tested positive for group b strep, the doctor wanted me to call and come in to the hospital once the contractions were 5 minutes apart, lasting about 40 seconds, for an hour. <br />
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We went to bed at 10pm and the contractions were still about the same. Mostly 6-7 minutes apart, but every now and then one would be 10 minutes apart. This went on until 2:30... waking me up each time (not that I was really falling asleep in between). Still not painful. <br />
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May 18<br />
At 2:30am the contractions jumped from 6-7 minutes apart to 2.5-3 minutes apart. Now it was starting to get a little harder to tolerate. I definitely found myself groaning mildly in discomfort. This went on for an hour so we called the hospital at 3:30am (I'm exhasuted by-the-way) and they told us to come on in. <br />
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At 4:15am they checked us into the hospital. The staff told us that they had a large influx of babies that night, that they couldn't believe how many had come in already, and that I was probably number 11. My mom previously predicted that the ball would get rolling on the 17th due to the full moon, and I've heard from others that more babies are delivered during full moons. I wonder what truth there is to that.<br />
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There were no labor and delivery rooms available at first so we camped out in a smaller recovery room. I was tired and not managing the pain as well as I might have been able to if I had been well-rested.<br />
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At 5:45am the doctor had time to check me... 2cm. What?! Gosh. It's already painful and I'm farrrr from the end. Shortly after the check I was wheeled to my labor and delivery room. The bed was much much less comfortable. "Purely functional," the nurse says. Great.<br />
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At 9:25am I requested that the doctor check my progress again, because the pain was wearing on me in my fatigue. I felt confident that I had really progressed. 3cm. Yeesh! This is ridiculous. I was hoping for more, because I was ready for pain meds. I didn't want to get an epidural too early however and slow the progress, risk it wearing off down the road, increase the chance of also needing pitocin, etc, etc. We all agreed that 3cm was a little too early for that so I committed myself to getting through another 3 hours. <br />
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During that 3 hours the contractions continued to get more intense and began hurting in my lower back. I was so exhausted that I wanted to lay, but that didn't seem to be the best position for me to be in when the contractions came. I wanted to be sitting on something with a lot of support that would not engage my already sore lower abdomen the way the soft bed or a soft chair would. Instead of gearing myself up in between contractions, I was so tired that I just hung limply and panted. I felt so sleep deprived I just wanted to cry and I totally lacked the energy to go on. At this point I was dreading the next contraction. Was it really approaching noon? It definitely still felt like 4am. <br />
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At 1:00pm they gave me two pain options. I did not get another check on my progress, because too many checks increases the risk of infection and the assumption was that I was continuing to progress at a fairly slow rate. I opted for pain meds through my IV. I believe they were narcotics? I slept for an hour. It was great. <br />
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At 2:00pm that wore off and the next contraction I felt was terrrrrrrible and I decided I did not want to feel this any more. I was done. I asked the nurse if I should get another dose of the narcotics through my IV or if I should get checked to see if I was far enough along for an epidural to make sense. She said she would ask the doctor. When she came back she said it was pretty much up to me. No guidance, and what did I know about making this decision?! Again, I was really hesitant about an untimely epidural and the one hour break I got from the IV drip was amazing so I said I would take one more of those and then the epidural. I don't think that makes much sense now, but again, I was in no condition to be making that kind of decision. As she was beginning the second narcotic drip the doctor walked in and said, "well if you are going to get the epidural anyway you should have gone ahead and gotten it now." Great! Why wasn't that the information that was reported back to me? Too late now. <br />
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At 2:30pm the narcotics hadn't done a thing. I was totally miserable and fed up and basically losing it at this point. I called to the nurses station and told them I wanted to start getting the epidural ready. The doctor said she would wait and check my progress after the epidural, that way I wouldn't be in any pain while she was doing it. At this point, I figured I had to be around 7cm, and I was amazed that the contractions felt like they did. How did anyone ever get to 10cm?? I remember commenting that these already made me feel like I needed to push! <br />
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At 3:30pm I got the epidural. This entire process was pretty traumatic. The nurse described the position she wanted me to get in and apparently I misunderstood what she meant so we had a little bit of a time getting me situated. Meanwhile I'm wailing during contractions and really scared to have to manage them while holding still in an uncomfortable position. While I was getting situated on the bed and voicing my fears with the nurse (and crying), the anesthesiologist, prepping behind me, let's me know that this is elective for both of us, "you don't have to do this, and neither do I." He was already being a jerk in everything his said, but this really frustrated me. I told him that I had done everything he had asked me to do and asked that he please not be a jerk. The nurse got me situated and was amazing at getting me through my contractions. The doctor described everything he was doing, step by step, in very medical (and scary) terms. I remember him talking about a too-small area... and something being too close... and the possibility of hitting something... and needing to move to another area... and all of this really scary stuff while I'm bent over trying to hold still through very powerful contractions. Yeesh. <br />
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I felt one more contraction and that was it. I could still feel pressure in my bottom during the contractions, but it didn't hurt. It made me feel like I needed to push still. <br />
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At 3:35pm the doctor checked me and I was 9cm! Woops! No fricken wonder. She broke my water then said she would be back in 30 minutes to see if was ready to push. <br />
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At 4:25pm she made it back (she was running around delivering a ton of babies that night) and when she checked me she said, "Well, the baby's head is right there, you won't have to push long at all." Great!! I think I pushed through about 7 contractions, three serious pushes with each one. This was a little stressful, because I wanted to do it right, but couldn't tell if I was or not. I totally thought I was going to pop blood vessels in my face and I know I had to have been purple. <br />
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At 5:10pm Audrey Alexandra Meitl was born. The cord was pretty close to being snug around her neck so they cut it as soon as her head was delivered and whisked her away. She was a little stunned and had a hard time finding her voice. After a few minutes I heard her make a sound. After 10 minutes they brought her to me and I got to hold her. She had one eye wide open staring at her new world.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Here she is... just 10 minutes old.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">6lbs 6.3oz; 19in long. What an angel.</div>rachelanne281http://www.blogger.com/profile/10694590080844621034noreply@blogger.com4