Affirmations on birth & Almost 40 Weeks Pregnant= Bitchy
Seriously, the last few weeks of pregnancy suck… Waiting sucks and when you are actually FEELING the changes leading up to labor it’s so damn annoying waiting and waiting. What makes the waiting even...
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Expectations are a bitch at 40 weeks pregnant.
Expectations sure can lead to sabotage so I normally try to avoid speculating and getting set on one certain outcome or scenario in my head. With pregnancy and childbirth expectations sure run rampant....
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Odd intuition moments, energy swings and non-stop eating. Baby on the way?
It was a normal morning around here. Daddy and munchkin woke did their morning routine stuff, I was up shortly after. Had breakfast, touched base with family via video chat and went out on to the deck...
View ArticleI am having a baby: Like right NOW!!
Just a quick update for those that want to hear it straight from the “horse’s mouth”… Actually, I pre wrote most of this so I wouldn’t need much brain power when the time came. Anyway, it seems the...
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Baby Girl Adalyn Elizabeth is here!!
Baby Adalyn is finally here. Some of you may have witnessed her birth live here in the blog August 29th-30th. If you missed it recorded video of the birth is still to come (at the above link) as it...
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Five Days Postpartum: New life as a family of four
Five days ago my labor started, actually it was more like six days ago but I didn’t have much real progress on that first day. Adalyn is now four days old and we are seeming to kind of already be in a...
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Wordless Wednesday: Halloween Childbirth Edition
I have seen a whole slew of pumpkins having children on the social networks today. Kind of made me laugh and want to reshare. Here are a few of them: Via Lustik Via http://midwifeofchanges.blogspot.com...
View ArticleIt was just meant to be…
So much of our life has just sorted it’s self out, regardless of our preferences and just as soon as we relinquished control over the situation. This story is no different. Nathan’s career was taking...
View ArticleParenting Never Ends: A guest post by Fabgrandma
I am here to tell you that parenting, once begun, never ever stops. You have a baby, then another, and another, and think to yourself that one day, maybe in twenty years or so, that you will have your...
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Birth Junky Alert-> Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and The Farm Midwives...
The Farm Midwives are near and dear to my heart. After all, both my daughters were born there! If you are curious to read the birth stories or watch the birth videos you are in luck = Everly’s is here...
View ArticleMake Midwifery “legal” in Indiana
Indiana’s Senate will be voting on HB 1135. This Bill will extend licensure to Certified Professional Midwives so that they can serve home birth families legally in the state of Indiana. If you LIVE IN...
View ArticleProtected: A personal note, just between us.
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The exciting news we are ready to share. It’s a …
It’s true we have some exciting news to share. It was officially announced to our close circle of loved ones our wedding. Actually, we’ve been dropping hints here and there and even dropped a major...
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Why this two time home birthing mama is on track for a hospital birth.
Now that our belated wedding has come and gone, our surprise pregnancy has been announced, our wonderful photographer’s photos have been shared and we’ve survived Adalyn’s 2nd birthday, I can tell you...
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Entering the home stretch now…
We enjoyed our first few nights of cool autumn night temperatures last week and the gardening season is winding down… well actually, my motivation to garden and stay productive is winding down. It’s no...
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30 weeks pregnant, maybe time to slow down a bit.
Can you believe I’m now 30 weeks pregnant? I’m thinking I am just a bit too large and pregnant to be tromping around various Indiana farms and visiting the local theme park like I normally would. This...
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Two kids under five in the delivery room? You bet!
The girls are sure interested in the upcoming arrival of their baby brother. We’ve been watching Call the Midwives some days and discussing how babies come and all the various things that are related....
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Sisters practice for baby brother’s arrival… Not much time is left.
Things have been pretty non-stop around here lately, I’m guessing it’s just going to continue until our newest family member has joined us in a few short weeks. Everly and Adalyn are practicing for the...
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The pregnancy home stretch is here! 36 weeks pregnant and counting…
We had our first chance of dusting snow last night/ this morning out here in southern Indiana. The girls are bummed there isn’t any to play in or build a snowman with this morning but the event is...
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“Crunchy hate” and flaming, how do you deal during the holidays?
Each time around the holiday season a number of people in my crunchy circle (what the hell is “crunchy” Talina?) find themselves upset when trying to mesh with non-crunchy loved ones that are often...
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