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So,  with breastfeeding my {already} sweet tooth becomes the sweet tooth that ruled the world!!!  I’m sure I’m not the only mommy who finds this. Now, I’m dairy free (not by choice, but by necessity) and try not to eat … Continue reading →

Ah, the fourth of July. Red, White, and Blue, and fireworks too! We generally don’t do anything special for the 4th of July.  One year we went to a friend’s low-key party and played with fireworks, another year we went camping … Continue reading →

Can you believe it’s been 2 months already?  Me either!  Summer is half over.  I’ve noticed (having had both of my children at the beginning of the summer) that Summers go really fast when you have a baby at the … Continue reading →

Hi all! Sorry for how spacey the past couple of posts have been.  I’m really trying to get back to writing, but I’m finding that my two boys have given me a serious case of brain-fog! For example, Sunday night-Monday … Continue reading →

Hi guys, thought you might be interested in how things are progressing postpartum this time! I invested in a belly bandit this time in order to support my poor, torn apart abdominal muscles (the way I carry, the work is … Continue reading →

Hey all, as you can tell, I’ve taken a sort of ‘maternity leave’ from the blog.  It’s been tricky figuring out how to manage everything with the family – 2 kids is a new dynamic and my house looks like … Continue reading →

Stretchmarks are something that every woman dreads, right?  I certainly did.  I was resigned to them – my mother has them, her mother  has them… heck I already had a few on my hips from going through puberty! The thought … Continue reading →

Seamus’s Birth was pretty much everything that we could have hoped for.  After the crazy disaster (or near disaster) that was Declan’s birth, we were determined to do it differently should we have a second baby.   I did a … Continue reading →

For those who wondered what our birth plan looked like for this birth, this is the birth plan we brought with us and handed out to our caregivers:   To: Caregivers at Kaiser From: Kand E – Laboring Mother and … Continue reading →

Before the story of Seamus’ birth can be told and fully understood, the story of Declan’s birth must be retold.  Here are the blog posts of my Birth story from May 2012: Please be aware that Declan’s birth was traumatic … Continue reading →