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Chad and I were actually just talking about this, they are, thankfully. Maggie has been not so much lately...but I think she is just about to teeth and, legitimately hungry at night.
Sleep training, i think really depends on the kid. Lily was a tough baby, and toddler. We did the whole let-her-cry-thing and it worked for her. Eden just came easy, and I think cause she and Lily have always shared a room, she just did what LIly did...for good or bad. Maggie is easy as long as she is full. I just lay her down, and I try to lay her down awake so she knows how to fall asleep on her own, not being nursed to sleep.
I now have a pretty good schedule down, Maggie takes three naps a day, and Lily and Eden take one nap a day....
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I typically take a bunch of pictures with my phone, and camera. I'll upload pictures and copy them onto my desk top, that way when I up load i just have to highlight a bunch at once and not have to go searching for them. Then I add my text...I have it down now where I can post pretty quickly, but most times I have the lap top on the computer and its something I pick away at while cooking lunch or refereeing the kids. sometimes a post with one picture and sentence takes me like, two hours to finally post cause I am dealing with my kids:)
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Chad and I actually grew up very close together (location wise) but never knew eachother. Our high schools played eachother, and we had many mutual friends but our paths never crossed. He served a mission for our church and when he came home went out to BYU-Idaho....where I was. The first night he was there our mutual friend (one of my best friends from high school, Shane) wanted to see him and I really didnt care to, but I went a long anyway. a few weeks later we went on a date, then a few more, then we were offically boy friend-girl friend for 8 days and got engaged, six months later, got married, two years later had a baby, and now here we are almost 7 years later and the only regret I have is not getting married sooner.
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Oh man, I want a tattoo, and bad. Will I get one? I don't know, I need to pick something, and love it for over a year, and at the end of the year if I still want it, I just may do it. Maybe on my 30th birthday.
A tattoo needs to have meaning behind it, at least for me it would. I would get a shoulder/ upper-arm sleeve, or something on my forearm. I don't think I would want color, I like the classic black. flowers would be involved most likely. I would want something to symbolize my family, especially my mom as a reminder that she is always with me. something for Chad and the girls.
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Yes, I switched from my OB to my (wonderful) midwife when I was 38 weeks prego.
In AR to legally do a homebirth you need to be checked by either a MD or a certain midwife to make sure you are a healthy candidate. I asked my OB to sign the note for me...he refused, then took four days to give me my medical records when it should have been 12 hours...so dumb. So I had to drive 30 min away and get checked by the midwife to give me the ok.
It was a big stressful pain, but SO WORTH IT!
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My ultimate dream car, mommy or not: VW vintage bus. Preferably mustard yellow, with curtains. Chad and I plan to some day find one and fix it up for me.
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He loves working for walmart, and there a zillion different departments, and so much opportunity to learn and grow in the company, we said from the start we'd be here five years then reevaluate. So... yes?
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Depending on the week, our budget is about $70-90 a week. What has really helped cut budget down is make an exact menu before I go. Like, breakfast, lunch and dinner menus. I also try a lot more recipes this way cause it's all planned a head.
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We used to be vegetarians, not any more. I think my favorite veg. Recipes are:pumpkin curry soup and the black bean and badly soup...odd cause we don't do soups that often, they are just so yummy. I have both recipes on my blog.
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Yes! Joy does photography as a job. She took my maternity, birth, newborn, and fam pictures. She's so good! Her link is on my side bar on my blog.
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Phil and Tedd!
We were lucky and got our for cheap off of craigslist.
But a neat trick, buy the back seat separate (I think you can find some on amazon) and weld it on a regular jogging stroller! Well, I guess it's cheaper if you already have a jogging stroller, or find one for cheap. -
Um, I can promise you when I am no longer pregnant and running on fumes 24/7 then I will do a typical tuesday AND a house tour. PROMISE! Just, give me a few weeks:)
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I consider myself mediocre. I played soccer all growing up, I was good, not the best. I love running, but I'm not super fast, like, I will never win a race. I can play most sports with out making a complete fool of myself. I don't know if you consider that athletic, was I ever college ball material? Probably not, well, maybe a really small school, but I like playing sports and being active.
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Sorry this has taken two whole weeks to get to. I look at the question and think about it, come back to it, and think about it. And still I do not think there is "THE answer" but here are some of my feelings/thoughts:
Time. Do not expect yourself to stop hurting, death takes time to deal with. Don't compare yourself to others on how they have dealt with a loss, every situation is so personal and unique, we can not compare our story with others'. Let it take time. It really is a healing process.
Keep her alive, in your life. No one is perfect, my mom sure wasn't, but I know she had amazing qualities. Write a list of the qualities that you loved about her, and apply them to your life. My mom, she was bold, she said it how it was, but wasn't hurtful, I really try to be open and honest like that.
My mom's birthday is July 4th, this year I decided to not only celebrate America's indepence but from here on out, we will have a birthday cake in honor of her, and talk about my mom, funny stories about her and things that I loved about her. To really celebrate that she was, and is a part of my life and part of my family's life. Do my kids understand? No, not at all, my oldest is almost four, so she is getting closer to be able to understand, further down the road she will.
I think I have a positive attitude, well, I don't know if "positive" is the right word, maybe "accepting attitude" would better describe it. I think I have an accepting attitude, solely on my faith in the Atonement of Jesus Christ. This is another thing that has taken time to understand and apply. Some times it is so hard, it hurts, its not fair, she wasn't there to teach me how to shave my legs or about tampons or to braid my hair. And she wasn't there to drop me off at college or help pick out my wedding dress or coach me through labor, or spoil my daughters, thats hard. Some times that can just seem too much for us. And that's exactly why we have the Atonement. When we can not take it, we can not carry the pain and confusion and frustration, that is when we pray, with whatever small seed of faith we have, and ask Jesus Christ to take it away. I never really understood this, how it worked. But I know that if we pray, and try and understand, we believe and hope that we really can "give" it away, then the pain can be taken. Yes, I miss my mom dearly, there are so many countless things I want her to be here for, but I know, it's ok. And I know that we are together forever. And, I know she is so much more involved in my life than I am sure I am aware of.
With time, things get better. I can honestly say, I think about her daily but it really doesn't make me sad thinking about her. Time, time time. Have patience with yourself and remember you do not have to carry the pain alone. -
I really do feel a quiet empowerment. I am creating life, and it is a miracle. I love that feeling.
For the most part, I like how I look, I like my belly stretch marks and all. I think pregnancy is beautiful, maybe because it can be such a sacrifice (comfort, nausea, insomnia....) but I think pregnancy is beautiful, on everyone. -
She is "solo" because right now in the MTC (missionary training center) she is the only sister going to Thailand at the time she is (she leaves in Nov.), she has other thai-serving sister room mates, but she is the only girl in her classes, so she has 3 boy companions, pretty funny. Once she gets to Thailand, she will no longer be "solo".
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Yeah, I fluctuate so much. Some months I lose weight, at the begging I lose the most. Later, like 3rd trimester I gain, my record is 7 lbs! Whoop! With Lily I gained too much, at least for me, 45 total (yikes), took a long time to get that off. With Eden I gained 25 total, with this one I'll probably be around 25-30 total. I try not to worry too much. I go walking or swimming every day, and I try to eat as healthy as possible, really cut back on sweets. Good luck! remember every body is different, especially when it comes to pregnancy.
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Um. Wait for tomorrow?
HA! Seriously, i battle thit about every-other day.
Things I do to help....make a to-do list, with the basics down on it, like, be realistic, if you really know you are not going to clean the bathroom, AND finish all the laundry, then dont put it on the list. And also involve my kids in what I am doing, so if laundry is part of it, I hand Lily the clothes to put in the washer, and then she helps me switch them...that way I am being productive and interacting with her in a fun way. I think another thing that helps is to just leave the house. Just get out, walk around the block together, or play with some sticks in the dirt, for about 20 minutes and then come back and try and get stuff done. I'm by no means a pro, or perfect. I'm lazy often, and with it being so hot here, and me being prego, it means that we watch movies together, while I lay on the couch and try not to be nauseous. but thats life, right?
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