A Little Advice To Pregnant Teens From Our OB
Kylie had her 30 week appointment with our OB yesterday. Thirty weeks!!!! Where is the time going????? Anyway, our doctor graciously agreed to let me ask her a few questions for my blog. I only had...
View ArticleMother’s Day This Year Looks Very Different
Who would’ve ever thought Mother’s Day would look like this? I’m so proud of her courage and strength. Kylie and Me A foot Filed under: Uncategorized Tagged: moms of pregnant teens, Mothers Day,...
View ArticleSimulator Baby Week is Finally Here
The simulator doll finally arrived this past Saturday…just in time for Mother’s Day. I have to admit, for the first couple of days I was afraid it was a waste of money. It would only cry about once...
View ArticleJudging Others, Even If You Don’t Realize It
Simulator baby week ended this past Sat. Not sure it was worth the money, but I think it had more to do with the quality of doll the rental company sent. It didn’t fuss during the day much at all....
View ArticleDone With Doom and Gloom. It’s Time To Celebrate Dammit!! :)
After a week of continued negativity and emotion, I decided to take the bull by the horns, confront emotions and make a decision to cut “boat anchors”, and potentially anyone providing them, and start...
View ArticleShort and Sweet
Kylie walked up to me yesterday, threw her arms around my neck, and said, “I’m so happy Mommy. I’m so happy with my place in life right now and I feel so much better. I love you”. I was elated. What...
View ArticleThis Is Gonna Be Fun
Kylie and I had our first childbirth class last week and the instructor hit on the subject of labor plans and what the mom wants her labor to look like (meds, coaching, etc..) So I turned to Kylie and...
View ArticleMy Birthday, Father’s Day and Other Things…
Sunday was not only Father’s Day, but also my birthday. What I realized is, it was my last birthday before the next big milestone in my life…becoming a grandmother. So weird. I did a lot of reflecting,...
View ArticleShower One (a.k.a. Baby Brew), Done
Yesterday was Cris’ Baby Brew event (shower #1) and despite a couple of glitches, turned out beautifully! Given the fact that it was a brew event, Cris opened it to the public on his CK...
View ArticleContinuing the Celebration
A very good friend suggested bellycasting Kylie’s tummy, so we did this past weekend. It was so fun!!! She’s very artsy and is going to paint it. It will then be displayed at the shower this weekend...
View ArticleBusy, Panic, Busy, Busy…A Snapshot Into This Past Week
This past week has been a very busy and exciting week! We had shower #2 this past Sat, with of course all the preparation that goes with that, my oldest flew in from Denver for it and since she’s...
View ArticleHe’s here!!!
He’s here!!! Dominic Allen born July 10th weighed 7lbs 7oz and was 20 3/4 in long mommy and baby are doing beautifully and get to go home today! Details on birth in a few days! What an ANGEL!!! Filed...
View ArticleLots Of Catching Up To Do! First The Birth…
It’s been a long time since I blogged. You would’ve thought I would’ve had plenty of time during the two weeks I took off from work to be home with Kylie and Dominic, but nope. So I’m going to...
View ArticleContinuing To Catch up…Kylie Is My New Hero
As though Kylie didn’t do enough to earn the title of “Hero” during labor and delivery, she has continued proving what a “Hero” she is since. Her maternal instincts never cease to amaze me. To be a 15...
View ArticleEver Heard of Lifetree Cafe???
I have some exciting news to share! We are going to be featured in an episode of Lifetree Cafe!!! Ok, I’ll back up and explain a little I used to work at Conscious Cup Coffee, a family owned coffee...
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