I love this quote and I love this picture. It is my 5 year old, who dressed herself in her own unique style. When we were leaving the shop, she asked if she could sit in this rad rocking chair. My first thought was no, b/c I was in a hurry. I adjusted my thinking quickly though and said, ‘why not?’.…
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The Hole {A Poem about PPD}
Caitlyn shared this poem and picture about her stretch marks with BWF almost a year ago. It was received with love and appreciated by many. She now opens herself and writes this poem about post partum depression {PPD}. Many of you may be able to relate and feel that you are not alone. The Hole There’s a hole…
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Don’t Argue About Our Differences…Celebrate Them!
We don’t judge how you birth. We care that you are respected and supported. We don’t get worked up over how you parent the small things. Each family is unique and we love that. Who cares if you have an elf in your house reporting back to Santa (ours is named Didi and we love her). Or for that matter if…
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Letting Women Know They Aren’t Alone
Thank you for your wonderful web site and facebook page. I love it. I read it everyday, and on my hardest days you have made me smile and even simply get ready for the day. I have a 13.5 month year old son, who is my miracle baby. It took us 2 years to conceive, and after 53 hours of…
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How to Have a Successful Lazy Day {with kids}
I was up all night last night with a sick little guy who was also having growing pains. Fun times. At least I know he’ll always remember how mommy was there for him. He has been grateful today doing extra chores. So I started my day with caffeine. Lots. Then I decided I needed to successfully have a lazy day.…
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Having Fun with Kids, Strawberries and Chocolate for Breakfast
I am online again! I didn’t mind being offline a few days as we moved. I enjoy being ‘unplugged‘. It’s great to be able to blog again though! What better to start the week than with food? {Don’t worry, I’ll get back to birth soon.} This morning instead of cereal or waffles or eggs and bacon, this is what we…
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Balance in Motherhood…A Mother vs. the World
I was in emotional turmoil today. After texting with my sister who has no children (yet) about how hard her life is, I started thinking about all I would do if I was single or had no children. I mean, seriously, I could sleep in, work out, go back to school, go to the coffee shop and read for hours on…
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One of Those Hard Motherhood Days…Needing a Reminder
I just had one of those days. You know, where you feel like you are doing it all wrong, someone is constantly getting hurt, two of them are screaming at you at the same time throughout the day while the others need you too. All while trying to clean, cook, realizing it is 1:00 pm and I haven’t eaten yet…
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Mothers and Our Families: Never Perfect, But Always Great
As mothers, we want to always protect our children, do what we feel is best for this, love them unconditionally, teach and guide them with the hope they will feel loved, be happy and turn out better than us. Women tend to criticize themselves, to never feel good enough. I know that I have these perfection expectations as a mother.…