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Processing our MOPS Topic Today
This mom is seasoned, Beth Vogt…she has four kids (I am not remembering totally) most in their 20s and then an 8 year old. Anyway her topic was “Motherhood: Perfection Not Required.” Here is one of her bullet points that I will elaborate on:1. Children reveal our strengths and our weaknesses. In my life as…
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My Belly is Stretched to the Limit…
I can’t imagine getting any bigger. I told Josh that if you poked a needle in my tummy (which really I would never ever want to do) I think it would just BURST like a balloon and then deflate into a sad little sac of blah. Gross. Anyway, I only have 9 more days until…
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Waiting
I am now almost 38 weeks along in my pregnancy. Looking back at all the adventures in our life in the past 9 months, it seems like I’ve been pregnant forever. But really, it hasn’t been. I find it amazing how we started this whole process with the idea of adoption. And out of a…
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2009 Goals…
Ok, so here is a quick thought out goal list for 2009: 1. My goal is to strive for a beautiful home birth. I hope for a strong and confident and healthy home birth for our newest addition, Ryker John Chadwick. 2. Of course, I have a goal of some sort of fitness deal- instead…
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A Christmas Tradition
Christmas is among us! Our Pikes Peak National Forest Christmas tree stands in our living room twinkling its little lights and silver, cream, blue, and red ornaments hanging from random branches. Intermixed are the ornaments of both Josh and I’s childhood and also new ones that we have received as we’ve begun our life together.…
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My Day of Rest
Today I get to lounge around without taking care of anyone. It is completely weird. Quiet. A little uncomfortable- at least for now. I know that any other day I would probably be thinking to myself, “Oh I would just die for a day by myself.” But in all reality, it is a little adjustment…
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Ryker John’s Experience in My Belly (35 weeks)
STRONG MAN…that’s what his name means and that’s exactly what he lives up to in my belly. He has slowed his movements down but they are packed full of strength. We are both getting frustrated with the whole space issue. I feel him in all places at all times. I feel his little fingers on…
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Question to Ponder
Did you ever stop and REALLY and I mean REALLY think about why we do gifts at Christmas time? Think about it and be ever so grateful.
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A Golden Secret
I crawled out of bed this morning to the urgency of the bathroom calling- usually, I get up about three times during the night to not have this dreaded OVERWHELMING urge to run to the restroom first thing. But I slept well. I’ll take that. But I rolled over in bed and noticed a gap…