A Big, Wet Rock

This morning as I sat in the living room holding Tiny Man, I felt like one of those big boulders in the middle of a river.  You know……the big, wet rocks that the little water rivulets flow around.  And I was the big, wet rock, and the children were the little water ribbons, rushing beside [...]

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The Name. The Picture.

For all you comedians out there, his name is actually NOT Juan, and no, I will not be posting a picture.  Not because I don’t love each and every one of you very much, but because I love my kids more, and the creepy, scary, psychological train wreck that left a comment on my old [...]

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Another Post in Which I Will Hopefully Discuss Cottage Cheese for the Last Time

So here’s something I discovered very recently and have been avoiding mirrors ever since.  Did you know that cottage cheese on the thighs of a very pregnant woman, are considerably altered once said woman is no longer pregnant, but postpartumly floppy and bouncy-but-not-in-a-good-way?
How so, you may ask?
Well, here’s the thinking.  Before, when said pregnant woman [...]

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Oh Yeah…….

And did I mention the official labor lasted 1 hour and 48 minutes?  Okay.  Just wanted to make sure I said that.  Because I’m thinking that makes the whole thing even cooler!

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Here It Is

The Birth Story.  And let me just say that if reading these things is not really “your thing”, skip it for today, and maybe tomorrow I’ll write a post about 5 or 6 projectile-vomiting-episodes that may suit your fancy.  Weirdo.
I was hoping and praying for a night birth, and even though my parents were here, [...]

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I’m Not Allowed to Post Yet, So We’ll Just Call This An Update

My midwife has banned me from posting until next week, so here’s an update that she will just have to live with.  =)
I had our sweet little baby on Tuesday afternoon with all the children outside playing with Grandpa, and a bunch of wonderful women (and one very yummy man) crammed into the bathroom with me.
THANK YOU [...]

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I Will No Longer Write About This Topic When I…You Know…Like..Actually HAVE the Baby.

This morning I woke up in a new and different state of agony.  Okay, maybe not AGONY, but definitely major discomfort that warranted spending the morning lying on the bathroom floor, counting contractions, and praying that the baby come during Rest Time when all the children would be otherwise occupied, or, even better, tonight.  Because [...]

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Another Post in Which I Admit Extreme Emotional-ness, Pathetic-ness, and General Neediness. Skip if You’re Rolling Your Eyes Right Now.

So I sat in an empty tub last night and cried like a baby, with my husband watching helplessly.  And he only attempted one joke, and immediately realized what a bad idea that was, so it didn’t happen again.
Let me tell ya……it was a FUN evening!  Let’s just say that I found out that I [...]

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A Warning……

for any of my blog readers who will have to be around our family in the next few weeks.  And that includes the people who will be in Walmart in a few days, and the other unfortunate souls who will pass us in the aisles of Goodwill later on in the week.
The kids?  So [...]

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Ponderings

Last night as I was cooking dinner, 2-Year-Old and 4-Year-Old were being a little wound up.  As in, running and chasing each other through the house and then screaming simultaneously when they managed to meet up.  And it wasn’t at ALL annoying! 
The game ended abruptly when they managed a head-on collision in the dining room.  [...]

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