Children Nicknames – The story of the goose and the moose
Two and a half years ago my baby girl came into this world and while I had adopted the nickname of Lizzie for her, sometimes that name just didn’t work for the occasion. This is where Silly Goose Goose was introduced by her Nana and I, much to her fathers disappointment.
Fingers, Headboards, and Belly Sections – Anatomy according to Elizabeth
With the introduction of a new family member and the almost constant discussion surrounding pregnancy and body parts, it came as no surprise that Elizabeth created her very own dictionary related to the topics being discussed in our household.
Late Nights and Early Mornings
It’s 4:30 am and Colm is awake and extremely upset at the prospect of waiting while Mommy warms up a bottle. With quick efficiency I pull a wet diaper off and replace it with a dry one before he even has a chance of creating a fountain aimed at me and the dry sheets on my bed. I immediately follow the change with a bottle that calms him down (pun intended!).
Trading one evil for a lesser one… maybe?
Pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, and post pregnancy. Which of the three is the lesser evil? I remember shortly after Elizabeth turned one I started craving the feeling of being pregnant again. Shortly after Christmas 2008 I got to see a friend that had recently given birth to twins. As I held those tiny precious beings, the yearning for another little one began with slightly more severity. All I could remember about my pregnancy with Elizabeth was the pleasure I felt feeling her move within me. The morning sickness, inability to walk normally, constant need to visit the bathroom, and more importantly the outrageous contractions I felt during delivery were a faint memory that I had convinced myself were those of another woman.
Pregnancy Photography – I Need Them!
The moment my mother found out my sister and I were expecting at the same time she made a promise to get pictures of our baby bumps together. Tatia and I both agreed, and we started making plans to get the pictures done when we both had ample baby bumps to show off!
The Baby Store – Announcing
The most exciting part of having a blog of my own is monetizing it so that I can stay home and be a full time mom. One way I can do this is by sharing information, products and services for other new moms. I’ve found this awesome Baby Store and added access to it right here on my blog – you can click this link – and go directly to The Baby Store.
Child Pornography – Addiction or Crime?
At the young impressionable age of just seven a little girl was subjected to acts so heinous that it haunted her until the day her abuser arrived at her family’s front door expressing an interest in her younger sister, who was approximately the same age that she had been when the abuse occurred. Determined to stop the cycle the young girl approached her mother and proceeded to describe the events that had happened several years prior. However, because of the statute of limitations on sexually based crimes, no charges were filed, and a child molestor continued down a path of destruction that no doubt affected multiple young girls.
Kicks and punches from beyond – Is she possessed?!
Earlier this year when I found out I was expecting again I was filled with an assortment of feelings. Nervousness, anxiety, and happiness, but the one thing I looked forward to the most was feeling my baby move. I remembered hours upon hours sitting at home with Elizabeth watching and feeling her roll across my belly.
Parental Objectives – Who is more important, me or my child?
About a month ago the world sat gripped in terror as we watched a homemade weather balloon streak across the Colorado plains supposedly holding a nine-year-old little boy. Upon its descent we discovered the boy was not inside and once again, my insides wrenched as they discussed the possibility that the boy might have fallen out at some point during his flight. During the chase and the following search after the balloon landed I sat on the edge of my chair, praying the boy was ok, tears pouring from my eyes as I wondered what the parents were going through. My ex-husband had come over to visit our daughter that afternoon and throughout the entire ordeal he repeatedly came into my living room laughing about my ‘overly emotional reaction’ for this little boy and his family. Later that week it was discovered that the boy had never really been missing, in fact it was a hoax designed to make the family appear more marketable for a reality series on television.
Labor and Delivery – My body WAS designed to do this!
Three years ago I had made the decision to have a peaceful, calm birth with my daughter. I had an abundance of support around me and I was reminded on more than one occasion that my body had been made perfectly to give birth with little to no assistance. I was provided with the proof and encouragement I needed to calmly enter the labor and delivery experience. While it didn’t play out exactly as I had hoped I still felt an overwhelming sense of accomplishment as I held my beautiful baby girl in the operating room.
