Posts by piratemere

You are a much kinder woman than me.  I don't even know if I can breastfeed covered up.  I don't believe I have ever really tried - and I'm a super modest person - like you say, I just lift my shirt and maybe show a little...

I've tried more than a dozen different diapers, but pretty much used BumGenius exclusively.  I started with 2.0s, replaced those with the 3.0s and almost replaced those with 4.0s.  But, this time around I wanted to go with...

When we were dating DH and I discussed it and both decided that when we had kids, I would stay home. I was blessed greatly by a mom who was able to stay home and couldn't imagine doing anything but.  Until this year DH has been a...

We are outside all summer long (albeit in Alberta and Idaho, so not nearly as hot as LA.)  I try to keep all my kids covered, in swim shirts and hats.  I know that's harder for girls. My boys can wear long shorts and long...

Best part of my day: when I ran into the Bishop of my church and he asked me when I was "having this baby".  Are you kidding me!!!  I am now scared to stand on the scale tomorrow for my weekly weigh in, because I'm convinced...

We're going camping for 1 night this weekend, and then 3 nights on the July 1 weekend.  I can't wait.  While I used to be a backpacker where space was limited and I would sleep with the thinnest of pads, now I wholly...

Okay, so I have finally made my birth announcement. I wish I could send it to each of you, but I will post it here instead, and let my Grandma get one in the mail. 

I had a minor "Raw Food Breakdown" this week. When I stood on the scale, and hadn't lost A. SINGLE. POUND. in 10 days, and then I stood on my MILs scale, and it said I weighed 10 lbs more than mine says (I am never stepping on it...

I thought weighing myself this morning would be a good thing, as I've been doing it on Sundays the last 3 weeks, so I was giving myself an extra 2 days of extreme weight loss .  However, I haven't lost a single pound since last...

  Here's Atticus at just 4 days old.  My sister took the pictures and is just getting them back to me now.  His skin was sooooo bad that she had to do a lot of editing.