Posts by MotoMom

Awww... I love seeing all the baby pictures! The older siblings are so sweet. My mom said when she brought me home from the hospital, my big brother walked up and slapped me in the face while I was nursing. I think that set the stage...

Jend - it'll be awesome when you're the only one in the competition nursing. Like, bam! What's up strong mama!? I just lifted more than you AND I can sustain a life with my chest! I'd like to do some crossfit this winter. The...

Oh yes! Swaddling all the way over here. I use blankets or I think my midwife gave us a miracle blanket too which works great! Another good thing about using cloth diapers is that they're so bulky, they're helpful in preventing hip...

Ahhh, motherhood: when showers and three hours of sleep in a row are the luxuries we look forward to!

Yay!! Sleeping baby from 9 until midnight then up at 3 and five to eat and then slept until 7:30! Then I got a great big smile while singing good morning to him! If we did this every night I'd be totally happy. 

Thanks for the words of support! By the time DH got home from work, I was able to get Hank to sleep. I hopped on my motorcycle and rode out to meet some friends for dinner and had a beer for the first time in a while. It was delicious!...

Today has been a rough day. Hank had me up all night and today he's been fussing non-stop for five hours. I'm just dying to get things done around the house and it's making me completely crazy. I can't put him down for five minutes to...

Mole - I think you're doing great! I think sometimes medical professionals have a hard time understanding that 'Normal' has a lot of variations. Maybe his development at this age is something other than weight gain. Your milk might...

Awesome story! Thanks for sharing. I did NOT have the guts to let them break my water when I was at that point. Kudos to you, mama for birthing such a big baby!

Cod liver oil! I just gulp it straight out of the bottle. And making sure that my relationship with DH is where it needs to be and that I have help when I need it so that I can get the sleep I need.