Posts by 7kiddosmom

CONGRATULATIONS! I do know the feeling number 9 is expected in early June, I will have 4 children 4 and UNDER. Now how the hell am I going to do THAT? I am so glad to hear that DP was happy!

I am comfortable with them as well. The eggs come out brighter using regular food coloring and vinegar (the recipe is on the box), you just don't get the egg dippers. You can use a white crayon to decorate before dipping as well.

My poor sister has an MIL that is...well dumber than rocks. My sister just had a baby about a week ago, the day after she was up and walking around a bit. Her MIL rushed into the hospital room and told her that if she didn't lie down...

My midwife puts in in a Ziplock bag and then leaves it up to the client to do with it as they please. She suggests that if you don't want to bury it to toss it in the garbage on trash day. We actually lived in an apartment complex...

I am sort of in the same situation. My little sister just gave birth to her first baby, he was premature. But some of the things that happened in the hospital would NOT have happened had I been the one birthing. She is so fine with it...

All of my kids have had bruises on their shins, some of my very active older ones still do (meaning even my almost 14 yr old dd). I wouldn't worry about it unless they were causing pain or seem not to heal.

My dd had it as well. No fever so to speak, only the slapped cheek look.

We are using... Math: Saxon, all the kids are in different levels Reading: Hooked on Phonics, after trying Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons and An Ordinary Parent's Guide to Teaching Reading Spelling: Sequential...

Not so much a book recommendation but the way I got dh to read the books I thought he should before our UC was to leave them in the restroom right by the toilet. The 2 that I had on hand were Spiritual Midwifery and Heart and Hands.

My sister just delivered her little one on Saturday. He was 32 weeks and is 3lbs 13 ozs. She has been pumping every 2 hours and sending it down to the NICU. She is determined to supply him with breastmilk. Right now he is not...