Hello everyone!
I am Jamie, mom to four (Rebecca almost 14, Ashleigh almost 9, Béla Jr. almost 4, and Kadie almost 2) and expecting our "Baby Valentine" late October. I also experienced an early pregnancy loss, Angel Baby, in October of 2005 at 4w2d, one day after the positive pregnancy test.
We live in New York state. We live in the town Daddy grew up in, where we bought our own home in December 2010 and opened a small, local business in January 2011. Daddy and I have been together 7 1/2 years and actually just got engaged on Valentine's Day, no date it set for the wedding but we've thrown around some things.
Before our biz I had been a SAHM for most of the last few years. Now, whenever I am at the business our kids come along-no daycare, no babysitters and I am very thankful we're able to do that. When I'm not at the biz I am home with the two younger ones, the two older ones go to school. We also have two beagles (I love dogs) and two cats.
We got a BFP the day after Valentine's Day. We were both pretty shocked! It was the first month we didn't try and didn't prevent...ours was more of an unprotected BD session on a whim (baby fever had been sneaking in over the past few months), but obviously this pregnancy at this moment in time was meant to be. Baby Valentine is due October 28th and we are very, very excited!
I started out my journey as a very mainstream mom but over the past 14 years have found that natural/AP parenting comes natural to me and works better for the kids and for me...meets needs more efficiently and makes for a happier family. I actually belong to another October DDC before coming here but after an ignorant and judgmental debate about NIP by a first time mom in that DDC I decided I needed to find a more AP/natural parent friendly area so here I am! I am at the point in my parenting journey when I know what works for us and I am confident in my abilities and such and that's a wonderful place to be.
Looking forward to meeting like minded parents and getting to know you all!
Welcome to Mothering!
