SE Michigan Mamma's Roll Call!

[Michelle Renee]

I thought with as many new faces as we had at coffee tonight - we should do an intro thread (stole this idea from the toledo moms)

Ill start:

Im Michelle, mamma to 2 girls, Violet 4/14/06 and Ophelia 5/28/08/. I work full time as a middle school teacher (special ed) and go to Wayne State and am finishing my masters.

I have a great geeky husband who works as a full time IT guy.

We live downriver in a little house with 2 pugs, a cat, and some fish

Im not super crunchy but I am for sure not soggy. :

Im always looking for new friends.. once we had kids - life changed and its hard finding folks that "get it" and dont think Im weird because our kids are our true hearts.

[636Jen]

Hi, I'm Jen. (I had the three kids at coffee night) I've been married to Clay for going on 8 years now. I'm an apprenticing homebirth midwife. He sells GM cars and doesn't want to know the first thing about birth or any other *gross* stuff like that...lol He takes to crunchiness like a vampire to garlic but we manage to get along.

We live in Oakland County with our Jack Russel (Jackie), two Chihuahuas (Paco and Pita), a bunch of lizzards, fish and toads....anything the kids pick up from the grass really.

I work full time in Madison Heights and also homeschool the kids. They have their own office/school room next to mine. I'm always out and about and ready for a morning playdate or an afternoon lunch date.

[hotharmony]

Hi I'm Harmony, I am getting married to Dave the graphic designers on August 30. We are expecting our first blessing on December 17.

We live in Taylor with our beagle, beagle mix and yorkie mix! It's always a dog party at my house.

Anyone downriver area we are always looking for friends to hang out with so just PM me and we will see if timing works out.

[CawMama]

Good idea!

I'm Carrin....married to Todd and we have one son named Sawyer (he is 2 and 4 months as he likes to tell everyone who asks his age).

2 dogs named Willow and Sitka.

We live in Ortonville (just N. of Lake Orion).

I am a SAHM/WAHM (see my siggy).

We are actively TTC our second child and I'm currently trying to educate my husband about the benefits of a non-hospitalized VBAC in the future!

[ChickityChinah]

Hiya! I'm Rebecca, will be 37 in September (yikes!), married to Greg who is 46. We have 2 kids- Brendan age 10, and Ella, 2 1/2. We just moved from Madison Heights to Rochester Hills and I don't know ANYONE out here. Please, please, PLEASE be my friend, lol!!

I am a SAH and DH is a network engineer working in Troy. I have days when I am crunchier than others, lol. We drink raw milk and co-sleep and babywear, at least!

Looking for new friends for the grown ups AND kids in our house!

Um, what else- Michelle Renee (above) is my bff. We have a bichon named Max and we're planning on TTC sometime in the next 6 months or so.

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Rebecca, loving my geeky DH Greg :, running after Ella : (2/06),wowed by my artist Brendan : (5/98) and chasing Max :.

[hotharmony]

Hello Hello everyone! I hope more join in but it's nice to see a good start to roll call, LOL!

[Caden's Mom]

I'm Heather. I have a 2 and a half year old Caden. I've been married to Jason for 6 years now. I work (mostly) at home as a resident director (dorm mom). I seriously LOVE my job. I'm pregnant with #2 and am due around Thanksgiving (day depends on who you ask). I'm 27. My crunchiness is an evolution in progress.

Rebecca, I'm in Rochester too. If you ever want to get together at the Municipal Park for a play date, let me know. I'm going to be absurdly busy the next couple weeks, but I might be able to squeeze in something if you're interested. And where do you get your raw milk from?

[courtenay_e]

Okay, I'll play!

I am Courtenay. I am 32 (gosh, really? I don't feel 32! I feel more like 19 or 20...). I am married to David, the other half of my heart. I am a wife, a mom, a doula, a childbirth educator, and am learning to be a midwife. Dave works in the auto industry. Poor guy. I mean, at least he has a job, but it sure is stressful these days!

In my spare time (spare time? What's THAT?), I love to garden, practice yoga, sew, read, swim, bike...

We have two beautiful, smart, sassy kids. Our daughter is 6.5 and our son is going to be five in September. We homeschool, and are gearing up for our first uber serious year with dd...

We have two cats and a beta fish, and though we aren't HUGE dog fans, I am seriously considering finding a mature, sweet, extremely well trained large dog to bring into our family, so that when dh is gone on long business trips I can feel more secure! Dh would cry if he knew how completely serious I was about that!

We live out in Clarkston, by the way. Chickety China, welcome to the area! Check out the Rochester LLL group. They have a great active group of mamas with kids your youngest's age, I think, in spades!

[gun]

Hi, I am Heather. Married to Rob, and mom to Z, 14mo - :. Our house has a sweet cat with a dumb name, and some fish.

I am a nurse and also massage therapist, with a wish to be independently wealthy.

Love, love, love the babywearing!

We are in Shelby Twp/ Rochester area. We like playdates!

[Shanana]

Well, I didn't make the coffee night, but I'll play anyway since I make it to maybe half of them .

I'm Shana (pronounced Shauna, thank you mom and dad ). I have two daughters: Maddie (7/30/05 - she turned three this week!) and Sophie (5/1/08). I'm a mechanical engineer turned SAHM. I am also an aspiring photographer and may start my own photography business (specializing in maternity, babies, children) when I am not so busy with a new baby (you can see some of my pictures here, although the first few are of me and not by me ). I also entertain the idea of homeschooling / unschooling, although I'm not sure I have the constitution for being around my kids 24/7 for the next 18 years. I've been married to Rich (also an engineer) for 10 years (!) and will turn 37 in December. I live in western-ish Oakland County. Oh, and I have 3 kitties, 2 of whom just turned a year old (brothers) and are absolutely always into everything! I am constantly digging my toddler's toys out of their water dish.

If I had spare time, I would read, do yoga, mountain bike, write, and spend more time taking pictures and learning more about Photoshop.

ETA: Sophie was a homebirth with Stacia, except I didn't call her in time to make it (I love to tease her, but I accept full responsibility ), thus the unplanned UC (link to story in siggy).

[TefferTWH]

I didn't make it to the coffee night, but I'm Stephanie in Davison. I have one 2 year old and one on the way in November. I'm a SAHM, but I used to be a HS teacher and I loved my work. In my spare time, I like to ride my horse.

[Fay]

I'm Fay, 36 year old SAHM to 2 boys ages 7 & 1. DS1 is autistic, and DS2 has feeding issues related to acid reflux. I never make it to coffee night, because evenings are impossible for me...even though we're near the Northville Barnes & Noble where the MDC mamas sometimes get together! I've been married to my engineer DH since 1993. I'm not the crunchiest or greenest mama you'll meet, but I am a hopeless raw milk junkie, a die-hard babywearer, I love breastfeeding & co-sleeping, and nurturing attachment though play therapy is the cornerstone of our family life.

I'm interested in starting a lunchtime support group for mamas of kids with special needs. I love finding out about therapies that others are pursuing and sharing contact info for the best therapists, school districts, summer camps, medical specialists, whatever our kids need. I'm always happy to share info that has helped DS1, we've worked with some outstanding professionals and DS1 has come a long way!

I'm also interested in starting up an informal Mommy & Me type playgroup this fall, maybe on a weekday morning, for my very social & active toddler. I'm thinking we could read a story as a group, sing a few songs, do a very simple art project and socialize once a week.

I'm a writer mama, too, I love to write short essays and poems about my experiences as a mother. I'm looking for a faithful correspondent who would be interested in exchanging journals for a few months...the journal swaps on MDC have NOT been successful.

PM me if you want to work with me on any of these projects! :

[rnchrista]

I only make it to coffee nights once in a while, but I'll give my brief life story anyway : )

I'm Christa, hubby's name is Mike, and we have 3 kids. We have 2 dd's, 8 and 2 years old, and a ds, 5 years old. The 2 oldest are going to be in school in the fall and while I'll miss them dearly, I'm also looking forward to some alone time with my little one.

I'm a birth doula and I have been a midwife apprentice for a little over 2 years. I've got the coolest preceptor I know. I thought my apprenticeship was going to be on the 10 year plan, but it looks like it might be closer to 7 I'm also partners with my BFF in a doula and midwifery practice. I feel like I've got the best of both worlds, and love the midwives I work with.

In my spare time I like to sleep, hang with friends, play with the kids, and dream about having date nights with dh. On the rare chance I'm off call, I love to go out of town.

[jkg]

I'm Jennifer, 34, wife to Nate and mama to two crazy little boys, 3 years old and 1 year old. We live in Dearborn.

The only MDC coffee night I've ever been able to make it to was one that we had for the downriver mamas last summer. It's a very rare occasion to see me out at night without my boys, but it could happen...

I'm a vegetarian who just went vegan last winter. I am trying to start up a vegetarian mamas group, if anyone is interested: http://vegmomsofmi.org/forum

We would love some daytime playdates on this side of town!

[lilylove]

I'm Sandy
I'm 33, been married to an awesome guy (W) for 7 years and we have 3 kids. Lily is 6, Devon is 3 1/2, Evelyn is almost 7m. W is a designer for an automotive supply company, a fire fighter, and an assistant paramedic teacher. We live in Lakeville, which is a really small town north of Rochester.
I'm a SAHM, I give horse back riding lessons a couple hours a week though. I do alot of volunteer work, and also love music, gardening, nature, and cooking. We have one dog and two cats.

[mzfern]

Hi! I'm not much of a coffee night go-er 'cause of schedules not really working for us, but I'm around . I'm Katherine (SAHM), married to Dan (for five years); we have one daughter (18 mo), and we're expecting babe #2 in February. I'm planning a homebirth with Stacia and Christa We live near the zoo and love getting together during the day for park playdates, etc

[momofsamandaddi]

Hello - I haven't been to anything yet, as we are still in the Toledo area, but next month (or this month) we'll be moving to Hamtramck, MI near Detroit. I am married to my wonderful husband, Chris (almost 4 years) and we have 2 children. Samuel is 2 & Addison is 6 1/2 months. We do what we can - babywear, breastfeed, some organic, started recycling, cloth diaper, heading toward plastic-free, etc. Hope to meet some of you guys in the near future!

[Angela76]

Hi!! I am Angela. I am 32 years old. I have 3 children, Caleb is 5, Adela is 3, and Autumn Rose is nearly 5 months. I am divorced from Caleb's and Adela's dad. Autumn's dad is my boyfriend Mike...and he is now really dad to all three of my children. He will be adopting my first two once we are married for over a year. He is such a great guy!!

I was a teacher for 9 years, and am now trying to become a nurse.

I am getting crunchier and crunchier every day...but was completely uncrunchy as recently as 5 months ago. How quickly things change. I now babywear, use cloth diapers, trying to AP (I am a work in progress), and much more to come.

I live in Troy, and am also available for playdates most anytime.

I did not make it to the last coffee night but hope to sometime in the future!!

Angela

[MsElizabeth]

Hi! I'm Elizabeth, and I've been married to Jeff for just over a year. We're both 24. I'm an insurance underwriter and he's an electrical engineer. We just found out that we're expecting our first. We also have three dogs.

We plan to have a homebirth (with Stacia), cloth diaper, cosleep, breastfeed, etc., which is why I made my way to this website.

We live in AA, so we're looking to meet people in this area.

[shelleyd]

I'm Shelley. I'm married to Erik and he is a carpenter. We have one daughter who is 2 1/2 and are expecting a new baby around Thanksgiving. I'm having a homebirth.

I am currently a part time student working towards applying to nursing school for the fall of 2010 and then hopefully straight on to my masters in nurse midwifery. I also work very part time at a veterinary hospital because I love animals.


Oh and Courtenay, I think you should look into getting a rescued greyhound. I have a greyhound and a cat and my cat is much much more work than my very laid back dog.