Saturday, November 5, 2011
Life's Blessing #5
Okay, so obviously I have WAAAAYYY more than just 5 blessings, however there are far too many to add and not nearly enough hours [available to me] to post them all at once, so as the kids are screaming at each other in the tub and the hubby pics up some dinner with his brother and I FINALLY got the jumper done for church in the morning AND most of the baby shower favors...I wanted to let it be known that I'm acknowledging what a blessing it is that someone can love you even though you don't see them and even though you disappoint them and even if you don't put them where they should be on the list of priorities in your life. This applies to God as well as my husband and my parents and my friends...and even my kids. I fall victim to being consumed by random things, not things unimportant necessarily, but things I could put off until the kids are in bed or until Chris is busy with something else, if I remembered it...but THANK YOU God for loving me...and Thank you mom for always accepting me.
Monday, August 8, 2011
Life's Blessing #4
Our first open house was this evening...it broke my heart. My eldest daughter is almost five and so excited about her upcoming first day of school. She wanted her daddy to go with us. I am so blessed to have a husband that loves and accepts her as his own. I do get a little sad now and then thinking wow, James would have loved to see this or been there for special occasions, but Chris is so good to her and dos such a wonderful job loving her. He is such a proud father and I am so blessed to have him in our lives. Of course a continuous part of this particular blessing are our other sweet babies. They LOVE their big sister. Ah, as much as I dread the getting up super early and thinking of what she's being exposed to, etc...I'm so happy she's going to be able to meet new friends and learn new things...and is able to do so. My prayers are always with the parents with more difficulties to overcome in this regard, but God blessed them in so many different ways! God is good!!
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Life's Blessing #3
My roof is leaking into my kitchen and now through the drywall in my dining room. The money we were hoping to save has been used in other "renovations" and just when I want to sit alone and cry...I remember the families from the mission field. When in Mexico on a mission a few year ago the "wealthy" family in the neighborhood had a roof over their bedroom, not the kitchen, living, or bath area...only the bedroom, which a family of 5 (and more in some cases) shared. No electricity or indoor plumbing. However, they were very upscale because they had a toilet. The water for bath, cooking, and potty were collected in large buckets around the house when it rained. The "gutters" ran into tubs in the kitchen and bathroom. They gave us toilet paper, which I knew they couldn't really afford, and let us use their restrooms. They were so pleased to share this with us. They didn't complain, they were grateful for the relief we brought. I know how blessed I am to have a home with seperate bedrooms for my children, central heat and air, electricity, kitchen appliances, indoor plumbing, and A ROOF!! Thank YOU GOD for my leaky roof (I'm still praying we get it fixed though;))
Life's Blessing #2
My kids have ground eggs into the furniture and cheerios into the floor, I haven't been able to get a thing cleaned up because every time I try someone starts to cry and needs "mama"...then they say "Mama" out of nowhere and "I LOVE YOU" Makes it all worth it!!!
Life's Blessing #1
Knowing that no matter how happy I am there is something waiting for me that exceeds any happiness that I can comprehend here, when I get to Heaven!! It makes the sad moments more bearable! God is good!!
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Feeding Baby
I'm 26 and the mother of three, currently breastfeeding. I am just trying to let people know a little about my experiences! When I told my mom that I wanted to breastfeed, her reaction was tolerant. When I was born breastfeeding was not seen in the wonderful and positive light that it is today. She told me that if it's what I wanted to do that she really wouldn't be able to help me, but she'd be there if I needed to talk. My daughter was born and we had some issues.
When we started breastfeeding, I was uneasy. I believe my daughter sensed this somehow and it hindered our process, so I began to pump. She took a bottle much better. I pumped for a few weeks and then I turned my pump up too high. I'll just say that it was a terrible experience and that was the end of breastfeeding for her. She then switched to the formula.
When my second child was born I was hesitant to breastfeed after having such an unsatisfying experience with my first. At the hospital when they brought her to me, we tried a few times until I put her in the football hold position and she latched on beautifully! It was truly the beginning of something wonderful! I was able to nurse her for the first year of her life! I was sad when the time came for her to ween, but I was already pregnant with my third child (Yes, it is possible to get pregnant while breastfeeding!! Be careful!!!) and my OB advised me to stop. I was looking forward to nursing my third.
I can not explain to someone who has yet to experience the incredible way that it makes you feel and the bond that is created in the process. There are so many benefits for baby, too! Breastfed babies~even if you only do it for six months~tend to have higher IQs, stronger immunity systems, and are more confident children. I had to tell myself all of these things when the tenderness started, it's also nice if you have a friend to motivate you, like I did. She would ask how I was doing and encourage me saying that it was worth it, even though it had not worked out for her as her son was allergic to something in her milk!!
I am currently nursing my five month old son. Things are different than they were the last time. When they doctors held him up at the hospital he was already sucking! We didn't have latch on issues at all and there was no soreness. He eats a lot more and stays satisfied longer. I was terrified when I had to play catch up with him, I thought that I was losing my supply. He was constanlty eating and I didn't know then that he could increase my supply by simply eating more often. He can control it. That is such an amazing ability our bodies have. He snacks from time to time, but he SMILES all of the time! God had truly blessed our family. Any questions or comments, please feel free!
When we started breastfeeding, I was uneasy. I believe my daughter sensed this somehow and it hindered our process, so I began to pump. She took a bottle much better. I pumped for a few weeks and then I turned my pump up too high. I'll just say that it was a terrible experience and that was the end of breastfeeding for her. She then switched to the formula.
When my second child was born I was hesitant to breastfeed after having such an unsatisfying experience with my first. At the hospital when they brought her to me, we tried a few times until I put her in the football hold position and she latched on beautifully! It was truly the beginning of something wonderful! I was able to nurse her for the first year of her life! I was sad when the time came for her to ween, but I was already pregnant with my third child (Yes, it is possible to get pregnant while breastfeeding!! Be careful!!!) and my OB advised me to stop. I was looking forward to nursing my third.
I can not explain to someone who has yet to experience the incredible way that it makes you feel and the bond that is created in the process. There are so many benefits for baby, too! Breastfed babies~even if you only do it for six months~tend to have higher IQs, stronger immunity systems, and are more confident children. I had to tell myself all of these things when the tenderness started, it's also nice if you have a friend to motivate you, like I did. She would ask how I was doing and encourage me saying that it was worth it, even though it had not worked out for her as her son was allergic to something in her milk!!
I am currently nursing my five month old son. Things are different than they were the last time. When they doctors held him up at the hospital he was already sucking! We didn't have latch on issues at all and there was no soreness. He eats a lot more and stays satisfied longer. I was terrified when I had to play catch up with him, I thought that I was losing my supply. He was constanlty eating and I didn't know then that he could increase my supply by simply eating more often. He can control it. That is such an amazing ability our bodies have. He snacks from time to time, but he SMILES all of the time! God had truly blessed our family. Any questions or comments, please feel free!
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