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Before your baby was born to you, God described mother |
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Sunday, May 12, 2013 |
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 My sweet twin boys, left, being celebrated for the first time this mother's day.
The best gift EVER!!!
To all moms: Happy Mother's Day!
A baby asked God, "They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow, but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?"
"Your angel will be waiting for you and will take care of you."
The child further inquired, "But tell me, here in heaven I don't have to do anything but sing and smile to be happy."
God said, "Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you. And you will feel your angel's love and be very happy."
Again the child asked, "And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me if I don't know the language?"
God said, "Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak."
"And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?"
God said, "Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to pray."
"Who will protect me?"
God said, "Your angel will defend you even if it means risking it's life."
"But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore."
God said, "Your angel will always talk to you about Me and will teach you the way to come back to Me, even though I will always be next to you."
At that moment there was much peace in Heaven, but voices from Earth could be heard and the child hurriedly asked, "God, if I am to leave now, please tell me my angel's name."
"You will simply call her, 'Mom.'"
Other post of possible interest: 1) We all share a common "label" for Mother's Day, 2) Meaning and Purpose of us as Mothers, 3) Become a better wife and mother, 4) Mothers in other cultures, 5) High expectations for mother's day, 6) Easy craft idea for Mother's day
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A successful week for this stay at home mom |
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Saturday, May 11, 2013 |
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 I love having a successful week. By that, I mean a week just where I can accomplish more than laundry, cooking, and playing at the house with my sons. Last week, I managed to do MoMe Yoga again (with all 3 kids), Baby bounce with the twins (singing and reading activity at a local library), visited with a friend who stopped by, and made teacher appreciation gifts while also getting my son dressed in his lederhosen (picture day at school) and off to school on time, actually EARLY, in the rain, with twins in tote, and delivered the gifts to the teachers. Did I mention my husband was out of town? I LOVE successful weeks…
The picture below shows the teacher appreciation gifts that we made. Pots filled with seeds and gift cards. I also added garden gnomes, for my son's German teachers, lol, and gummy worms. My son decorated the pots with his handprints, painted, and for pot stuffing I used bath sponges. Pots were delivered via a brown box, see picture top left, with the words, "Teachers plant the seeds of Learning" painted.
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Anthropologie Birthday Discount |
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Monday, April 29, 2013 |
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 If you are like me, and LOVE Anthropologie, then in addition to watching for when they have a great sale, you’ll want to sign up, and take advantage of, their birthday coupons.
This is another great birthday coupon, which I’ve used for 2 years in a row now. Click here and sign up for their FREE anthro card and start receiving your yearly birthday coupon to enjoy. The coupon is usually 15% your Total purchase.
Last year, being as pregnant as I was, I didn’t find any clothes to purchase, but I did purchase a bowl and some books. They have so many adorable knick-knacks in that store.
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Monday, April 15, 2013 |
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 I love over the door shoe holders. They are so great for helping to organize your home:
* crafts
* cleaning products in laundry room
* socks
* toys such as legos or plastic animals
* batteries, flashlights, string in a utility closet
* electronics
* shoes!
For the birth, and baby stage, of my twins, I have been using two of these. I put day outfits at the top and nightgowns at the bottom. On my other over the door shoe holder, I put onesies, for everything, washcloths, socks and shoes. After washing the clothes, I can easily sort the clothes, see what I have, and I’m able to gain quick access to outfits without having to think much. With clothes in a drawer or hanging in a closet, you have to take the time to sort through to find the outfits needed.
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Exclusively Breastfeeding Twins |
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Saturday, April 20, 2013 |
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 Yes, finally, my boys have started to take a bottle again. I’ve been exclusively breastfeeding, haven’t introduced food yet, for 6+ months. Four months ago, my TWINS started to refuse bottles, any bottles (we tried all brands and nipples), whether it be breastmilk or formula. Amazing how they both became “as stubborn as a mule” at the same time!
It’s been hard, really hard, to breastfeed two babies, back to back, every 1 ½ to 2 hours, 10x a day, while also still caring for a toddler. Yes 10x a day because starting 3+ months ago, they stopped sleeping through the night.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m totally ecstatic that I’ve been successful with breastfeeding my boys, but I welcome the feeding break!
I’m also having a glass of wine, as I write this, because the boys have had a bottle. Oh yeah!!!
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