A year ago today, I found out I was pregnant. But before I took my pregnancy test(s), I already knew I was pregnant. I had been tracking my basal body temperature each morning and, when I saw my temp was 94, I knew. Still, I waited until Brian left the house and then took a…
Category: Baby
Four Months of Baby Bliss
Taking a break from all the discipline talk, I want to celebrate my baby girl’s 4 month birthday! I can’t believe how fast time has passed by us these last four months. LK is the sweetest and has been a really good baby. The Lord knows my limits and has blessed me with a happy,…
Catching Up
I guess you could say alot has happened since my last real post! Lets see… We had a baby I quit my job We moved I got shingles We ended 2011 Yep. Thats alot. No wonder I got shingles! So the long and short of it is this: On October 12, 2011 we welcomed Lucia…
Fathers Be Good to Your Daughters
#3. Save the day. She’ll grow up looking for a hero. It might as well be you. She’ll need you to come through for her over and over again throughout her life. Rise to the occasion. Red cape and blue tights optional. I am almost 35 weeks pregnant according to my “dates” but I think…
How To Name A Baby (How We Did At Least)
I wrote a post earlier this year about baby names. At the time, we didn’t yet know if we were team PINK or team BLUE. Since then we have learned and confirmed that we are having a precious baby girl due in exactly two months! Of course we were tickled pink (haha) to learn that…
Gestational Diabetes: How I Stay Within Healthy Levels
I think that staying within your range is not a cookie cutter solution for all moms to be with high blood sugar. Our bodies all handle and process carbs differently, and your level of physical activity plays into your results as well. However, here are some things that are working for me. Posting this to…
Diabetes and Pregnancy: What I Have Learned
My name is AnnieLaurie and I have Gestational Diabetes. Before you say I am making a big deal out of something a lot of people get (18% of pregnant women), let me just say that it *IS* a big deal and can cause serious complications for mom and baby. What isn’t a big deal, honestly,…
The Nine-Month Myth
Before I was pregnant, I thought that a woman carried her baby in her womb for 9 months. When I saw pregnant ladies I knew I would ask them how many “months” they were. Since I have become “great with child” this year I have realized that 9 months is a big fat lie. Women…
The Truth About Baby Names
Unsurprisingly, I’ve been doing alot of thinking about baby names lately. We find out the sex of our baby on Thursday this week. We have talked a little about names, but we decided to hold off on it until we knew if the baby was a boy or a girl, largely because we couldn’t agree…
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