Nakita Baby

This is great! On the “not-so-great” side of things, I’m still finishing up book 3 of 11 and feeling slightly panicked that my self-designed timeline is not being adhered too. Flip side, this fabulous book, Birthing in the Spirit by Cathy Daub has just come along in my life exactly when I have seemed to …

What you don’t know about your cervix….

Family Movie Nite has become a regular thing in our house. Saturday nights we climb on the enormous couch with some special munches and each other to snuggle with and watch a new film. Always trying to find something that no one has watched before (or at least has not seen a dozen times before …

Today’s essay for BWI training was about my personal experiences relating to childbirth and breastfeeding related workshops, conferences, meetings. It was kind of a reminiscent piece for me, as much of this I have not thought about in quite some time, and not in the way that was asked of me. Amy Jarjusey – BWI …

THIS out! ;-} (click on IL)

We seriously have not been on a road trip in SOOOO long that I feel like I’m doing something I’m not supposed to. I felt this way back in January when we were trapped in the house for a couple of weeks cycling that horrible illness we all had (including strep and a round of antibiotics …

Our first labor started slow and lasted nearly 24 hours, however active labor quite honestly, was more like 12 hours when I finally figured out how I needed to really apply that Bradley knowledge in my birthing process! I was successful in sticking my guns on a natural birth in the hospital with an OB. …

I’ve been plugging away at my 11 mandatory book reads and lots ‘o’ papers to write. Tonight, accomplishing 2, which I’m feeling quite accomplished about! ; ) Also have emails out to various people I need to interview and then report about, and so that really has me feeling like the ball is rolling! Here …

It’s been a hectic couple of weeks, but after a great afternoon with G’ma, including a pizza, movie and cake…. just cuz’ we wanted to have a Friday evening party with her, we will be enjoying a day at home. I call that a day to just ‘be’ and not go anywhere. Lounge in PJ’s …

So today was one of our most busy days of this week…. a day like no other just before a nice lull is hitting. It started with a trip down to Bazelkas Lithuanian Museum for a very nice tour of the place as well as an egg etching class. Now, we had been down to …