http://www.meaningfulmotherhood.com Sun, 01 Nov 2009 23:17:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This post is in continuation to this post.      Yes dear friends, my water had broke when I laid down which meant this baby was coming very soon. I was fully effaced and baby's head was very low but I was only dilated to a 1. Several hours and many more contractions passed when ... http://www.meaningfulmotherhood.com/2009/10/our-birth-story-part-ii/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-birth-story-part-ii [caption id="attachment_351" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Little Sister 8lbs 6oz. 20 inches long"][/caption]              First let me apologize for the long hiatus from blogging, however, I think having a baby is good reason for such a break. Without further due let me walk you through the events leading up to the birth of sweet baby ... http://www.meaningfulmotherhood.com/2009/10/she-is-here-our-birth-story/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=she-is-here-our-birth-story She LOVES craft  time! It doesn't matter how big or small, how creative or not so creative, how educational or not so educational! She loves the interaction with mommy and the pride of making something all by herself. http://www.meaningfulmotherhood.com/2009/10/wordless-wednesday-enjoying-craft-time/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wordless-wednesday-enjoying-craft-time 37 Weeks Pregnant      Good news and bad news! Good news first: WE MADE IT FULL TERM WITH NO SIGNS OF PREECLAMPSIA WHATSOEVER!!!! Thank you Jesus! Now for the bad news: My body is showing NO signs of labor! What is up? I'm not even having any Braxton Hicks contractions or ... http://www.meaningfulmotherhood.com/2009/10/full-term/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=full-term      I would love to say a HUGE thank you to Jen over at The Trendy Mom Blog Design and Catherine at 3 Kids and Us who helped get this awesome, cutesy, personable design up and running! Jen was great, I gave her just a few details, picked out a digital kit and ... http://www.meaningfulmotherhood.com/2009/09/new-look/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-look     [caption id="attachment_265" align="aligncenter" width="225" caption="My new entertainment!"][/caption] Just put a mirror in front of this girl and she can put on quite a show! A very cute one I might add. http://www.meaningfulmotherhood.com/2009/09/wordless-wednesday-a-girl-and-her-mirror/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wordless-wednesday-a-girl-and-her-mirror      There is just something about pig tails that I love! They take me back to the days of innocence, when life was filled with singing and dancing, and not a care in the world. Oh how I miss my pig tail days of joy and laughter. The days when ... http://www.meaningfulmotherhood.com/2009/09/pig-tails/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pig-tails http://www.meaningfulmotherhood.com/2009/09/wordless-wednesday-seriously/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wordless-wednesday-seriously     I was chatting with a good friend of mine the other day, we are both pregnant and two weeks apart which is so much fun. We began to share birth stories from our first time around, and how we would like to do things a little different this time. ... http://www.meaningfulmotherhood.com/2009/09/why-a-vbac/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-a-vbac                                    WOOHOO!     HOORAY!      YES!      HURRAH!    YIPPEE! Today was my 35th week (pregnancy) Dr.'s visit and.... I MADE IT!!!! Blood pressure was normal, protein was right where it needs to be, no swelling - all of this equals NO PREECLAMPSIA!!!! Next visit is at 37 weeks and by then I will be considered FULL TERM! Hooray! I am TOTALLY ... http://www.meaningfulmotherhood.com/2009/09/milestone-dr-visit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=milestone-dr-visit