In the end, it was the tornado that did it
My boys are breastfeeding! Exclusively! No supplementation, no (well almost) pumping and bottle feeding! I’m so happy about this development that I feared would never be achieved. Having preemies who had poor latch and suck along with the stress of trying to keep up my supply solely through pumping was so stressful. Actually putting the boys to breast became recreational after the stressful work of supplying their food source with pumping and formula. This was clearly not the way to achieve exclusive breastfeeding but it was so stressful everytime I tried. And then a tornado...
Read MoreMy Creative Outlet
I’ve written before about my surprise in finding I enjoy crafty things like sewing and scrapbooking. I had kind of pigeon-holed myself into the scientific/analytic role and somehow convinced myself that precluded creativity. How wrong I was! Everyone needs a creative outlet. So, I’ve fallen deeply in love with Etsy and all things crafty. I was wishing and wishing that I could get good enough to actually sell my wares. I think I’m a way off with my knitting and sewing but I recently found a wonderful creative outlet in a place I had never imagined: T-shirts. Several...
Read MoreJust Relax! A Benefit for a Family in Need
There is a very important even coming up that I hope you can attend (Ohio moms) or support in some small way for a much deserving family. I first met Jen in the virtual sense. She is a fellow infertility blogger and was a Cycle Sista with me and I became hooked on her hilarious posts over at Maybe If I Just Relax. We were cycle sisters once again in May of 2008 – the IVF cycle when we both conceived our first child! I had Aellyn on February 11 and she had Olivia on February 14th. A few months later I started Aellyn in Kindermusik and our instructor, Miss Dana (another wonderful...
Read More“I Don’t Think of You As Fat!” Raising Size-Accepting Children
People get very uncomfortable when I refer to myself as “fat.” I’ve been doing this for years. I was much thinner when I started and I said it in a way of dissing myself before someone else could. It wasn’t a very healthy thing. Now that I’m older, I say it for a much bigger reason which is what I want to address here. Whenever I describe myself as fat my friends will normally say “I don’t think of you as fat.” I used to feel pleased when they said this (and I was probably fishing for just that) but now I’m just confused. I...
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