The beautiful babe in the photo above may be all mine, but the story below is not. My dear friend Kate and I go way back to teenage-hood camp staff days. She was certainly way cooler then myself, but agreed to be my friend anyway upon discovering that we were, in fact, kindred ...
Pregnancy, Birth, & Breastfeeding
The Birth Story of Canaan Maverick
(FYI: I'm saving most of my labour & birth photos to share in a slideshow. I wanted to include it in this post, but my technical support is out at a guys movie night thing this evening and I didn't want to wait to post the story.. so the slideshow will be a separate post... and ...
Pregnancy, Birth, & Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding Battles: Naomi’s Story {Part Three}
This is Part Three of a 3-part guest series, written by my wonderful friend, Naomi. You can read Part One here and Part Two here. *** Pain is a theme in breastfeeding that every mama knows well; sore nipples, poor latch, mastitis, clogged ducts, being pinched or bitten, the ...
Pregnancy, Birth, & Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding Battles: Naomi’s Story {Part Two}
This is Part Two in a Three-Part Series. You can read Part One here. *** Our breastfeeding battle didn’t end with the unexpected psychological demands; our worst battle yet came from the most unassuming of places. Our former family doctor (Dr. W) was nothing short of a ...
Pregnancy, Birth, & Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding Battles: Naomi’s Story {Part One}
While I sit back and do nothing but breastfeeding and enjoying the eight-days-old babe currently snoozing on my chest, I've arranged some guest posts for you to enjoy here on the blog. (And yes, I'm nearly done writing my birth story... I've been somewhat unmotivated due to this being ...
Personal Essays on Marriage, Motherhood, & More
Dear Middle Class America: I Have a Bone to Pick With You…
Dear Middle-Class America: Guess what? I make my own chicken stock. I even blogged about it. I buy organic, free-range chicken carcasses to make it with, and that's pretty well the extent of what I am able to afford from our organic/grass-fed/free-range/humane meat supplier as of ...
Pregnancy, Birth, & Breastfeeding
Placenta Encapsulation: A Tutorial
{when a placenta is spread out it resembles a tree, which, like the placenta, also symbolizes life} :: WARNING :: GRAPHIC PHOTOS INCLUDED IN THIS POST. I do believe this is the farthest into crazy crunchy hippie territory that I've ventured thus far. A couple of years ago ...
Beauty & Body Care
How Safe Are Your Cosmetics & Body Care Products?
Did you know that the vast majority of the items in the aisles full of body care products in the stores are harmful to your health? Before I started my natural living journey, my favourite shampoo was Pantene. It was fairly cheap but still worked well, it smelled good, it had a ...
Pregnancy, Birth, & Breastfeeding
A Celebration of Birthing {My Blessingway Experience}
This past Monday I reached the 38 week marker. The evening prior found me reflecting on this pregnancy and the upcoming birth of this babe, surrounded by amazing women who spoke words of life and beauty over me, pampered me, and celebrated with me, sharing in love and life. The ...
