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Littlest Light o' Mine: The Other Shocking Development & Birthing Baby at Home
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Littlest Light o' Mine. Notes on the sprouting of the sixth kid. The Other Shocking Development and Birthing Baby at Home. Choosing the Right Thing. If all goes as planned, Miner and I will be a legally married couple on Thursday. Surprise, surprise. It's been coming since '96. It would've been sooner if we'd had the money for the ceremony we REALLY wanted. It would've been later if we hadn't gotten pregnant again - this month,. No less. Tax return was earmarked for engagement expenses. No more. I won't ...
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what it is like to (not) sleep at night - illustrated with crappy pictures™ - Illustrated with Crappy Pictures™
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Illustrated with Crappy Pictures. Life, marriage, parenting, etc.). What it is like to (not) sleep at night – illustrated with crappy pictures. June 9, 2011. INTRO: Here is installment #2 in my “real life parenting” series. I draw crappy pictures because I don’t have actual photos of these experiences. Here goes…. 8212;—————————————————. We climb in bed at 9:00PM…. By 9:03 my husband is. Finally, around 10:00PM he is asleep. Success! Until I hear a noise. Becoming a mama has given me heightened spidey se...
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Littlest Light o' Mine: Why some women would like to give birth at home
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Littlest Light o' Mine. Notes on the sprouting of the sixth kid. Why some women would like to give birth at home. Some women choose to birth at home because home is where they're most comfortable. They may want to feel free to roam about in a skirt, in a favorite bathrobe, or in nothing at all! Jennifer L. West, LM, CPM, HBCE, and Deborah S. Romaine, Complete Idiot's Guide to Natural Childbirth. I was surprised to see this concept worded just so as it reflects all the intrinsic desires.
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Littlest Light o' Mine: March 2010
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Littlest Light o' Mine. Notes on the sprouting of the sixth kid. Severe Prenatal Stress and Anxiety. Control: Losing it and Taking it. This pregnancy has been about taking control: eliminating all present agents of dysfunction and disorder and establishing healthy routines, all for the sake of purifying and strengthening my body for the best possible beginning for this baby. But in many more ways, the things that are simply beyond. And besides the anger.there is the heartbreak - the deep, heavyset fe...
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Littlest Light o' Mine: Severe Prenatal Stress & Anxiety
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Littlest Light o' Mine. Notes on the sprouting of the sixth kid. Severe Prenatal Stress and Anxiety. Control: Losing it and Taking it. This pregnancy has been about taking control: eliminating all present agents of dysfunction and disorder and establishing healthy routines, all for the sake of purifying and strengthening my body for the best possible beginning for this baby. But in many more ways, the things that are simply beyond. And besides the anger.there is the heartbreak - the deep, heavyset fe...
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Littlest Light o' Mine: February 2010
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Littlest Light o' Mine. Notes on the sprouting of the sixth kid. Louisiana Statutes for Midwife Practitioners. From email sent to husband and mother). Dear Miner and Mom. LA State Statutes and Regulations for Midwife Practitioners. Http:/ mana.org/laws/laws la. The first part of the document covers details about board members and certification requirements. Not necessary to read. What you may want to look at begins with "Chapter 53. Licensed Midwives.". Ailina on Home Birth. Sunday, February 28, 2010.
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Littlest Light o' Mine: First Trimester Draws to an End
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Littlest Light o' Mine. Notes on the sprouting of the sixth kid. First Trimester Draws to an End. Photo at right: baby bump at three months.). First trimester draws to an end. These first three months have gone by awfully fast, but they've certainly taken their toll. The fog of morning sickness gently lifts away, and in barrels the churning storm of irritability at its most vicious. I cannot seem to shake it. Woe to those who live within my radius of reach. And I have great faith in this OB I'll be seein...
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Littlest Light o' Mine: January 2010
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Littlest Light o' Mine. Notes on the sprouting of the sixth kid. Monday Morning: Marriage License and Let the Cat Outta the Bag. Tomorrow morning, I'll be truckin' myself down to the Clerk of Court to obtain a License for Marriage. In 84 or so hours, I'll be Mrs. Miner Refiner. What changes will this bring? For one, I won't be white-lying anymore when I say ".my husband." or when I sign Lola Refiner. I'll actually have a ring. The kids will finally be able to say their parents are married. 1:00 AM, yet i...
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Littlest Light o' Mine: Month Two: Mission Complete
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Littlest Light o' Mine. Notes on the sprouting of the sixth kid. Month Two: Mission Complete. Today marks the end of the second month. The evidence is "growing," but sometimes, I find I'm still in disbelief. Physically, I'm hanging in there. This pregnancy is turning out to be a lot more challenging than any of the ones before. I might attribute that to age, but that's just a theory. Trying to view this realistically.of course my moods are going to fluctuate with the raging storm of hormones. My ...The f...
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Littlest Light o' Mine: Nesting or Prenatal OCD
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Littlest Light o' Mine. Notes on the sprouting of the sixth kid. Nesting or Prenatal OCD. Cleaned out my half of the closet. Boxed up non-maternity clothes for attic. Filled large bag with clothes and shoes for donation. Washed, dried, folded, and hung three loads of laundry. Archived last three months' homeschooling. Updated lesson plans and assignment cards. Organized homeschooling desk (surface). To touch the contents of the file cabinet, or the pile of papers that should. Be in the file cabinet.
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