Archive for April, 2010

• Birth Story Bash: Celebrating YOUR Story

  Apr 30 | Birth Story Bash | Heather | 10 Views | with 18 Comments

  Giving birth to Katie is my proudest accomplishment in life. In the midst of soul-splitting pain I dug down deep and found the courage to finish the grueling marathon that began nine months earlier. I can honestly say I have...

• Giveaway Winners!

  Apr 29 | Uncategorized | Heather | 13 Views | with 4 Comments

  I am so excited to announce our two Baby Naming Contest Winners!!! But first, I want to say a word about yesterday’s post on circumcision. I feel like I failed to communicate something very important in that post: The...

• Snippity Snip – Or is circumcision that simple?

  Apr 28 | Circumcision | Heather | 295 Views | with 103 Comments

  Nothing feels creepier than saying to your good friend, “Hey, can I see your son’s penis?“ But that, friends, is exactly what I recently did. Because I just had to see a certain flap of skin that has been the...

• Daddypotamus: What Do You Do When God’s Answer is Delayed?

  Apr 27 | Our House | Daniel | 7 Views | with 6 Comments

  As most of you know, we’ve had a vision for the next phase for a while now. It involves a bigger house on some land, and becoming a community hub where families come together to eat, swap recipes and health tips, and...

• Meal Plan Monday

  Apr 26 | Recipes | Heather | 19 Views | with 4 Comments

  When I got home from Whole Foods yesterday there was a realtor parked across from my house, waiting for me. She wanted to check it out before she called her client, so I let her in. As we were walking through the door Katie said...

• Showing

  Apr 25 | Pregnancy | Heather | 12 Views | with 2 Comments

  I am showing. And so is my house . . . a lot. With less than a week before the first time homebuyer’s credit expires, we are getting a lot of traffic. We’re hoping for a good offer soon so I can stop cleaning like a...

• Link Love From the Mommypotamus

  Apr 24 | Link Love | Heather | 7 Views | with 2 Comments

  I ran across several articles this week that are worthwhile reading if you like birth, health, and parenting related stuff. And since, ahem, you’re here I bet you do! The Man-Nurse Diaries An interesting article from a male...

• The Grazing Cow: Serving Local, Grass-Fed Beef in DFW

  Apr 23 | Local Restaurants | Heather | 24 Views | with 8 Comments

  As Daniel and I drove to Plano chatting and not naming our unborn child, we wondered aloud about the wisdom of bringing our daughter with us during her naptime. Gigi was at her bazillionth high-school reunion, so we were...