The thing about birth stories is that they are a lot like the babies they come with. No matter how many there are I never get tired of them. Each little face draws me in . . . just as each story does. I read your stories. Every single one you send me. I know …
Things I Love (June 2012)
Yesterday I Peeled Bubble Wrap . . . Off photos I’ve been waiting three years to hang, then made my way down to the bridge in our backyard to play billy goats gruff. I was the troll, of course. Life is good, and my resolve to relish the days that flit by was far too …
Pox Parties: Proven Immunization or Russian Roulette?
I might have asked about this before but you should do a post on chicken pox parties, risks of NOT having it as a child and the risk of shingles in later life if you have had chicken pox, etc….you get my drift! {I’ll admit that I’m not too hot on exposing my kiddos on …
Real Food on a Budget: 25 Tips to Make Eating Healthy Affordable
Take A Hyperventilating Walrus . . . Some dingy fluorescent lights, and a pair of stilts and you’ve pretty much got my best copycat impression of the Cici’s Pizza greeter that welcomed us to pizza binge delirium. As we walked down the condiment aisle of the local grocery store, I bellowed, “Welcome to Cici’s! Thank …
Key Lime Pie Popsicles (GAPS, Paleo and Primal)
Welcome To The Conch Republic Draw in the salty breeze here at the end of U.S. Highway 1, and now let it go. The breath. The tension in your neck. Everything. Dig your toes in the sand and feel the distance: 126 miles away from the nearest Wal-Mart . . . a million miles from …
7 Real Food Remedies for Morning Sickness
When Someone Asks Your Daughter . . . . What mommy says, does she run to the trash can, stick her head in, and yell “blahhhhhhhh”? Do you leave “deposits” in random potted plants on the street? Is there a flight attendant who will never forget the “gift” you spewed all over that tiny flushable …
The REAL Cause Of Morning Sickness
“Daddy!!! Diarrhea is coming out of Mommy’s mouth!!!” Ahhh, morning sickness. The quintessential pregnancy experience in which a woman heaves a whole plate of eggs into her own hair. We’ve come to expect is as a normal part of pregnancy, but is it? Not necessarily, says Kristen of Food Renegade.In her Beautiful Babies e-course, Kristen …
Grain-Free Banana Chocolate Chip Pancake Recipe
Note from Mommypotamus: Hey ya’ll! Danielle from Against All Grain is stopping by today to share her recipe for light and fluffy chocolate chip pancakes. I had the privilege of testing the recipe this morning and I have one piece of advice for you: Make a double batch! I’ll Make You Banana Pancakes, Pretend Like It’s …
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