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Family Photo Shoot

By on April 13, 2009 in news & giveaways

A few family photos from a recent photo shoot by my dear sister-in-law, Larissa. Titus is almost 6 weeks old now and growing like a little weed at 10 1/2 pounds! God is good!

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Amazon Organic Grocery Sale!

By on April 13, 2009 in news & giveaways

Hey friends…I want to thank you all for your sweet comments, prayers and support during this time. The Lord has been so good in strengthening me and allowing me to rest, take my fish oil, and allow my hormones to get more balanced. My computer stopped working this last week at the same time, so I think it was God’s providence telling me to take a break. I apologize for not being able to reply to all your comments and questions…that is the reason! In the meantime, I am writing from my husband’s computer real quickly to let you know of a great sale on Amazon for the natural and organic grocery store!

Natural & Organic Grocery Sale – Save $15 and get a free Earthwise reusable shopping bag when you spend $59 or more on a huge eligible selection of natural and organic groceries including Newman’s Own, Kashi, and more! To take advantage of this offer add the Earthwise Grocery Shopping Bag to your cart and use the following promotional code when you check out: EARTH222. Check out the sale here! Of course, when you buy $25 or more you are eligible for free shipping as well!

TastyBaby – Save $20 when you spend $49 or more on eligible Tastybaby organic frozen baby food.

Sale runs through April 30, 2009. One little way to provide nutritious food and get a reusable grocery bag at the same time!

Have you tried buying organic and natural products through Amazon? It’s a whole new option to me!

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Fuzzi Bunz Giveaway Winner!

By on April 4, 2009 in news & giveaways

And the winner of the Fuzzi Bunz giveaway is…Shannon @ Our Blessed Life!

Congrats and enjoy!

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Fuzzi Bunz Cloth Diaper giveaway!

By on March 29, 2009 in news & giveaways

After our recent discussion on cloth diapering, Fuzzi Bunz donated a 3 pack of their pocket perfect size diapers to give away to one lucky reader! (I want to win them myself! The winner may select what size and colors they would like. I personally have not used fuzzi bunz as of yet, but I have heard rave reviews of their durability and perfect fit sizing. I personally think pocket diapers are the easiest cloth diapering system as they dry very fast, rarely leak, and come in an assortment of cute colors. Read more about the Fuzzi Bunz features here.

To Enter:

1. Simply add a comment below and consider sharing your favorite cloth diapering tip or recommendation!

Giveaway ends: Thursday, April 2, 2009 at 5:00 pm PST. Winner will be randomly drawn and announced on Friday.

Giveaway limited to US participants only.

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Adjusting to Life with Two

By on March 24, 2009 in bellies & babies, news & giveaways

A typical morning lately at our house resembles something like this…a little potty training, lots of cloth diaper changes, dealing with a difficult stage in child training a toddler, and all!

The clock chimes seven o-clock and the baby awakes (if we are lucky). Titus is fed while we have our morning devotions. Karis awakens and needs a diaper change and dressed for the day (and do that hair so we can see her little face!). Mommy needs to get dressed. Karis is extremely hungry and makes it known. Mommy prepares breakfast while trying to figure out what should be pulled out for dinner. Titus begins to scream with tiredness and ready for a morning nap. Mommy prepares to get Titus ready for a nap while delivering breakfast to Karis and Daddy, only to discover that Titus has burped up everywhere and needs a new outfit (yes, he is a burper!). Change Titus and lay him down for a nap.

Mommy finally sits down for her breakfast only to last for a minute or two before Karis has completed her breakfast and wants to get down and read stories with Mommy. Mommy engulfs her breakfast while reading stories and trying to clean up the kitchen (or at least throwing it all in the sink!). She looks into the mirror and decides it would be nice to do her hair but only after Karis sits down on the potty chair and Titus has been nursed and changed once again. It is 11:30 am and time for lunchtime. Wow! Life is busy and I only have two!

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Titus’ Homebirth Story

By on March 8, 2009 in bellies & babies, news & giveaways

Titus Christopher Edmonds
Born at home: March 4, 2009
(now we have three birthdays on the 4th – Karis is May 4th and mine is September 4th!)
5:10 pm after a good days work!
Weighing in at 7 pounds 4 oz, 21 inches long
Birth team: Mary Bernabe (midwife), Peta (Mary’s daughter and assistant midwife), Amber Langeliers (bradley instructor & doula), Aaron (wonderful supportive husband and daddy)

Written addressed in part to my firstborn son on the occasion of his birth.

What a precious gift of life we are celebrating as we welcome our firstborn son! You would not imagine our utter delight at this privilege that God has given us to raise a boy. With tears of joy you were proudly announced. Daddy and Mommy were crying up a storm in our excitement. We loved the surprise and wouldn’t change anything for the world to the pleasure of waiting to find out your gender.

Labor began slow and steady on Tuesday afternoon with some mild but consistent contractions happening every thirty minutes. I was teaching piano at the time. I continued managing my home, making dinner, while taking brief breathing breaks. Oh the joys of laboring at home! It was incredibly restful. Ignoring the contractions with other activities is the best method.

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It’s a Boy!

By on March 5, 2009 in news & giveaways

Titus Christopher Edmonds
March 4th, 5:10 P.M.
7lbs 4oz, 21″

Thank you all for your prayers! Lindsay had another wonderful home birth experience and is recovering well. Titus is very eager to nurse and Karis is very excited to have a baby brother. And don’t worry, the birth story is coming!

You can see more pictures on our gallery.

-Aaron (for Lindsay)

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Mommy’s Day Off

By on February 27, 2009 in news & giveaways

I am taking a lovely day to myself today! My gracious sister in law is taking Karis for the day in order that I can rest and relax. I am trying to store up strength for the labor and postpartum. Baby is coming soon! Baby has dropped and I have been experiencing a good amount contractions. So I am signing off for the weekend…blessings upon you all!

UPDATE: Okay, I am sorry…some readers thought I was in labor…but I should clarify. I was having a lot of Braxten Hicks contractions! We will let you know of the arrival as soon as it takes place. Thanks for all your sweet comments!

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Emailing me went awry!

By on February 21, 2009 in news & giveaways

To those who may have tried to contact/email me this past week, I want to apologize. I did not receive your emails! We have recently switched servers for my blog and there were a few issues that went awry. The contact form went down for the duration of this past week, so if you emailed me from February 13th or onward, I did not receive it. Sorry about that! Feel free to resend your emails. Thank you for understanding and extending extra grace!

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Lovely Links

By on February 14, 2009 in news & giveaways

Here are a few favorite links from this past week! Enjoy!

A Journey Into Pregnancy & Birth – a great article written by Sarah @ Live Slowly, Live Wildly addressing natural pregnancy! Very thorough coverage of the topic with some great resource recommendations!

Don’t Be Fooled by Health Food Labels – “Natural” labeled products can be very deceiving! Look a little closer.

Spring Modesty Carnival – my sister hosted a carnival on the topic of modesty. Check out some great posts!

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