Surprise!
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Tuesday, March 09, 2010 9:00 PM
I was intrigued and amazed by this story at Foxnews.com today about a woman who discovered she was pregnant —THREE HOURS before giving birth to a healthy, full-term baby.
As I reflect on the last eight months, of week after week of noting changes in my body, my outlook, my ability to walk like a normal human, I cannot imagine being pregnant and not knowing it. How is this possible? And also, how scary!... READ MORE
Don't Be Shy
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Tuesday, March 09, 2010 7:00 AM
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This is the Open Forum Coffee Talk. That means ... anything goes. Ask a question, make a suggestion, share a story, offer some advice—the floor is yours!
My View
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Monday, March 08, 2010 9:02 PM
I thought I would share this picture with you. This is what 34 weeks looks like, when you’re trying to get on shoes and socks and head out at the end of the day. I got about half-way through before I just couldn’t breathe anymore and had to stand up.
When I looked down at my feet, after I “put on my socks” I laughed until I cried. This is how we roll, for the time being.
Happy Monday to you too!
Babies & Big Kids & All in Between
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Monday, March 08, 2010 7:00 AM
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Terrible toddlers? Trying teens? Something in between? This weekly forum is the spot to share your questions and struggles about all things related to parenthood.
Please join us!
The Case for Trophies
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Friday, March 05, 2010 4:00 PM
As I soldier on in my journey towards 40 bags, I find myself back in the boys’ bedrooms, this time tackling bookcases.
What I noticed, as I surveyed the shelves, is that entire levels of the bookcases are taken up with trophies. Do you have this problem? If you have multiple children playing multiple sports (or even one sport for multiple seasons) it doesn’t take long to amass an impressive collection.... READ MORE
School Rules
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Friday, March 05, 2010 7:00 AM
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Whether your children attend school or are homeschooled, this is the spot to ask questions about curricula, religious education, parent-teacher relationships, or academic concerns of any kind.
Please join us!
Making Alone Time Good Time
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Thursday, March 04, 2010 8:40 PM
Blaise and I are traveling this weekend. It’s a fun trip, visiting our dear friends who are also his godparents. But - since it involves me being solely responsible for my baby for four days - it’s also an exhausting trip.
Especially since I’m coming off three days of solo-parenting both my children while my husband was on a business trip, I’m just plain tired. I’ve been up since 5:50am with my early-rising... READ MORE
Stations Made Simple
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Thursday, March 04, 2010 7:17 PM
Driving in the car one Lenten afternoon, I decided we would talk about the Stations of the Cross. I could ask each boy to name a specific station and then we could discuss in further detail exactly what happened.
“Charlie,” I asked as we headed down the road, “will you name one of the stations?”
“Jesus falls the first time,” he replied.
“Good,” I said. “Tell me what happened.”
“Jesus fell…the first... READ MORE
Sweating the Small Stuff
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Thursday, March 04, 2010 7:01 AM
It’s important for moms to recognize that all the small successes in our days can add up to one big triumph. So on Thursday of each week, we do exactly that.
To participate, just write up a list of 3 of your recent Small Successes and post it on your blog along with the Small Successes button (go here to get the code). You are not required to use the button, but please do link back to the main post... READ MORE
New Arrival
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Wednesday, March 03, 2010 8:00 PM
I was quite excited when the FedEx man stopped by my house today—to drop off a copy of my book
The book officially comes out April 1, so I had been wondering how soon I would get an advance copy. When I saw the truck slowing down I wondered if this was the moment and it was a little surreal to discover it was.
It’s been a very fun afternoon flipping through the book (I got just the one copy) and watching loved ones do the same. My husband is currently in our room reading, and I think the highlight was hearing my nine-year-old tell me he just *had* to bring this to school tomorrow. A very exciting time indeed.
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