As some of you might already know, we left Austin, Texas at the beginning of  May and we are now located in Pinellas County, Florida.  More travels for our constantly moving family.  This time I am hoping our stay is going to be a little more permanent.  A few years back, when we returned from our 14-month stint in Costa Rica, we were pretty focused on moving to Florida.  Then an opportunity presented itself and we made a change of plans and a little leap of faith.  We found ourselves …

My fourth child, Baby O, is just a little over a month old now, and we are all still in a state of insanity at our house. From dealing with 24/7 nursing (and no, it’s not a growth spurt!) to riding out the daily temper tantrums of my third child, DD2, we are still in survival mode. I don’t see that changing anytime soon.
But you know what is different this time around?  My little sister is going through some of the same things right along with me. She had her …

I’m pregnant, in case you missed it. Yes, #4 is on the way.
So the other night I was sitting around with DDalmost-6 and we were talking about what we might name the baby. DD started suggesting the most wonderful, magical, and sometimes hilarious names. I started writing them all down. For DD, this was about figuring about the best names for the baby. For me, it was about reveling in her mind and her world. Reading over the names again, it brings a smile to my face to imagine how …

It’s where I am, of course!  Austin, to be more specific.
This is sort of a long-overdue update post. The last nine months seem like they’ve been some of the longest of my life, and not a lot (any?!) blogging got done. I’ll make this post a sort of summary, and see where it goes. Perhaps more detailed posts will follow…
Update #1
We left Costa Rica!  Holy crap, right? Back to the good old USofA. Something I never really imagined we would do quite so soon. We spent about 14 months in …

I love my children, and I love breastfeeding. Yet, there have been times, especially at night, when I have felt seriously touched out and have wanted to run screaming from the room rather than nurse my child again! I’ve even been tempted to night-wean my children several times. But honestly, I could never go through with night weaning. I guess, in my soul, I knew they just needed to nurse. Here are some things I’ve done in order to survive.

My current child is 16 months right now. She nurses most …