I posted this photo on Instagram with the caption “Had to pull over to nurse. Listening to cows. Sitting in my LLL leader’s driveway.” An IG friend, primalfamily, responded, “So sweet! It’s good to have a life paced by breast feeding.” How true that is. (Isn’t he SO BLONDE? I can’t get over the blondeness!)… Continue Reading
Grain-Free Triple-Coconut Delight Donuts
I’m a giant Pinterest fan, and when I saw this donut recipe, I had to re-pin it even though I didn’t have a donut pan. But the idea of donuts was sowed in my mind, and I couldn’t stop thinking of them… so I ordered this donut pan (recommended by my twitter friends), and now… Continue Reading
Happy Mother’s Day. It Really Was.
I hope all my mama friends had a wonderful Mother’s Day. Mine was lovely. Waffles, cuddles, playtime and books, sweet cards from the babies, a beautiful necklace, chocolates, and time to paint my nails… …a long shower, a few moments to organize my craft area a bit… and a delicious home-cooked dinner (I cooked it…. Continue Reading
Remembering the Day
Yesterday, during lunch, Anneliese asked me for a straw because she saw me drinking water from my Starbucks cup w/straw. So I trimmed a big straw into a baby straw. She said, “whoa. Ffaw! Wahwah ffah!” (Whoa. Straw! Water straw!) At dinner, she asked for a straw again, and I was happy to accommodate her… Continue Reading
Joseph’s Grain-Free Chocolate Peanut Butter Birth Day Cake
Since I kept torturing people with photos of this cake on twitter and instagram… I’ve been asked about a zillion times “WHAT IS THAT CAKE!?!” followed by “I MUST MAKE IT AND PUT IT IN MY MOUTH NOWWW!” Well it’s really really good. This is the cake I was GOING to make while in labor… Continue Reading
Matryoshka Curtains and Custom Laundry Basket Liner
Aaaaages and ages ago, Urban Outfitters used to make “tapestries” which were really like awesome hemmed pieces of huge fabric. They still make “tapestries” but now instead of being like regular printed fabric (with a smaller pattern), they mostly have one giant panel printed on them. I wish they still made them the old way…. Continue Reading
Table and Curtains and Chairs, Oh My!
In an effort to brighten up the kitchen and dining room, I decided to bring in yellow and white, and trade our dark dining furniture for something lighter. We sold our dark wooden table (which was wonderful, but very big in our space here) and got this light-colored one from Ikea (and the place mats… Continue Reading
Staying Sane With a Newborn
Having a whole new person join your family obviously causes some changes. And when that person is a nonverbal, floppy, helpless, tiny poop machine who wants to nurse 20 hours a day (well, almost)? It can cause some stress. If you let it. I’m a pretty “chill” person when it comes to stuff like this,… Continue Reading
Website Design Update!
For a while, my site has looked like this: There used to be a picture where that empty box is. I have no idea where it went. And I use Headway Themes, but when they changed to 3.0 it was basically a full rewrite of their program, so there wasn’t a way to upgrade from… Continue Reading
Amazing Imagination
How does the imagination develop? How does a baby learn to pretend? I’m not sure but it’s amazing to watch… Here, Anneliese was wrapping Joey’s “baby” in a burp cloth as a blanket. Then she pretended to nurse the baby. After that, she folded another burp cloth on the floor as a bed, and lay… Continue Reading
What’s Your Ideal Diaper Bag?
I always say about diaper bags and baby carriers that it’s the MOM’s accessory, not the baby’s. So I avoid “baby prints” and pastels, which have never been my thing. Why would I want to carry a diaper bag that says “It’s a boy!” with blue teddy bears and balloons on it? My current big… Continue Reading
Babywearing a new squish
I don’t know if it’s because I’m a more experienced babywearer now, or if it’s a difference in personality and temperament, but Joseph has taken to babywearing right off the bat. Anneliese (as a newborn) needed more soothing once she was situated in the carriers (any kind), and usually only liked to be worn in… Continue Reading
Hi! I'm Emily. I'm a Navy wife and stay at home mom of two beautiful children. I cook simple, delicious, grain-free recipes, do crafts, decorate my home on a budget, and keep a happy household. I tandem breastfeed, babywear, cloth diaper, practice elimination communication, homebirth, and co-sleep, but I'm not a hippie.
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