My niece said… “but you made 3 babies, you MUST know how to make them!!”

I had my niece (8) stay with me for the week and every night as I tucked my daughter and my niece into bed they had “questions” to procrastinate going to bed. They asked me questions about race “why is my youngest son so white if daddy is black” and religion “how did God get [...]

I feel like a human pacifier, but I can’t let him cry!

OK I made the mistake of reading Attachment Parenting by Dr. Sears 5 years ago and the book scared me away from “sleep trainers” so I need some seasoned moms to talk some sense into me. I am really afraid to let my babies cry. When my pediatrician said, “Just let her cry and go [...]

I was just adopted

My biological mother died when I was a baby. When my dad remarried my mom now she didn’t adopt me because my father wasn’t really supportive of the idea. This always bothered my mom, but this year she decided to do something about it and she and I initiated an adult adoption. Even though I [...]

Not sure if my husband wants a scalpel near that part of his anatomy?

After years of infertility, I never thought I would be blogging about birth control. Lately I have been thinking about if a more permanent birth control option is right for us as a couple. I brought this topic up to my husband and you should have seen his face. He may be a brave Marine, [...]

Ski instructors are totally underpaid!

Thanks guys for the cooking ideas! My kids and I had a blast making homemade pizza dough with grocery store salad bar toppings (expensive way to do it, but good for these lazy postpartum days). I also tried out Dream Dinners with a friend (dreamdinners.com) where I made lots of frozen meals for the months [...]

What are you all feeding your kids?

My little Lucas is now 6 weeks old and minus the no sleep it has been wonderful!! My husband is away and missing all the sleepless nights but I am managing getting all three kids in the bath and fed at least every other day, ha. I am proud of myself that things aren’t more [...]

The American Idol Saga…

I usually love winter and skiing, but this weeks saga is that my husband is away and I can’t even get out and shovel the driveway because I just had a c-section, ugh. The baby is up all night, and the other little ones still want breakfast at the same time, ha ha.
Anyway, this week [...]

They were definitely contractions!!!!

So I convinced my hubby that the cramps were real and after a crazy time in labor (I was like 8 centimeters and ready to push) I ended up having an emergency C section (I had to be knocked out , and got a big vertical cut…not that little horizontal one like my friends!) but [...]

I think I am having contractions?

I am having these twinges of pain, but I am not really sure if it is cramps, Braxton hicks (still don’t really know what they are), or the real deal? Every time I say “ouch” my husband instantly says, “Krista, what does that mean?” When I said I wasn’t sure he said “Well come on, [...]

A little game….

I just got one of those chain emails from a friend of mine that asked me to describe her in one word and pass it along to other friends. When I have time, I kind of like those little games.
So I played along and actually learned a lot about what my friends really think [...]