The Life of a Modern Housewife

I'm so sorry you are going through this. My th...

2012-05-13T18:36:14.900-04:00

I'm so sorry you are going through this. My thoughts are with you and your family.

Congratulations! Just started reading your blog......

2012-04-18T20:48:11.404-04:00

Congratulations! Just started reading your blog... looking forward to following along this journey.

I love Pinterest! So addictive ;) Very cute Easter...

2012-04-09T22:14:22.007-04:00

I love Pinterest! So addictive ;) Very cute Easter ideas... I love the Peep Bunting.

Just stumbled across your blog while looking for a...

2012-02-13T18:08:37.621-05:00

Just stumbled across your blog while looking for an easy chicken dish. Life with kiddos doesn't leave much time for fancy things, but this looks great. Can't wait to throw it in the crock pot tomorrow.
PS: I'd love it if you followed me back

Thank you.

2012-02-08T10:19:30.371-05:00

Thank you.

Im so glad it helped, Ill be posting some of the n...

2012-02-08T10:19:22.619-05:00

Im so glad it helped, Ill be posting some of the new sites Ive found soon so keep checking in.

Thank you

2012-02-08T10:17:46.007-05:00

Thank you

congratulations!

2012-02-08T02:24:58.140-05:00

congratulations!

I love Extreme Couponing on TLC too. And thank you...

2012-02-08T02:16:46.554-05:00

I love Extreme Couponing on TLC too. And thank you for the coupon site. I use it every time I go shopping!

Pretty maternity pictures. You look great!

2012-02-08T01:54:27.466-05:00

Pretty maternity pictures. You look great!

I would love to begin cloth diapering for a few di...

2012-01-10T14:34:12.146-05:00

I would love to begin cloth diapering for a few different reasons. First of all, money. Like so many people, money is very tight right now, and to use disposable diapers is so expensive. Disposables are also not the easiest on my daughters skin. I did not use cloth diapers with my first 2, and want to begin with my 3rd and continue through the next. Also, they are so much better for the environment, which I did not give much thought to before, but now realize just how important it really is. Cloth diapering would be a win-win situation. I just need help getting started!

fantastic post!

2011-04-18T09:55:44.438-04:00

fantastic post!

Someone sent me a link to your blog and I had to r...

2011-04-16T07:50:08.428-04:00

Someone sent me a link to your blog and I had to read all the back-entries! And I just wanted to say that I've had 3 successful VBACs and it was so worth it! Plus, the rupture stats would change dramatically if you removed all the ones that happened while a woman was given pitocen. Pitocin creates artificially strong contractions and is responsible for most vbac ruptures. Good luck, I hope everything goes well with the rest of your pregnancy and delivery!

Yes...Once you see her little arms and legs were m...

2011-03-17T03:09:04.403-04:00

Yes...Once you see her little arms and legs were moving and her little heart was beating like a drum. you will want to share it with everyone. So....Sweet..& hope you aren't sick like some of the other women I have heard about! Have ahealthy journey....

Glad to hear you condition is stable now. Take car...

2011-03-11T14:41:41.916-05:00

Glad to hear you condition is stable now. Take care.

OMG ...this is soooo cute! Do you sell this? I wou...

2011-03-11T14:36:58.595-05:00

OMG ...this is soooo cute! Do you sell this? I would love to have one! :)

I identify with so much of your post. My daughter ...

2011-03-08T22:39:06.375-05:00

I identify with so much of your post. My daughter was born on a Tuesday afternoon, 8 pounds 10 ounces, a far cry from the 7 pounder I was supposed to have if she was big! I had a "normal" epi free L&D. By Thursday when we were supposed to be discharged she was 7#14. Cue ominous music, she lost 10.1% of her birth weight. They let me go but kept her. They were kind enough to give me a courtesy room. Well it was on a different floor and they wouldn't let my daughter leave the ward.

We were devastated. We asked to take her home with us. She was nursing like a champ, meconium was done before she was a day old and she had loads of wet and dirty diapers. All signs of successful nursing. They brought me a pump, I got a half ounce of colostrum. We were good, I knew we were. Nope, baby can't leave.

The overnight nurses made me feel like crap. We hid in a little room with a couch only returning to the nursery every two hours to feed like clockwork as they wanted before and after weights. At 1am, she only ate for 5 minutes and she only gained 5 grams. The HCA that did her weight made me feel horrible and told me not to expect them to discharge my little girl. Well, maybe if I would just suck it up and give her formula. I flat out refused.

Her morning feedings went amazing and she gained the 20-30 grams per feeding that they wanted and by noon we went home a family of three.

I found out later that it's also common for a baby's weight to be slightly inflated when the mother receives any sort of IV fluids during labour. I did have a bag of saline at one point so if that pushed her birth weight up even an ounce or two from what it "should" have been, she would have never lost the magical 10%.

Best of luck with nursing your new precious daughter!

So cute!! Would you mind share where did you get t...

2011-02-28T21:36:22.946-05:00

So cute!! Would you mind share where did you get this bunny hairband?
Thanks!

Sending prayers that there is something they can d...

2011-02-27T21:22:25.597-05:00

Sending prayers that there is something they can do to keep the little one in for a bit longer. (HUGS)

my prayers are with you.

2011-02-27T11:11:45.440-05:00

my prayers are with you.

You're in my thoughts, J.

2011-02-27T10:22:30.818-05:00

You're in my thoughts, J.

you need to make this a real shirt! too funny!

2011-02-14T08:11:34.630-05:00

you need to make this a real shirt! too funny!

This is such a beautiful article Jaymi. It is easy...

2011-02-13T10:10:34.150-05:00

This is such a beautiful article Jaymi. It is easy to feel envious when the person you love the most, shows so much love for someone other than you....but know how lucky you are, and how lucky Sophie is to have someone who also loves her that much. You have such a beautiful family.

Aww, LOVED this post. I teared up during the para...

2011-02-11T11:21:01.637-05:00

Aww, LOVED this post. I teared up during the paragraph after the "I love you Daddy" quote. *sigh*

These look absolutely delicious! What a great idea...

2011-02-06T12:36:33.834-05:00

These look absolutely delicious! What a great idea to post your meal plans. Meal planning is something I struggle to keep up with. Thanks for the inspiration!