Jennifer and Kristy both asked me about home birth supplies, so I compiled a list of what we used for our home births, including notes on each item and purchasing information for the products that are more difficult to locate! Read all about our home birth supplies!

I now have all the proof I will ever need about these "Confirm Clearly" pregnancy tests. Joshua used our last re-fill this morning on his urine, and guess what -- it tested positive.

Please, don't trust these "Confirm Clearly" pregnancy tests, and please tell others about their false-positive readings. See more here.

When I was expecting my first baby (3 years ago now!) I was very excited and optimistic. When confronted with poor attitudes, stories of doom, and the usual "your life will end, just you wait and see", I would listen politely and think to myself, "I will never end up like that!"

I was going to love being a mom! I wasn't going to mind all the extra work. I would never complain, and I wasn't going to hire others to care for or babysit my children all the time. I wanted to care for my own children. And besides, newborn babies slept all the time, anyway. How hard could it be?! Those "other people" are just selfish!

But I think I was probably just a little over-confident. ;) Read more!

Yehoshua gets to do "school" these days. Now, some of you are probably thinking, "What? Isn't Yehoshua a little 2-year-old who isn't even potty trained?!" And others of you are probably thinking, "You mean you JUST started?!" :)

So first, let me explain what I mean by "school"... and why we started... and share a couple photos from last week. (read more)

A number of people have emailed me with questions regarding my cloth diapering method. (I had written an article about it a couple years ago.) I am certainly not a cloth-diaper-expert, but I have used cloth diapers for over 2 years now, with good success. My diapers are clean and white and fresh-smelling, and my children have been rash-free and dry (well, most of the time ;D). So if you're one of the ones who wanted more details, or if cloth diapers interest you, read on!