A Quiet Simple Life
Celebrating Faith, Truth, Beauty, Goodness, and Hope
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I thought it would be fun to bring back some older posts related to baby things including Caroline’s pink baby room. I took them off my site at one point because they …
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“Is it God’s purpose to make you feel like a sinful worm when you deal with tragedy?” is a look at an article posted on The Gospel Coalition website about …
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Our first year of parenting with a high need baby was difficult. I mean really difficult. I know everyone says that having a baby is a challenge, but it truly was depressingly …
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I was blessed in many ways to be spared the idealism of creating the perfect birth plans and birth experience six and a half years ago when I had Caroline. Although I had …
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It only took me 364 days and 13 hours, but I finally figured out what the hardest part of the first year of parenting was for me. It wasn’t the sleep deprivation. It …
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My friend, Amy B., is putting together a New Parent Survival Basket for her brother-in-law and his wife. They are expecting their first child in a few weeks. Amy wondered if I …
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Katy left the following comment on another post and since I thought it would probably get lost there, I’m putting up my answer in a new post. (And don’t ever …
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Here are the observations and thoughts of a first time mama after twelve weeks (in no particular order)… I thought Caroline would be sleeping through the night by now. I …
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Caroline was six weeks old on Thursday. According to the pregnancy books, my postpartum period has ended. I’ve experienced a lot during these recent weeks. Of everything …
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I knew I would write about Caroline’s birth, but I needed time to process everything that happened as part of our planned c-section birth. There is much more to the …
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Our sweet little Peanut is finally here with us! Caroline Elisabeth was delivered by c-section yesterday, September 28 at 12:13 p.m. She weighed 8 lbs. 8 oz. and was 21 inches …
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Several weeks ago when I had one of my doctor’s appointments to check the status of my gestational diabetes (GD), the OB was very pleased with most of my numbers. He …
