I am so glad I am a parent! It is
a
very special thing to be a part of. We can not take the job lightly. We
have
to be the best parents that we can be. We need to help our children
learn
and grow. We need to feed them the right foods, teach them new things,
and
do everything that a parent should do; especially love our
children. Families can be
together forever through Heavenly Father's Plan. I
want
to
be
with
my
husband
and
children
forever
because
I
love
them
very
much.
It is so much fun watching my
children
grow. I cannot believe how fast children grow and learn new things. It
is
amazing that a women can bring into this world such small people and
they
end up being bigger people. I will always love being a parent and I
hope
you enjoy it also!
Attachment
Parenting
What is attachment parenting? I have wondered
what
it was and many others have wondered that same question.
We feel attachment parenting is very important and
we practice
it in different ways. Below, you can read about the different ways we
follow
attachment parenting.
Natural Childbirth
Before my daughter was born, I wanted a natural
childbirth
and I did. I did not take have any form of medication or an epidural to
kill
the labor pain. It did hurt but I knew I could handle it because it
would
be over soon. I only went through the hurting stage for just over an
hour.
My labor only lasted seven and a half hours before I gave birth to my
daughter.
I knew I would be in more control if I had a natural childbirth and my
body
would not be filled with drugs. I would know what natural childbirth
was
like and I could breast feed my daughter after she was born. I knew I
did
not need drugs because I can handle pain. I really did not have time
even
to think about medication or an epidural because my labor was so fast
for
a first time mother.
Home Birth
We had our
third child at home in 2004. I wished I had it for all three of
my children. I did not have to worry about the doctors wanting to
do something I didn't want them to do.
Crying & Spanking
Updated 6/3/02
We feel it is important not to let our children cry
and
cry. We like to pick them up when they need our comfort or just want to
be
held. We did have to let our daughter cry while she learned to sleep
through
the night (but that was when she was 21 months old). We did that
because
I was too tired to nurse her during the nighttime; since I was
pregnant.
You can read this experience in her journal.
I let my son cry during the night starting on March
11,
2002. He was 28 months old. Sometimes I will go and pick my
son
up (and he falls right back to sleep). It happened just recently
(late
May 2002) and it was because he had gas and had to let it out. He
feel
right back to sleep.
I feel if you let a baby cry they will then think
that
you don't care and trust you in later years to come; especially when
they
are younger.
We also feel spanking is not necessary. We
discipline our children by
telling them nicely what they have done wrong and what
they
need to do the next time. We show love in our home and we feel love is
important
in building a trusting bond and relationship with our children.
Stay At Home Mom
I stay at home with my daughter and son. I feel it
is important
for me to teach her the things she needs to know and not for other
people;
besides my husband. I love staying at home with her everyday. I would
miss
all the laughter and kisses; if I were not at home with her. I would
also
miss all the main events that take place in my children's lives.
I love them very
much.
Sleeping in the Same
Room (Co-Sleeping) Added
1/26/05
We had all of our beds in the same room when my son was a
newborn. His big sister just wouldn't go to bed and we were tired
by the time she finally went to bed.
We now have our baby daughter (born in 2004)
sleeping in between us. We don't know how long we will do it
because we enjoying every moment of it. It is nice not having to
get out of bed to go and nurse her or burp her so she feels
better. Since she started rolling over, we have her in a playpen
in our bedroom. We have our older children in a separate room.
Nursing Added 1/26/05
I nursed my first daughter until she was 25 months
old and my son until he was almost 32 months old. (See
below.) I nursed my youngest daughter until she was about 4 years
old and 4 months (most of those months she was just nursing only once
in awhile when she was ill).
Extended Breastfeeding
Updated 1/26/05
I breastfed my daughter until she was 25 months old.
She
self weaned when her baby brother was born. You can see more about my
breastfeeding
experience and links to breast feeding and breastfeeding while pregnant
on
my Breastfeeding
Page.
I stopped nursing my son
during the night about March 12, 2002. I stopped his naptime nursing
around
April 22, 2002. Sometimes I have to put my head down by him and
he usually
falls asleep. I completly stopped nursing him in July 2002 (right
before he turned 32 months old). I just couldn't do it anymore
and my milk was gone. It was more of a comfort thing and
something to get him to go to bed at nightime.
Home Schooling
Updated 6/3/02
I was a certified teacher through November 2003.
However,
you do not have to be a certified teacher to home school your children.
You
just need to find out is what your state or country requires to home
school
your children. When our children are school aged or even before, we
plan
to home school them. We feel it is important to do this part of their
learning.
We can teach them so much more since the regular school system can't do
what
every child is interested in and what every child needs at that time.
You
can find out some other reasons why we are going to home school our
children
on my Educational
Resources page. There are
lots
of resources there (including home schooling).
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Slings
-
Over the Shoulder Baby Holder Links
I bought a baby sling. It is
great
and it is comfortable because it has a padding on the shoulder and
padding
for the baby (unless a child is too heavy to carry). Most of the time
you
do not have to hold the baby or toddler. You can even breast feed in
it. It
is also for fathers. I bought it where I live but you can find more
information
out at different web sites.
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