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Uncategorized · January 22, 2015

My Baby Boy

Last time I wrote, I only had 50 days to go until we would finally meet our sweet baby boy! My how those weeks dragged on, in the last 4 weeks of my pregnancy I did everything I could to get that baby boy out. What ultimately worked?! A pineapple. On August 13th, 2014 I ate a pineapple. Granted I was in the hospital the week before with contractions, but I like to think the pineapple did it! Because that next day at 1:20PM our precious baby boy Bennett Nicolas was born.

The first few weeks of being a mom were TOUGH. Breastfeeding (a whole different post), sleep, reflux, you name it…it was tough. Around week 3ish-4ish, Bennett developed a reflux that was unbelievable. We had finally started gaining weight only to spit up all the time, and being a new mom whose baby had dropped a bunch of weight the first week home. I was worried. I wanted to do whatever I could to keep him off any type of medication, so we visited the chiropractor. I had read over on Journey of Parenthood about taking her daughter to a chiro. I figured what could it hurt. We went twice a week for 2 months. I believe his reflux improved because of this as well as his ability to move his head so great during tummy time and when sleeping at night.

I had decided before the end of the school year to take a leave and be a full time stay at home mom with a few days of subbing thrown in here and there. I decided to go back to subbing in the beginning of November. It was nice to have interaction with adults again! I’ve only ever gone once a week so far, and we are blessed to have family that lives so close that is able to care for Bennett. I enjoy the alone time and I know Grandma enjoys the time she gets to spend with him. I do constantly thank God that we have people who are always willing to take care of Bennett whenever we need them to.

That’s just a little snippet of what is going on recently, and I can’t wait to share my life with you and let you get a little glimpse of the View From Up Here.

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The sweetest mornings are spent with these three. The sweetest mornings are spent with these three. I love to do our together learning in the morning—which includes @masterbooks and @gospelproject_ devotion. My youngest even joins in for our morning breakfast devotion, and then reads and plays while we complete social studies and science. What’s your special moment each day?
Today my sweet baby turns 8. He has taught my so m Today my sweet baby turns 8. He has taught my so much about being a mother, and I love watching him grow every year. He’s a sweet kid, who loves to be silly. He likes his alone time to play, but also loves when his brother plays with him. He surprises me daily with all the things he knows, and I’m so blessed we’re going on our third year of learning together. He loves his baby sister something big, and she puts up with his shenanigans. We all love to watch him play and grow in baseball, and watching his skills develop over the years has been fun! Happy birthday sweet Bennett! 🎂
I went to school to be a teacher—but I’m kinda I went to school to be a teacher—but I’m kinda liking this mom gig. 💁🏼‍♀️ My baby turns 8 on Sunday and is having his birthday party this weekend. I kept thinking about party favors, and after chatting with some friends about ideas—decided on this! I loved that I wouldn’t be handing out candy or other items that may end up just thrown away. Also, ice cream was always served with cake as a kid so what better way to get your ice cream later 😉
Bless all you kindergarten teachers. Or any of tho Bless all you kindergarten teachers. Or any of those who are telling your students to leave their shoes on and eat a snack (not a meal). Also, any other moms out there that their kid missed their siblings more than you? 🤦🏼‍♀️ oh well, he enjoyed it and his teacher is literally the sweetest thing! How is your first week going? Any case of the kids say the craziest thing? I love the first day of school, and it’s such a special moment to watch and see how each child takes the day and runs with it. 💙
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