tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43087066767217048812024-02-20T18:54:20.353-05:00Team BowenAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03704402496108345825noreply@blogger.comBlogger263125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4308706676721704881.post-36663043411719340932013-09-15T21:09:00.002-04:002013-09-15T21:09:39.618-04:00Twice the Speed of Life <center style="text-align: left;">
Ever feel like life is happening all around you and you are just struggling to hang on and keep up? That's how I feel right now. More often than not I am feeling like I am knees buckled, white knuckled, holdin' on tight, traveling at twice the speed of life<i> (Yea, yea, yeah, yeah....)</i></center>
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And to be quite honest, I don't like it. We've always said we want to be committed to simplicity in our family. And in one sense our move to Rock Hill has emboidied this goal well. Our church is less than 1/4 mile from our house (also where Chris has an office), campus is a mile from our house, and my new job is 2 miles from the house. We work and play primarily within 5 miles of our home- it is wonderful. However, on the other hand we are learning that in order to protect "family time" we are going to have to be better about saying no as well as give some things up. We can't do it all. A lot of things are fun and good, but we have to evaluate each opportunity in relation to our priorities- which are first of all God, second of all our marriage, and third our family and children.</center>
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Notice what is not in that list (that easily become priorites for me)- having a clean house, having my cloth diapers washed and stuffed, meal planning, cooking a fresh-from sctrach meal each night (of course with organic vegetables), oh and the blog. Yep, all things I've had to take a step back from and realize how they are in and of themselves good and fun, but I'm not super mom and I can't do it all.</center>
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Last week I found myself getting frustrated with Chris because I was wanting to write a blog post (which by the way I feel like I have tons of good ideas for but just not enough time to execute) after I got the kids down and dinner cleaned up. He was out with students for the evening, but ended up geting home earlier than anticipated. I should have been happy to see and spend time with my husband. Yet, I found myself frustrated (at him) because I was wanting to finish said blog post which I had no chance to do earlier in the day, or the day before, or the day before that- and he was wanting to hangout. That's when I realized I needed to take a break.</center>
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Life is busy- probably twice the speed it should be. I have a 25 month old and a 6 month old- they require A LOT of time and attention. People say that it gets easier, but honestly right now I feel like we are in the trenches. AND I am starting a new job this week- so schedules are about to get even crazier.</center>
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I'm having to learn to let some things go. I can't have it all and do it all. I just can't. So we are stepping back from several things in order re-prioritize each other and our kids. That means I won't be blogging as much and I won't be co-hosting this hop. (Which by the way has some exciting changes coming up!!!) I would love to when I can, but I feel like it has become more of a burden lately and taking away from my actual relationships that I have made covenantal commitments to.</center>
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There's nothing wrong with commercial baby wipes, but sometimes I just like to make my own. I like to know exactly what ingredients are in them AND they're cheap! Can't beat that!</center>
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Cloth Diapering for two = Double the laundry. We had a great stash of cloth diapers for Phoebe (that were given as a shower gift), but only received one more diaper at a shower for Haddie Grace. So we've been cloth diapering two with a cloth diaper stash for one. But you know what, we are making it work. We have 18 diapers, so in order to exclusively cloth diaper it means that I have to wash them every day. Phoebe goes through about six in a day and Haddie Grace goes through maybe 8-10.</center>
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What does all this mean with two children in diapers? It means I don't exclusively cloth diaper anymore. I am normally pretty good about getting the diapers washed and stuffed every day or every other day, but if I miss a day and have to put them in disposables, I don't worry about. Let's face it, having two kids under two is busy and you don't always have time to wash and stuff diapers. We choose to cloth diaper mainly to save money on diapers, but also to reduce landfill waste. So I figure whenever we can use the cloth we are saving money, and when we use disposables, I don't feel bad about it.</center>
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With one baby I did exclusively cloth diaper. I had no problems using the cloth diapers when we were out and about. I would just toss the dirty diapers in a <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Planet-Wise-Wet-Dry-Diaper/dp/B005WWI0DA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1378692255&sr=8-2&keywords=planet+wise+wet+bag" target="_blank">wet bag</a> and we were good to go. I had no problems with Phoebe's diapers leaking. When she started sleeping through the night and drinking more, I used hemp inserts to absorb the extra urine. In fact at two years old she still sleeps overnight in a cloth diaper. Haddie Grace, however, is another story. She started rolling over and sleeping on her belly when she was three months old and I started having problems with leaking overnight and during naps that the hemp liners did not solve. I guess she just pees more? I have no idea, but I do put her in disposables for naps and overnight now.</center>
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I've been looking and applying for jobs since before we moved. (I know who looks for jobs when they have a 6 week old?) After multiple frustrations and just not hearing anything back, I was starting to get a little anxious. But in God's perfect timing (as all things are) I heard back from the director of women's services at the local hospital last Friday and went in yesterday for an interview.</center>
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First of all, let me just say that Haddie Grace definitely looks like Chris; he now has a child he can claim as his own :)</center>
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<b>Eat- </b> I just started giving Haddie Grace cereal a few days ago. (So about a week after she turned 5 months.) So far we ain't doing too hot with it. She uses her tongue to push the spoon and cereal out of her mouth, so I'm pretty sure more of the cereal gets on her bib, in her hair, and on her hands than actually in her belly. I'm sure this is normal and it happened with Phoebe too, I just don't remember. I don't like messes and food and babies is a mess. Anyhow, she's started to eat cereal. I have some sweet potatoes and apples in the freezer that I made a couple weeks ago (we ended up with more than we could eat so I figured instead of throwing them away I could go ahead and make some baby food) so I'll probably try to give her some sweet potatoes soon.</center>
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Since we never had much success with Phoebe eating (she didn't eat baby food very well and then once she finally started eating purees, she would not eat regular food well...) and I grew to hate making pureed baby food, I am very interested in the baby-led-weaning approach to introducing solid foods. We might give it a whirl. We'll see. Thanks <a href="http://mumsmakelists.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/weaning.html" target="_blank">Mums make lists</a> for the idea!</center>
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This washer and dryer we had been using for the past 4 years was AWFUL. Really. It would take 3 90 minute cycles to dry a load of towels. And I'm really not sure if it was because the dryer was so bad or if it was because the washer wasn't spinning out enough water. Probably a combination of both, but either way getting laundry done in a timely manner was near impossible.</center>
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So moving into our new house a new washer and dryer were a MUST have. I wanted an HE washing machine, but was a little hesitant to purchase one because I was not sure how well it would wash and clean our cloth diapers. A HE machine is great for energy efficiency and research shows it actually gets your clothes cleaner. However, it uses a very small amount of water, which can be problematic when washing extra absorbent cloth diapers.</center>
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We decided to take the plunge anyhow, and I LOVE them! (I've figured out a good washing routine for the diapers too, but I'll post on that another time) We got LG front loaders (because there is an option to add some extra water into the wash cycle for the diapers). Laundry is so much easier now, less time consuming, and less expensive!</center>
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I love all the cycle options that they offer, but my favorite feature is probably the steam sanitary cycle on the dryer. Have I ever mentioned my dislike of stuffed animals? I think they are germ-infested, dust-mite covered grossness. But Phoebe loves them, so they get dragged around the house, rolled around in the dirt outside, chewed on by Haddie Grace, peed on by Phoebe (yep, that's right. I didn't really believe her when she told me she had to go potty the other night but I took off her diaper and sent her to the bathroom anyway. She didn't quite make it to the potty. Minnie was an unlucky bystander)...you get the idea. Now I can just pop in the dryer rack so they're not bouncing around the dryer, (super excited to use this with low heat for sweaters this winter) take out my <a href="http://goteambowen.blogspot.com/2013/06/love-woolzies.html" target="_blank">Woolzie </a>balls, toss those bad boys in the dryer on the rack and it will steam clean and sanitize them. LOVE IT.</center>
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{one}</span> </b>Haddie Grace has had the worst diaper rash for over a month now! Phoebe never had problems with diaper rash so this is new for me. When I first noticed the redness I took her out of the cloth diapers and put her in disposables with diaper cream, but it just kept getting worse. I of course was making sure her bottom was completely dry before putting on cream and a new diaper. I was changing her diaper VERY frequently. (Which kills me by the way...I use cloth diapers for many reasons but one of them is the financial benefit.) And trying to let her go diaper free for 20 minutes or so each day. (This one only actually happened a few times because she doesn't stay still and pees ALL the time so it was more mess than I could handle) After this had been going on for about 2 1/2 weeks and was now at the point where her poor bottom was blistering and bleeding, I called the doctor and they gave me a prescription for Greer's Goo.</center>
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{two}</span> </b>So on Monday when said diaper rash was still not improving with the Greer's Goo I called the doctor back and they had me come in for an appointment. I was planning on going ahead and getting her a couple more vaccines (remember I like to space them out) while we were there. I got her up from her nap Monday afternoon and thought she felt a little warm, but was rushing around trying to get the girls in the car to get to the doctor's appointment (for her diaper rash) and didn't take her temperature. When we got to the doctor she had a 102.4 temp- so much for getting those vaccines. Instead over the next several days we dealt with high fevers, vomiting, poor appetite, dehydration and of course the normal fussiness, sleeplessness, and lethargy that goes along with being sick. After 3 trips to the doctor, 4 blood draws, one catheter, and two shots she was diagnosed with a kidney infection. Glad she had a blistered and bleeding bottom so we caught it early. Otherwise we probably would have been panicking Monday night with a baby with a high fever and vomiting.</center>
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{three}</b></span> Oh and did I mention that this is the first week back at school at Winthrop. These next couple weeks are always Chris' busiest times when he is working a lot. We hosted 30+ students over for lunch last Sunday afternoon. This weekend we're having an outdoor moving screening for students in our backyard and hosting a freshmen dinner.</center>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Linking up with<a href="http://www.the-good-life-blog.com/" target="_blank"> 5 on Friday</a> and <a href="http://www.thelaurenelizabeth.com/" target="_blank">H54F</a></span></center>
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Two years ago (and a couple weeks now...) we were anxiously awaiting the birth of our baby girl. That time was filled with much anticipation, joy, and fear. As much as I loved the newborn stage (and I really did) I couldn't wait until she would sleep through the night- I thought things would get so much easier at that point with a full night's sleep. And they did- for a short while until the next struggle came.</center>
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In just two years I can honestly say that parenting is the most challenging thing (well maybe second to marriage some days...) I have ever done. It certainly is sanctifying. But when this little toddler comes up and give you a hug or unsolicited kiss it melts my heart and makes the challenges seem to fade away.</center>
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I want to preface my rant by saying that there are many different ideas regarding vaccines and how/when/if to vaccinate your child. I am making no stance on what is right and what is wrong and it is totally alright if you disagree with me. I know every parent wants the best for their child and makes educated decisions regarding their health care and vaccines.</center>
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I am not anti-vaccinations. I think they have played a big role in eradicating certain diseases from our western-American society. I also think that they are important from a public health standpoint. There are people in third world countries that would give a lot to have access to many of the vaccines we have at our fingertips.</center>
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I do want to vaccinate my children. I choose to put my children in the church nursery, gym nursery and other mom's morning out programs at an early age; therefore I do not think it would be wise for our family to avoid vaccinations all together with such a high exposure to other children in public places. I also have trouble nursing my children and have not been able to breastfeed as long as I would have liked for immunology purposes. I choose to vaccinate my children.</center>
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I am however a little leery of all the vaccines the CDC recommends giving at such an early age. I would feel more comfortable spreading them out a little bit. It makes me a little uncomfortable to flood their immature immune systems with so many vaccines at once. Some of the vaccine ingredients, mainly aluminium, also concern me. I would prefer to spread out the vaccinations a little bit more to limit the amount of aluminum (as well as the viruses and bacteria) their bodies are bombarded with at one time. </center>
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My issue comes with the guilt the pediatricians pour on you to follow their vaccination protocol. It really rubs me the wrong way. I have no problem with a doctor educating me and explaining to me why they think I should have these 5 vaccines at today's appointment, but respect my choice when I say no. Where I start to get angry is when they start trying to guilt-trip me into seeing things their way. </center>
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And when I stop to think about it, it makes me even angrier because I am going to get that stupid vaccine you are guilt-tripping me about. It just might be a month (or sometimes several months) after you want me to get it. It is not like I am not going to come back and get the vaccines. (Look back at my children's shot records...I have come in for extra appointments for shots.) So cut me some slack!</center>
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I get angry when they start telling me (again) how deadly hepatitis B can be for a baby and how I am putting my baby at risk for such by choosing to delay this vaccine. (For the record hepB is very deadly for a baby that is not untrue, but the tone and way it is presented to me is what bothers me.) Ok, really doc? Isn't hepatitis B a blood-born disease spread through sexual contact or contact with an infected person's blood? Oh it is? Ok, thank you for confirming that. I do not think my baby is a high risk of hepB exposure at this point so I am going to choose to delay that vaccine along with several others, but I do assure you that we will get them at some point down the road. Can you please respect my decision and authority as a mother? </center>
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And yes I understand that Polio is eradicated in this country because of the polio vaccine. So no my child is not immediately at risk for polio, but I WILL have my child vaccinated for polio. Like I said, this is one that I think is important from a public health stand point. But I do not want to vaccinate for polio at 2 months old when my baby is also getting shot up with a lot of other vaccines that protect against more immediate threats.</center>
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Vaccines can cause a lot of questions and anxieties for a new mother. If you are uncertain regarding some vaccinations or have questions about vaccinations, (even if you choose to follow the CDC recommended guideline- which is what the majority of people choose to do) <u><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Vaccine-Book-Decision-Parenting/dp/0316180521/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376772522&sr=8-1&keywords=dr+sears+vaccine+book" target="_blank">The Vaccine Book: Making the Right Decision for Your Child</a></u> is a great resource that I would highly recommend. It goes through each vaccine-preventable disease and explains what it is, what the prevalence is, and what ingredients are used in each pharmaceutical preparation of the vaccination. It explains vaccine safety research as well as some of the controversy regarding vaccines in an understandable manner.</center>
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Sorry it has taken me forever to get these pictures up! Phoebe turned two on Aug. 3rd. Hard to believe how much she has changed in the past couple years and especially the past 3 or 4 months! We decided when she was born we would only do a big party every other year and then just do a smaller (cheaper) family celebration on on the off years. We had a fun party last year for her <a href="http://goteambowen.blogspot.com/search/label/Birthday" target="_blank">first birthday</a> and this year my family came into town and we just played and grilled out.</center>
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Haddie Grace is much more active than Phoebe was at this age. She is already getting up on her knees and scooting a little bit. She will probably be crawling before too long and that is a scary thought. At our four month check-up the pediatrician suggested I go ahead and start baby-proofing. I didn't really think much of it, but this weekend I came across the outlet covers so I went ahead and plugged them in.</center>
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But how do you baby-proof from a toddler? I was washing dishes the other day and walked into the family room to find Haddie Grace tangled in a slew of necklaces. There were three or four more that were tangled down around her belly and legs. And I did remove the one that was tight around her neck and part of the toy before taking the picture...</center>
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You can still see my outfit post for the week, just don't judge the hair. It happens. And speaking of hair- I've been researching the No Poo method recently, and I am intrigued. Have you ever tried No Poo? (No not that kind of poo...shampoo. Get your mind out of the gutter) <a href="http://coderedhat.com/no-poo-method/#chitika_close_button" target="_blank">Here</a> is the best article I have found on it recently. </center>
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I love all the summer fruits and I have loved living in South Carolina so far because quite frankly SC seems to be a lot of nothing. And by a lot of nothing I mean a lot of land. And where there is a lot of land there are farms. And where there are farms there is a lot of local produce. Jackpot.</center>
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One farm in the area that I like is Bush-N-Vine. The farm is about 25 minutes away but they have a produce stand just down the street. We drove out there last week with my parents to pick blackberries. Out of all the berries, blackberries are probably my favorite. It might because they tend to be the most expensive, so they really are a special treat. </center>
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Phoebe got the hang of it pretty quickly and knew to pick the ripe, black ones. Although she did well picking them off the bush, she found it much more effective to pick blackberries out of grandpa's bucket to fill her own...</center>
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Believe it or not she also ate some blackberries! She has never eatten them when we've given them to her at home. But after picking for 15 or 20 minutes and watching us eat them, I saw her put one in her mouth. And to my surprise it didn't come back out. In fact she ended up eating quite few. But of course she has refused to eat another one since we've brought them home. I am convinced that although she truely is picky, her refusal to eat and stubbornness regarding food is a complete behavioral power-play; it drives me crazy.</center>
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So now we have more blackberries than I know what to do with. I've made blackberry cobbler and blackberry peach cobbler and will probably make one more cobbler before they're all gone. Yum!</div>
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How are people who drive minivans classified these days? As a "soccer mom" or as a "cool kid"? You see back in the 90s only the soccer moms drove minivans. (And those children unfortunate enough to have to drive mom's minivan. Yeah, that was me...) We had a minivan back in the day and I hated it. I hated it even more when I had to drive it instead of one of our other cars. My mom really was a soccer mom. I played soccer and she hauled me and my teammates to practices, games, and tournaments all over the northeast. Our minivan truly was a "soccer-mom" car.</center>
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When we got married I swore I would never drive a minivan. Then we started having kids and friends (who had more kids than me) convinced me that a minivan truly is a good thing. The selling point for me was the sliding doors. I tend to struggle with opening my car door into other things (namely Chris' car in the garage) when I am trying to get kids/carseats in and out of the car. A sliding door eleminates that problem and my potential for damaging things around me. So we decided we would get a minivan when we had our third kid.</center>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">{one}</span> </b>I took the girls to the Main Street Children's Museum in Rock Hill. Totally surprised, but in a good way. It is not a museum... The name is a bit misleading. It is basically a big indoor play area. Phoebe had fun. It will be especially good in the winter and on rainy days.</center>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">{two}</span> </b>We went Blackberry picking at <a href="https://www.bushnvinefarm.com/" target="_blank">Bush-N-Vine</a> farm on Monday. Phoebe got the hang of it pretty quickly and learned to only pick the ripe, black ones. We have been enjoying fresh blackberries and blackberry cobbler this week.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">{three}</span> </b>Mom and Dad are in town this week and dad brought back some chocolate from his travels to Japan. This included not only green-tea flavored chocolate, but also a Green Tea Kit Kat. Sounds gross right? It was surprisingly good and I would like some more.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>{four}</b> </span>I am the proud (?) new owner of a minivan... Ok, so to be honest I'm not 100% sure how I feel about it yet. The plan wasn't to get a minivan until we had three kids and all the car seats wouldn't fit in our cars anymore. But my car was on the verge of dying so we took the plunge. More on this later.</div>
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The paint looks great with the existing chandelier, and helps high light the blue delft-like design. We bought the rug from Overstock.com to help pull together the yellow in the curtains (that the previous owners left and I dried cleaned because they are very high quality curtains) and the blue chandelier.<br />
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Yikes! Time is flying! One of the things I LOVE about now having two children is comparing them. And not comparing them in a negative way, but it is really fun to watch how two children with the same genetic make-up (nature) and the same parents (nurture) can be so different. It is very fun for me to go back and look at PFB's monthly updates (<a href="http://goteambowen.blogspot.com/2011/12/4-months.html" target="_blank">PFB Four Month Update</a>) and see how different or similar Haddie Grace is.</center>
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Remember when I was wanting to<a href="http://goteambowen.blogspot.com/2013/05/new-front-door.html" target="_blank"> paint my new front door</a>? Well friends, I've done it. Or should I say my live-in-painter, a.k.a. husband has done it.</center>
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<span style="text-align: left;">I must admit that I was a bit self-conscious when we were painting it because it looked SUPER bright. I kept worrying about what the neighbors would think as they drove by; he way our house is situated everyone who drives into the neighborhood can see it. (And now you can't miss it.) It took 5 coats of paint and a couple days to cover up the black. I wasn't sure if I was going to end up liking it, but I LOVE it! It is bright and fun and you can see our door way down the road. It is fabulous.</span></div>
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It even matches our indoor rug, (which was there before we painted the door). And we choose to keep the fish door knocker.</center>
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We have a neighborhood Ice Cream social on Sunday night and I'm looking forward to meeting more people in the neighborhood and telling them I live in the house with the yellow door.</center>
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Another thing I've been <a href="http://goteambowen.blogspot.com/search/label/LOVE" target="_blank">loving lately</a> are these goat milk soaps from <a href="http://www.goatmilkstuff.com/" target="_blank">Goat Milk Stuff</a>. (Thank you Courtney for introducing me to them!)</div>
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Rather than water being the first ingredient in the soap (like all mainstream drug store soaps) Goat Milk Stuff soap is made from raw unpasteurized goat milk, not water. Goat milk soap contains: natural alpha hydroxy acids that help eliminate dead skin cells from your skin's surface, it is naturally high in vitamin A which has been shown to repair damaged tissue and maintain healthy skin, cream (duh, good for moisture), and many minerals including selenium which has been shown to play a role in preventing skin cancer.</div>
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The soap lathers well and one bar lasts me over a month with daily showers. You can also check out <a href="http://goatmilkstuff.com/Long-Lasting-Soap-Tips.html" target="_blank">tips on how to make your soap last longer</a>.</center>
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With over 40 different scents to choose from you are sure to find one that you love! The Strawberries and Champagne is one of my favorites! Goat Milk Stuff offers flat rate priority shipping so if you're as excited to try these soaps as I was you won't have to wait long!</center>
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I never really had the opportunity to have a nursery for Phoebe, so I have been so excited about decorating a nursery for Haddie Grace. I found bedding that I loved on sale at <a href="http://www.landofnod.com/" target="_blank">Land of Nod,</a> which by the way has a ton of super cute stuff if you're interested...<br />
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Chris and his dad painted her room the weekend we first moved in, and then over the next several weeks I worked on simple decor. The chair rail was already in place, so we went with a dark purple and lavender on that wall and painted the rest of the room grey.<br />
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And then some friends of ours gave us this blanket for Haddie Grace a couple weeks ago. It matches her room perfectly! Thanks Courtney!!</div>
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What are some of your favorite nursery decor ideas? Will you use the same bedding and decor for subsequent children? For some reason I really wanted new bedding- totally not necessary, but it was a fun little splurge.<br />
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Do you ever have that strong desire to just go buy something? I'm feeling that right now- and its not retail therapy. I'm not feeling sad, frustrated, angry or any other emotion that generally warrants a shopping spree. I just genuinely want some new clothes. The fact that I got my hair cut yesterday and ALL the stylists in the salon were dressed super cute didn't help either...</center>
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Mainly I <strike>want</strike> need some new tops. And I do really think it is a need- albeit, a first world need... I haven't bought many new summer clothes over the past several years. Three summers ago we spent the summer in the slums Kenya so I didn't purchase anything. Two summers ago I was very pregnant. Last summer I did buy two pairs of shorts and one shirt after I lost my baby weight, but then I got pregnant again so I couldn't justify purchasing anything else. And now when I look in my closet I have very few summer tops and outfit options. Really, we have a HUGE and absolutely amazing closet in the new house and I have very few tops hanging on my side of it right now. Hence the lack of WIWW posts- well that and the fact that between the baby and the move its been a little crazy around here. </center>
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Have you ever been to Rock City? I have. And I was highly disappointed the first time I went. It was a lot of hype and I was less than impressed. I consider it a tourist trap. Needless to say I don't share the same fondness for Rock City that Chris has. </center>
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When we got married Chris had this "See Rock City" birdhouse that has been sitting on our floor for the past four years. I admit I thought it was a waste of space and wanted to get rid of it.</center>
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Then when we moved Chris put the bird house up on a perch in the back yard. It used to have a rotting bird bath/bird feeder on top that he removed. I have to admit the red barn bird house does look pretty good up in the back yard- even if it does say "See Rock City" </center>
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Well I noticed several days ago that some birds had built a nest in two of the little compartments. When we were looking in there last week we also saw BABY BIRDS! Yes, we have at least one baby bird! How fun is that?!? Now I love Chris' Rock City Bird House. I guess it just needed to be put to good use.</center>
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Ok, I have a honest "mommy question" for everyone. Do you name your kids' stuffed animals? And if you do how do you come up with a name?</center>
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Within the past several months (really since Haddie Grace was born) Phoebe has started taking an interest and having an attachment to dolls and stuffed animals. She never seemed to care about them before Haddie Grace was born. But now she has one stuffed bear that she is especially found of. "Bear" as we call it goes every where with her and does everything she and Haddie Grace do. Bear gets its diaper changed, hair combed, wears bibs and eats- you get the idea.</center>
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Because Phoebe carries "Bear" around so much people have started asking her "what's your bear's name?" Totally legitimate question. But you see, bear doesn't really have a name. It's a teddy bear so we always called it "Bear." It is a bear not a cat, ya know? She was too young to name something when she started carrying it around so much and I guess as parents we never had the thought to give the bear an actual name. Do parent's name their kids lovies or stuffed animals for them? Am I supposed to come up with a name for bear? Or maybe now I need to start asking her what she wants to name her stuffed animals?</center>
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Phoebe and Haddie Grace recently received matching stuffed monkeys in the mail as a gift. Phoebe's is pink and Haddie Grace's is purple. Guess what we call Phoebe's monkey? "Pink Monkey" Yep, creative parent of the year award right here.</center>
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