Laborinth of Birth

No I did not spell that wrong, I know it’s spelled Labyrinth. Only when it comes to birth, it’s referred as Labor-inth! The labyrinth concept comes from Pam England of Birthing from Within, a childbirth preparation near and dear to my heart. Here’s a blurb from their site to give you a better idea what … Read more

Nesting, preparing for baby as a minimalist

You might think that it’s just because we are having our 3rd baby that we are inclined to be minimalist. We may know better what we need, true, in actuality– we have been minimalist since having our first baby. Here’s a bit about why and how. Why? When we were pregnant with Jasmin we lived … Read more

Pregnancy depression and anxiety, blame it on the hormones, but…

Pregnancy depression

Does that make the emotions any less relevant? When present or past emotions arise during pregnancy there’s a tendency for the consolation to be: it’s just the hormones…. So is pregnancy depression and anxiety, etc alllll just because of hormones?! Ok so yea sometimes the emotions are just THAT much more overwhelming during pregnancy because … Read more

Mom of 3! Not the pregnancy I expected…

Third Pregnancy

Current pregnancy and being mom of 2! I kept saying, “I am happy with two. Two are enough! God won’t give me more than I can handle.” Many moms share this sentiment We are just overwhelmed by motherhood and our needy children! For me it got to the point where I truly wasn’t feeling happy … Read more

Tips for strong marriage during pregnancy and postpartum

Tips for strong marriage

This first thing I have to say about the topic…IT IS DIFFICULT! Being pregnant in itself is not easy for some. Having a healthy relationship of any sort is not easy either. Put the two together and wow can things go wrong pretttttty quick! Out of wack hormones, exhaustion, cravings, new aches and pains, PLUS … Read more