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The Quest for a Second Child
“I have had two miscarriages resulting in D&C’s both times. With one pregnancy I was more than 10.5 weeks along and had seen and heard the baby’s heart beating twice on ultrasound. My husband and I have had a full work up of testing, and it all comes back fine. So what now? With an official medical diagnosis of “bad luck” we just keep trying. I am committed to being a mom again and am willing to do whatever it takes to achieve that dream.”
Birthday Presents for Christmas
“Five years down the road, I still haven’t quite come to grips with this question: how do you appropriately celebrate the birthday of a child born on Christmas Day? I mean, it’s not like he has the same birthday as, say, John Lennon or Bill Clinton. The kid shares a birthday with Jesus.”
Travel Itinerary for the Week of December 27th!
Still going strong the last week of 2010! Monday, we're off to Toronto, Canada with Kirsten Jessiman, who is busy solving the conundrum of successfully planning her son's birthday, which falls on a holiday! Next, we take you south of the Canadian border to the city...
Friday Question: What Song Reminds You of Your Child?
“The tear jerker song for me is Abba’s ‘Slipping through My Fingers.’ Even though it’s about a mother and daughter, I can’t help crying every time I hear it. It so aptly describes how quickly time flies and your kids grow up. I am tearing up as I type this just thinking of it! — Tara Bergman”
Christmas Interrupted
“It was really difficult to avoid the topic of baby when you’re celebrating a holiday that revolves around, well…the birth of a baby.”
Two Halves Do Not Always Equal a Whole
” I find myself entering a new territory of guilt and fatigue as I feel continually stretched in multiple directions. With my grand plan of focusing all my time and attention at home, I did realize that with more than one child I would be constantly divided. However, thus far I feel like that my divided time is not always spent effectively or intentionally.”
Taking the Leap: A Family Journey to Asia
“Once my husband accepted his new role in Timor, the crazy whirlwind kicked in. My to-do list had five columns to keep on top of everything, including family immunization sessions and other delightful appointments. We binge-ordered supplies deemed essential for the next few years and balanced things out by giving away tons, selling loads and throwing out a very satisfying amount of stuff. We found a new owner for our car and a foster home for our beloved dog.”
Create Art Every Day
“When I started home-schooling my daughter for Kindergarten this past September I made the commitment to have her create art every day. My 5-year-old, Sydney, is an early riser. Each morning she’d walk into my bedroom and come over to my side of the bed and say, “Mommy, can you get up now?” To counter her coming into my bedroom so very early in the morning I set up a craft for her each night after she went to bed for her to have for the next morning.”
Travel Itinerary for Week of December 20th!
We're going from Cape Cod, to Seattle to East Timor and back this week! Get ready to be inspired in the arts and crafts department by our homeschooling mom, Courtney Cappallo, in Massachusetts, USA on Monday! Courtney tells us about her newfound passion and how she...
Friday Question: Sibling Rivalry?
This Friday's question is posed by Kirsten Jessiman of Toronto, Canada. Kirsten asks, "How do you handle your kids' sibling rivalry? Do you intervene, or do you just accept that it's a part of life and let them sort it out themselves?" Here's what World Moms Blog...
Kids and Technology
“For me, it’s an ongoing battle. My family is consumed in a world ruled by technology where they are being taught that instant gratification is the norm. I’m on the other side, fighting and struggling to pull them away.”
Venezuelan Christmas Memories
I’ve always loved the Christmas season, and I have my mom and my auntie to thank for this. My mom brought us up with her Venezuelan traditions, and my auntie added a new tradition while we were living in New York City. I can’t recall which is the first Christmas I...
English or Norwegian Xmas?
“Where to spend Xmas isn’t the only decision to be made, but also how should it be celebrated? Although my first Xmas in England was a little bit strange, I soon got used to going to the pub on Xmas eve, but not sure that will work with a one year old…”
Our Journey Through Motherhood
“Many people say that my having gone to federal prison for seven and a half months was what turned my life around. Yes, that played a huge part but watching Isaiah cry as I drove away to begin my sentence, well, that was the event that I can reflect on and know I was changed.”
Travel Itinerary for Week of December 13th!
This week we start off with a post from one of our newest writers, Margie Bryant, from Arkansas, USA. Margie talks about her 15-year old son, her time in prison away from him and how both, she and her son, are evolving personally in her piece, "Our Journey Through...
Friday Question: Things Moms Said They’d Never Do…
Today's Friday question was posed by Maggie Ellison in South Carolina, USA. Maggie asks, "When it comes to parenthood, is there anything you said you'd never do before you had kids, but later found yourself doing?" Here's what our World Moms Blog writers had to...
TV: Friend or Foe?
“The only downside to this arrangement was that my mother allowed my daughter to watch even more television that I did. She would feed my daughter in front of the television to make the process easier for her. The television was basically on all day long, regardless of whether or not my daughter was watching it. What was I to do?”
Adoption~Journey Past Life Part II
November was National Adoption Month. I wrote an article exclusively for World Moms Blog about my own experience with being adopted. It brought back so many memories that I had to keep writing! This is a continuation of that article. Please visit Adoption~Journey...
Global Gift Ideas for Children
“I’ve come up with a bunch of “around the world” gift ideas for children…#8…African beads or Middle Eastern bangle bracelets — oh my! Giving a child a piece of jewelry (doesn’t have to be expensive) or craft that was made somewhere else in the world with a story behind it could be fun!”
The Last Piece of the Jigsaw
“The following day, with my parents fresh off the plane from South Africa, I placed my one-day-old son into the arms of his grandfather. As my Dad shyly and gently cradled this tiny human being, a look of absolute peace settled on him like a soft blanket.”
Travel Itinerary for Week of December 6th!
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