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New Prenatal Test for Mid-Life Moms

If you’re pregnant and over the age of 35, a new test called Early Screening is now available to help ease any concerns you may have concerning your baby’s risks of being born with a birth defect. Although the test is designed for all pregnant women it is especially useful for the mid-life mom. As you know by now, mid-life moms have a greater risk of giving birth to a child with a birth defect and often doctors recommend genetic testing to determine a pregnant woman’s risk. When I was pregnant I took the first phase of tests but stopped … Continue reading →

Am I Missing Out?

Like many newly married couples, my husband and I always enjoyed talking about our future children. We loved to hold other people’s newborn babies and we could not wait to have one of our own. We wanted the experience of raising a tiny baby from the first moment of their lives and then all of the way through toddlerhood, elementary school, high school and beyond. However, as time went on we began to realize that for us having a pregnancy and raising an infant was much less important to us than experiencing the joys of parenting. Because of that, we … Continue reading →

Missing the Old Life

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My husband and I often sit and reminisce about our earlier years. We met when he was 17 and I was 16. We recall the carefree days of being young and naive. Sometimes it’s tempting to relive parts of those days like when we first met, places we went together, the freedom we had with no kids to tote around… Every once in a while we’ll hear a song on the radio that brings us back to our younger years and want to get lost in that age again. How easy it is to look back at life being so … Continue reading →

ADHD and the Maddening Missing Meds

Yesterday was very rough. Over the weekend, my stepdaughters ran out of their Adderall, a medication that they take for ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). It was my fault; they returned from spring break with their mother and I had miscalculated how many pills were left. I tried contacting the after-hours clinic to see if I could get a prescription written during the weekend, but my calls were not returned. It meant that both girls would attend school on Monday without the Adderall. I figured, one day… they can handle it. Sigh. It was a very bad day. Cassidy Without Meds … Continue reading →

Pre-K Proms are a Thing Now

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It is no longer unusual for schools to hold a kindergarten, or pre-kindergarten, graduation. Some feel that this small ceremony encourages children to believe that they can and will graduate from high school. The newest trend is for schools to hold “Pre-K proms”. Understandably, parents have mixed feelings about this. A prom is usually something that is for high school students. Teenagers (or their parents) spend a lot of money on tickets to the prom, the nice clothing the teen will wear to the prom, and perhaps some extras like dinner at a fancy restaurant or a limo to get … Continue reading →

Things to Know About Attachment Parenting

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Do you practice attachment parenting? This type of parenting has become somewhat controversial. Those that practice it seem happy with it. Those that don’t often choose to share their opinion that this parenting style will somehow harm children (years later). Ultimately, it is up to each parent to decide what parenting style works best for them and their kids. Attachment Parenting is a parenting style that has eight principles to it. Each parent has a lot of leeway in how they interpret those principles and how they put them into action. Prepare for pregnancy, birth, and parenting – Parents remove … Continue reading →

Separated But Not Really

Sometimes it takes the insights of someone else to come to the realization about an issue in your life.  That was the case when fellow blogger Michele Cheplic recently posted, “No Chance to Miss Your Kid.”  The timing couldn’t have been more perfect. My 18-year-old son is two weeks away from graduating technical school (Security Forces) at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas.  His first duty station is going to be Turkey, which we anticipated to not happen until March. Yesterday I received word from him that his orders to go will likely be earlier, possibly the beginning of February.  … Continue reading →

Being Vulnerable as a Parent

If you were raised with, “Because I said so,” you likely use this phrase with your own children. For many years, particularly when my children were younger, I used it often. As they started to get older, I realized that it wasn’t really teaching them anything. I was missing out on opportunities to share my heart and why I made certain decisions. It was also preventing them from having a voice. Part of being a parent with teens is learning how to be vulnerable. It’s not something we naturally gravitate toward. In fact, more often we shy away from this. … Continue reading →

My Little Turkey

That’s my little turkey during her second Thanksgiving meal. Her first Turkey Day celebration is a blur. She was pull-your-hair-out colicky and too young for solids. However, I’m positive she got at least a hint of spice while she was nursing, given how much pumpkin pie I scarfed down that day… and the next day… and the next day. I love pumpkin pie. But not as much as I love my little turkey. Only, she’s not so little any more. Now, she’s a big turkey, and she’s got the mouth to prove it. When she was a little, she’d wobble … Continue reading →

I Must Be Going Crazy

It’s been one of those weeks. You know the ones, you’re running from one thing to the next all day every day, you barely get a moment to sit down, and your mind is in a fog trying to remember all of the things that you forgot to do today. Today I confirmed to myself that I am officially going crazy. I’ve over extended myself to the point where I am losing my mind. As a single parent you naturally have a full work load each day. This job was meant for two and you’re doing it alone. That’s a … Continue reading →