Okay, I just finished up writing a post at my WAHM University blog.  It’s all about managing my time from the perspective of running a business.

Check it out:  http://wahmuniversity.com/blog/?p=48

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I found this great site called Faith Comes By Hearing, and they have quite a few podcasts, one of which I just subscribed to for my 5 year old.

Check out this free Kids Audio Bible:

http://www.faithcomesbyhearing.com/podcast/kidz-audio-bible 

They are doing a great service for the community, nation, and world with audio bibles and mp3’s.  If you are a pastor you can receive free audio bibles for each of your congregation members!!

Another great resource for children learning the Word of God  is the “Bible Stories My Kids Love” podcast.  You should definitely consider subscribing to their feed in a player such as Itunes and take it with you on the go for your kids!  My Nyomi loves this podcast.

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So, I’ve been doing some research on babywearing and the different kinds of slings out there.

Baby Zoe loves to be held, and I don’t mind holding her except … how do you get things done around the house?

Some people say “train them to hang out alone…don’t hold them all the time”.

I used to say that too…except that I realize the day will come when she won’t want to be in my lap at all…so what’s a little cuddling and holding while she’s so young?

Meanwhile, I have to draw a happy medium between holding her and doing laundry, which is literally impossible together. (Forget bouncers and swings at this point — we’ve tried those and it lasts for about 2 minutes before she’s screaming to get out of those contraptions and into our arms again).

I’m so happy slings were invented long ago! It’s an ancient practice– nothing new under the sun. My husband tells me of how the women in Africa wrap their babies across their backs or torso with a rectangular piece of fabric called a — hmm…I’ve forgotten what it’s called exactly. I’ll have to find out again…

Anyways, I first bought a ring sling — don’t like it.

Then I bought a pouch. I’m wearing it right now, and I like it okay except that baby’s weight is only pressuring on one shoulder (not cool). Otherwise, it’s a cute sling and baby is snug and comfy in it. ZOe goes to sleep usually right away when I tuck her in.

I also bought the Bundleboo (even better!!) which distributes Zoe’s weight equally across both shoulders and has 10 different ways to carry her.

SO far, we’re working on the newborn carry…

Enjoy the video below by the company (which, by the way, is run by a stay at home mom whose baby was born with a cleft palate and needed the comfort of being close in the sling while at the hospital for surgery — so she began sewing slings and before long she had this patent and awesome company!! check them out!! -bundleboo.com)

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Ahh…how beautiful it is to get out of the house and take a walk!!!!!!!! It felt so good just to get out in the nice brisk cold and walk up the street a bit. By myself.

These days, any alone time I get is costly and sacred!!

Fortunately, my husband is GREAT about helping me out (holding Baby) while I can go relax in a bubble bath, or even check email (like right now).

I’m also grateful for all the wonderful comments I’ve received on Zoe’s birth. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!! She really is a blessed angel sent to us from Heaven. We’re so happy to have her be a part of our family. After losing 2 by miscarriage, Zoe is definitely our Godsend, and we prayed especially for her. We’re blessed to have her with us and thank God every day.

Well, I’m sure Zoe will wake up soon for a feeding. We’re still working on the whole fussiness bit (it’s typically every afternoon past 3:00 that she fusses while nursing- and she still won’t bottle feed). I’ve called the pediatrician and waiting on a call back now…

So I’d better go…

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Check out these video reviews on Lisa Welchel’s book about homeschooling.  It’s always great to see celebs who have caught on to how great this flexible form of education is…

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Every morning I look out my window at the sunrise I can’t help but to be so grateful for God’s unending love for me.

I’m falling more in love with Jesus every day …I realize that He is my strength and without Him I can do nothing. So I turn to Him for strength each and every day.  I know that it would be impossible to go a step further without His anointing and power.

It’s not enough for me any longer to wake up every morning with a predetermined schedule for the day without first checking with my Savior for HIs will in my life that day.  I’m learning to lean on Him for the details  (not easy for a control freak) but necessary.

I so need God’s wisdom for how to raise my daughters, strength to take care of my infant and teach my oldest, and extra strength to take care of my awesome man of God.  That’s a major responbility!

I’m not sure which direction my business will take from here — I’m thinking about finishing up that book I started writing last year and actually getting it published.  In many ways that would be easier than continuing the web consulting for now…but I’ll take it a day at a time and not make any premature decisions, especially while I’m getting adjusted to parenthood all over again.  Right now I’m tempted to drop all activities that aren’t family related, but I remember feeling that way initially when I had Nyomi too, but things did get better with time.

For now, though, the simpler the better.

And the more I connect with the Lord, spending time in prayer with Him, the more I want to just be in His presence.

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AGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

Why won’t Zoe take a bottle???

That’s all I’ve been ranting about this week. I totally LOVE nursing Zoe but we’re having a bit of a hiccup getting her to really take a bottle. She refuses to take it from me, and MIGHT take it from Hubby if I’m nowhere nearby. Same thing with my mom.

We’ll keep working on it.

Hey, at least I’m getting some sleep at night so I have that much to be grateful for!

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Okay, well today was much better!

The past few days (weeks) have been hectic as I’ve been struggling to get back into sync with a new baby.

Friday while my 5 year old daughter was at homeschool co-op , I was able to really tune in to Zoe’s needs and follow her patterns more closely. I think I’ve gotten a hang of what she needs and when. Her late afternoon/evening schedule is a bit strange (what newborn’s isn’t?) She sleeps through the night okay and has a regular pattern early morning…but at night she gets off schedule and cries a lot.

She seems to get cranky while I nurse A LOT and I’ve been trying to narrow it down to reasons like …could she be allergic to something I’m eating? So I’ve cut out dairy products. Or… could it be that she’s not latching on correctly? I know that in the beginning she didn’t latch on well, but things have gotten better since Week 1…so maybe that’s not it. Or maybe my letdown is too fast? Too slow? Gosh…there’s too much to figure out. So I’ve just left it alone and figured it’s probably just a growth spurt.

Anyways, that night when my daughter came home we took some more pictures. We figured they’d make great Christmas cards.

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Okay, yesterday was tough, tough, tough!

All of a sudden everything came crashing down on me…I was soooo lethargic and tired from being up hour on the hour 2 weeks before and suddenly I felt useless and cranky. I’m just glad I made it through the day.

Of course, with a praying husband, there was no way I was just going to “get by”. He prayed over me and spoke words of life…he promised that I’d sleep better than I ever have in weeks and so would Zoe.

Lo and behold — we both slept like babies last night! This morning I woke up renewed, fresh, and a brand new woman!

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Today Zoe had her first doctor’s appointment with the pediatrician. Her height is about the same as birth and according to the percentile chart she’s destined to be petite. We shall see.

As for her weight, she’s packed on some ounces since birth. She’s 8 pounds and some ounces, up from her take home weight at 6 lbs 14 oz. At least I don’t have to worry about whether she’s feeding well or not.

She had her heel pricked for blood drawn which, of course, was absolutely no fun for her.

well…that’s it for now. I need to tend to Baby.

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