I am so glad I am a parent! It
is a very special thing to be a part of. We can not take the job
lightly. We have to be the best parents that we can be. We need
to help our children learn and grow. We need to feed them the
right foods, teach them new things, and do everything that a
parent should do; especially love our children. Families can be together forever
through Heavenly Father's Plan.
I want to be with my husband and children forever
because I love them very much.
It is so much fun watching
my children grow. I cannot believe how fast children grow and
learn new things. It is amazing that a women can bring into
this world such small people and they end up being bigger
people. I will always love being a parent and I hope you enjoy
it also!
Attachment
Parenting
What is attachment parenting? I have
wondered what it was and many others have wondered that same
question.
We feel attachment parenting is very important
and we practice it in different ways. Below, you can read about
the different ways we follow attachment parenting.
Natural Childbirth
Before my daughter was born, I wanted a natural
childbirth and I did. I did not take have any form of medication
or an epidural to kill the labor pain. It did hurt but I knew I
could handle it because it would be over soon. I only went
through the hurting stage for just over an hour. My labor only
lasted seven and a half hours before I gave birth to my
daughter. I knew I would be in more control if I had a natural
childbirth and my body would not be filled with drugs. I would
know what natural childbirth was like and I could breast feed my
daughter after she was born. I knew I did not need drugs because
I can handle pain. I really did not have time even to think
about medication or an epidural because my labor was so fast for
a first time mother.
Home Birth
We had our
third child at home in 2004. I wished I had it for all three
of my children. I did not have to worry about the doctors
wanting to do something I didn't want them to do.
Crying & Spanking
Updated 6/3/02
We feel it is important not to let our children
cry and cry. We like to pick them up when they need our comfort
or just want to be held. We did have to let our daughter cry
while she learned to sleep through the night (but that was when
she was 21 months old). We did that because I was too tired to
nurse her during the nighttime; since I was pregnant. You can
read this experience in her journal.
I let my son cry during the night starting on
March 11, 2002. He was 28 months old. Sometimes I
will go and pick my son up (and he falls right back to
sleep). It happened just recently (late May 2002) and it
was because he had gas and had to let it out. He feel
right back to sleep.
I feel if you let a baby cry they will then think
that you don't care and trust you in later years to come;
especially when they are younger.
We also feel spanking is not necessary. We
discipline our children by telling them nicely what they have
done wrong and what they need to do the next time. We show love
in our home and we feel love is important in building a trusting
bond and relationship with our children.
Stay At Home Mom
I stay at home with my daughter and son. I feel
it is important for me to teach her the things she needs to know
and not for other people; besides my husband. I love staying at
home with her everyday. I would miss all the laughter and
kisses; if I were not at home with her. I would also miss all
the main events that take place in my children's lives. I
love them very much.
Sleeping in the
Same Room (Co-Sleeping) Added
1/26/05
We had all of our beds in the same room when my son was a
newborn. His big sister just wouldn't go to bed and we were
tired by the time she finally went to bed.
We now have our baby daughter (born in 2004)
sleeping in between us. We don't know how long we will do it
because we enjoying every moment of it. It is nice not
having to get out of bed to go and nurse her or burp her so she
feels better. Since she started rolling over, we have her in
a playpen in our bedroom. We have our older children in a
separate room.
Nursing Added 1/26/05
I nursed my first daughter until she was 25
months old and my son until he was almost 32 months old.
(See below.) I nursed my youngest daughter until she was
about 4 years old and 4 months (most of those months she was
just nursing only once in awhile when she was ill).
Extended Breastfeeding
Updated 1/26/05
I breastfed my daughter until she was 25 months
old. She self weaned when her baby brother was born. You can see
more about my breastfeeding experience and links to breast
feeding and breastfeeding while pregnant on my Breastfeeding
Page.
I stopped nursing my son during the night about
March 12, 2002. I stopped his naptime nursing around April 22,
2002. Sometimes I have to put my head down by him and he
usually falls asleep. I completly stopped nursing him in
July 2002 (right before he turned 32 months old). I just
couldn't do it anymore and my milk was gone. It was more
of a comfort thing and something to get him to go to bed at
nightime.
Home Schooling
Updated 6/3/02
I was a certified teacher through November 2003.
However, you do not have to be a certified teacher to home
school your children. You just need to find out is what your
state or country requires to home school your children. When our
children are school aged or even before, we plan to home school
them. We feel it is important to do this part of their learning.
We can teach them so much more since the regular school system
can't do what every child is interested in and what every child
needs at that time. You can find out some other reasons why we
are going to home school our children on my Educational
Resources page. There are lots of resources there
(including home schooling).
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Slings
- Over the Shoulder Baby Holder Links
I bought a baby sling. It is
great and it is comfortable because it has a padding on the
shoulder and padding for the baby (unless a child is too heavy
to carry). Most of the time you do not have to hold the baby or
toddler. You can even breast feed in it. It is also for fathers.
I bought it where I live but you can find more information out
at different web sites. Baby Sling - Over the
Shoulder Baby Holder Slingbaby.com and it has free
shipping
