http://amommystory.wordpress.com Mothering Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:08:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I think that every mom dreams of having a daughter, though I can attest to the fact that mothers of boys are ferociously protective of their little boys, and it would take wild oxen to drag the truth out of most of them, we even deny it to ourselves. ... http://amommystory.wordpress.com/2008/07/20/our-little-lady/ After breakfast this morning, I sat down to feed Alivia, and fell fast asleep. Brandon was out like a light too, he gets so worried about me after each baby, and despite my demands that he rest, he never does. So, our three boys got very busy in the ... http://amommystory.wordpress.com/2008/07/20/when-left-to-imagine/ Our lovely little girl has made it into our lives, hurray! She is healthy and happy and just as wonderful and sweet as can be. So far she mostly only sleeps, and I am beginning to think it is a coping mechanism for dealing with her eager brothers... ... http://amommystory.wordpress.com/2008/07/19/she-made-it/ Everything posted in this blog is directly from the mind of a woman who is dangerously close to going overdue with her fourth child, who just so happens to the first girl in a family with three boys. Any sane parts left in me are 100% nervous about having ... http://amommystory.wordpress.com/2008/07/10/disclaimer/ Last summer, we took our boys to see our local minor league baseball team. As we were ducking out early, my husband caught a fly ball, and handed it to the Adventurer. He was 3 years old, and he was hooked. All he wanted for Christmas and ... http://amommystory.wordpress.com/2008/07/08/the-adventurers-big-adventure/ FYI: If you are a man who wears his shirts with the sleeves cut off, and the seam cut out of the side, you need to be informed of the facts: IT IS NOT SEXY. Yes, as much as I am sure you would love to see ... http://amommystory.wordpress.com/2008/07/05/this-is-a-public-service-announcement/ Some women should be drug out into the street and shot. Frankly, there are several camps of women that drive me nuts, but today I want to focus on one particular group: Those with easy labors. Specifically, the ones who say things like, "don't worry about when your ... http://amommystory.wordpress.com/2008/07/05/drug-out-into-the-street-and-shot/ This weekend, B bought the boys "Milo and Otis." I never knew it was so funny! The narrator starts the movie by saying something like: "The barn cat was about to become a new mother for the first time. She decided to always be a Very good ... http://amommystory.wordpress.com/2008/06/30/am-i-too-close-now-what-about-now/ My husband is a hero. Thursday night he and our three boys hopped on a plane and flew to the opposite coast, for my family reunion. I know, that in itself is beyond heroic! I was bummed because I had to stay home, something about the shift in ... http://amommystory.wordpress.com/2008/06/23/i-miss-my-family/ If someone tried to give Mrs. Brady a pixie-cut with a weed wacker, her hair would look EXACTLY like mine does right now. Still trying to determine if it was a bad cut, or just the most horrific blow-out known to have ever existed in any salon. Undo! ... http://amommystory.wordpress.com/2008/06/22/control-z/