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Joy ..

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I am Joy, wife to Daniel and mother to Elaina, Abigail and Zoe. I am a breastfeeding, baby-wearing, pierced pastor's wife. I am in my mid-20's and a crunchy mother who is striving to be a better cook, better provider and to express myself creatively as much as I possibly can. I often admit how... Full Bio
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"I just can't do ANYTHING!" by Joy .. Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting This is what I said when I came pounding down the stairs after my grocery store trip. Late this morning my mom-in-law took me to get my blood drawn. She drove our minivan a ... Read on »
♥RESULTS♥ by Joy .. Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting You can tell by the hearts in the title that all is well and I worried for nothing. HCG was 228 and progesterone was 97.7 (because of the supplements). The HCG was highe ... Read on »
*GULP* I'm next! by Joy .. Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Today we went to Elaina's school for the fall recital (singing, dancing). It was so precious! She was so bashful and kept hiding behind a classmate while I tried to film th ... Read on »
*UPDATE*UPDATE*UPDATE* by Joy .. Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I cannot believe a week has passed since my last post! Bad Joy, bad! Okay so it partially wasn't my fault- my computer got sick. She's all better now, thank you. Anyway, ... Read on »
100 Years! by Joy .. Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Managed to take a pic of myself in the mirror. Look at that belly! Happy Birthday to our house! On July 1, 2006 we moved into our first home. So today we are "celeb ... Read on »
12 Weeks Old by Joy .. Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting It has been 12 weeks exactly since this beautiful life was brought into the world! Her face is changing so muchshe's holding her head up so welltoo. She is spending a lot ... Read on »
14 Weeks by Joy .. Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Yesterday we reached week 14 of pregnancy! I had an appointment several days ago and it took a very long time to find the heartbeat but we finally hard it. I think the place ... Read on »
16-mo Judah by Joy .. Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting It's been awhile since updating about the kiddos. Most of my pictures are on my phone but I found these two of Judah from December! Look at how big he's getting. He's 16-mon ... Read on »
17 Days and Counting! by Joy .. Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting My baby girl is starting school in 17 days. That is less than 3 weeks! I decided to pass on the tax-free shopping day because the gasoline it'd take to make an extra trip t ... Read on »
19 More Days... (*UPDATE) by Joy .. Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting ... until AF shows. Yup, while everyone is counting down the days to Christmas I'm counting down the days to that "wonderful" time of the month. Gee, Santa, it's what I've ... Read on »
2012-2013 Curriculum by Joy .. Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Okay so I've narrowed down the curriculum a little better and it is nothing like in my previous post, of course! A lot more research later and this is what we're doing (I'm ... Read on »
34 Weeks and Home Births by Joy .. Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting So our little peanut has grown into a honeydew melon! She's probably about 4 lbs, give or take some ounces. I have this weird thing, though, that I have to ask you guys abo ... Read on »
35 Weeks by Joy .. Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting We're having a baby next month! It's still surreal to me that a little person is going to be coming out of my belly. It's still surreal that they're going to be so tiny. It ... Read on »
35/35! by Joy .. Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Hello dear friends! I've been reading blogs but haven't been updating my own. I've been a cleaning machine here at home. Today I cleaned out the fridge, packaged up a huge ... Read on »
36 weeks - The Homestretch by Joy .. Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Okay so I think I was actually 34-35 weeks in this picture but you get the idea! I'm a petite lady with a big ol' baby belly. So I'm 36-week tomorrow (Wed)!!! I'm f ... Read on »
36 Weeks and Some Changes by Joy .. Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting So I finally found a background I liked, though I was looking for a fall-inspired theme. Oh well! It works and I like it. I'll be working on my sidebars soon. It takes quit ... Read on »
37 weeks by Joy .. Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I'm considered full term now! I personally prefer baby to come after 38-39 weeks to feel more comfortable about lung development. Right now I'm not really doing much to enco ... Read on »
38 Weeks and the Magic Soons Begins! by Joy .. Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting The raspberry leaf tea doesn't taste bad at all. It just tastes like a plain tea with a hint of raspberry. Nothing bitter or overwhelming! I just made myself a cup (and a c ... Read on »
3D Sonogram (picture overload!) by Joy .. Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting Well our little Zoe is definitely a girl! I did not post any gender pics, though. The pictures aren't as great as they looked on the TV/sono screen; aren't as clear. But st ... Read on »
40-week Midwife Appointment (TMI) by Joy .. Posted in: Blog Posts in Parenting I am 40 weeks TOMORROW! Baby's due date is TOMORROW! Ahhhhhhh! Couldn't you just squeal in delight? So we literally just got back from my 40-week midwife appointment, wh ... Read on »