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Monday, September 17, 2012
Labor
Our Birth story:
On the night of September 16th, Jon and I were enjoying (not really), more like forcing ourselves to drink some tea to help our very soar throats. I had some Braxton Hicks contractions (finally, hadn't had any in a couple of days) and Jon and I were just talking about how this baby will probably come on time (September 21st-23rd)
Anyways we went to bed, and at about 12:30am I woke up for a potty break, as many of you know at 39 weeks pregnant its hard not to wake up to go pee in the middle of the night. I went on with my business, and went back to sleep. I woke up about every half hour after that until 2:15am with a contraction, but they were not unbearable, just what Braxton Hicks usually felt like. Then from 2:15am-3:00am they became 6 minuets apart, but still not very hard, I was sleeping in between them, but still keeping track of the time just in case. I got up to go to the bathroom again to see if my baby bump had "dropped" yet. It hadn't , so I was like, this is probably false labor, but I woke up Jon anyways and told him.
From 3am-6am they were still ranging about 6 minuets apart, alittle stronger. At 6am they started getting very strong, and Jon called our midwife. He got our wood stove going and was making a place to birth inside where it was warmer then outside in our bathtub birthing room oasis. (it was 28 degrees outside).
By 7am the midwives came, and my contractions were still going strong, dilated to 5cm. Labor was moving right along and by 8am I was fully dilated to 10cm ready to push. I really wanted to have a water birth, like I had with Jeremyah and Charlotte. But I was too far along to move and had to do it on our futon.
Baby was born at 8:20am. This labor was the easiest out of my three children. Our baby girl was also the smallest, weighing 6lbs 13oz. Introducing Amariah Autumn Rose:
On the night of September 16th, Jon and I were enjoying (not really), more like forcing ourselves to drink some tea to help our very soar throats. I had some Braxton Hicks contractions (finally, hadn't had any in a couple of days) and Jon and I were just talking about how this baby will probably come on time (September 21st-23rd)
Anyways we went to bed, and at about 12:30am I woke up for a potty break, as many of you know at 39 weeks pregnant its hard not to wake up to go pee in the middle of the night. I went on with my business, and went back to sleep. I woke up about every half hour after that until 2:15am with a contraction, but they were not unbearable, just what Braxton Hicks usually felt like. Then from 2:15am-3:00am they became 6 minuets apart, but still not very hard, I was sleeping in between them, but still keeping track of the time just in case. I got up to go to the bathroom again to see if my baby bump had "dropped" yet. It hadn't , so I was like, this is probably false labor, but I woke up Jon anyways and told him.
From 3am-6am they were still ranging about 6 minuets apart, alittle stronger. At 6am they started getting very strong, and Jon called our midwife. He got our wood stove going and was making a place to birth inside where it was warmer then outside in our bathtub birthing room oasis. (it was 28 degrees outside).
By 7am the midwives came, and my contractions were still going strong, dilated to 5cm. Labor was moving right along and by 8am I was fully dilated to 10cm ready to push. I really wanted to have a water birth, like I had with Jeremyah and Charlotte. But I was too far along to move and had to do it on our futon.
Baby was born at 8:20am. This labor was the easiest out of my three children. Our baby girl was also the smallest, weighing 6lbs 13oz. Introducing Amariah Autumn Rose:
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Elderberry Cough and Cold Syrup
Recipe:
1 cup of Fresh Elderberries
3 cups of distilled water
2 TBS echinacea loose leaf tea
2 cinnamon sticks, broken in half
3/4 cup of raw honey
Optional:
2 tsp of ginger root
1 tsp ground cloves
- combine all ingredients EXCEPT raw honey, and let simmer for about 45 minuets or until the water has half evaporated. About every 10 minuets, stir it and smash the berries, to get the juices out.
- put in French press or cheese cloth to strain and put the remaining liquid in a jar.
- let stand for 10 minuets to cool down, but still warm enough to melt honey.
- place honey in jar with liquid and stir until it has dissolved. Make sure your liquid is not too hot, otherwise it will kill the honey's antiseptic properties.
For children take 1 teaspoon daily for good health or 1 teaspoon every waking hour during sickness.
For adults take 1 tablespoon daily for good health or 1 tablespoon every waking hour during sickness.
1 cup of Fresh Elderberries
3 cups of distilled water
2 TBS echinacea loose leaf tea
2 cinnamon sticks, broken in half
3/4 cup of raw honey
Optional:
2 tsp of ginger root
1 tsp ground cloves
- combine all ingredients EXCEPT raw honey, and let simmer for about 45 minuets or until the water has half evaporated. About every 10 minuets, stir it and smash the berries, to get the juices out.
- put in French press or cheese cloth to strain and put the remaining liquid in a jar.
- let stand for 10 minuets to cool down, but still warm enough to melt honey.
- place honey in jar with liquid and stir until it has dissolved. Make sure your liquid is not too hot, otherwise it will kill the honey's antiseptic properties.
For children take 1 teaspoon daily for good health or 1 teaspoon every waking hour during sickness.
For adults take 1 tablespoon daily for good health or 1 tablespoon every waking hour during sickness.
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
39 weeks and severely sick!
I have not posted in a while, because I have come down with a nasty cough and fever. Jeremyah and Charlotte have a less severe case of it, but they are getting over it more quickly then I am.
We went on a last minuet camping trip, because Jons best childhood friend was in town for only two days. So we drive 2 hours to the top of a freezing cold mountain to join his friend and family on a bear hunting excursion. It was fun, I was (and still am) very run down, and tired. Sleeping on the ground in the freezing cold is not exactly conducive for a 38 1/2 week pregnant woman! Anyways, I think that's how we all got sick, the wether change, not being warm enough and being tired just ran my body down.
Thank you to God's wonderful creation and Jon's good eyes, on the way down the mountain heading home, he saw a big elderberry tree! Jon stopped an cut off some branches with elderberries and on the way home I picked them. As some of you know, elderberries have great medicinal properties and are very high in antioxidants, and great for you when you are sick!
Stay tuned for the next post on how to make Elderberry cough syrup, safe for pregnancy and children!
We went on a last minuet camping trip, because Jons best childhood friend was in town for only two days. So we drive 2 hours to the top of a freezing cold mountain to join his friend and family on a bear hunting excursion. It was fun, I was (and still am) very run down, and tired. Sleeping on the ground in the freezing cold is not exactly conducive for a 38 1/2 week pregnant woman! Anyways, I think that's how we all got sick, the wether change, not being warm enough and being tired just ran my body down.
Thank you to God's wonderful creation and Jon's good eyes, on the way down the mountain heading home, he saw a big elderberry tree! Jon stopped an cut off some branches with elderberries and on the way home I picked them. As some of you know, elderberries have great medicinal properties and are very high in antioxidants, and great for you when you are sick!
Stay tuned for the next post on how to make Elderberry cough syrup, safe for pregnancy and children!
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Freezer Meals for postpartum
At 38 weeks pregnant, I and two friends made freezer meals to stow away for when the baby comes!
We made lasagna, enchiladas, bean burritos, meat loaf, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and zucchini bread!
We made enough to last a month, but I am thinking it will last longer (I hope).
We filled our chest freezer to the brim!
I would not suggest doing this so far along, as I was exhausted by the end of the day! I would say make freezer meals weekly, a good date night idea, or a way to get the children involved in helping make meals.
Choose foods you would love to eat after birth, and foods that are easy to assemble and that are freezer stable.
The book I recommend for recipes is :
Fast, Freeze, Feast
I like how you can make a small or large batch, and she gives recipes for both. She also give nice breakfast and snack alternatives, instead of just dinner.
We made lasagna, enchiladas, bean burritos, meat loaf, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and zucchini bread!
We made enough to last a month, but I am thinking it will last longer (I hope).
We filled our chest freezer to the brim!
I would not suggest doing this so far along, as I was exhausted by the end of the day! I would say make freezer meals weekly, a good date night idea, or a way to get the children involved in helping make meals.
Choose foods you would love to eat after birth, and foods that are easy to assemble and that are freezer stable.
The book I recommend for recipes is :
Fast, Freeze, Feast
I like how you can make a small or large batch, and she gives recipes for both. She also give nice breakfast and snack alternatives, instead of just dinner.
Friday, September 7, 2012
Circle Time
Today's post will show what we do for Circle Time. We do this 7 days a week (or at least try to). This happens after breakfast and cleanup time, to start our day.
We start off with our Velcro Calendar, which I purchased at a school supply store, laminated it, and added the Spanish days of the week and the Velcro.
I then laminated the square numbers that I also purchased at a school supply store and put the attracting Velcro on the opposite side.
I made a printable of the English/Spanish days of the week and months of the year, and also laminated those.
As you may of noticed, all of these things are hole punched and ringed, so that I can hang them on a curtain rod. Since we have chosen the "debt free" path, we currently are living in a 5th wheel trailer, to save up to build a home; more on that in another post. Hence, I must make do with the space I have!
After Calendar Time, we move to our "black board" which has the rest of our Circle Time subjects on it. We reiterate what the date today is and move on to "today's weather", and "yesterday, today, tomorrow", both printables from Confessions of a homeschooler.
We then will cover the "Bible Memory Verse" of the week and "The Character Quality" of the week.
The bottom section, is our "flash card" section. Here we cover:
The letter of the week
The sign language letter of the week
The shape of the week
The color of the week
The number of the week
The last thing we do in Circle Time is read our book of the week, which will correspond to the letter of the week.
Hope you enjoyed this post!!
We start off with our Velcro Calendar, which I purchased at a school supply store, laminated it, and added the Spanish days of the week and the Velcro.
I then laminated the square numbers that I also purchased at a school supply store and put the attracting Velcro on the opposite side.
We then will cover the "Bible Memory Verse" of the week and "The Character Quality" of the week.
The letter of the week
The sign language letter of the week
The shape of the week
The color of the week
The number of the week
The last thing we do in Circle Time is read our book of the week, which will correspond to the letter of the week.
Hope you enjoyed this post!!
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Bible
Weekly we study the bible 3 times, M-W-F.
We have a verse of the week, that coincides with the letter of the week. For example, this week we are doing the "Letter A" and the Memory verse for this week is: "All have sinned and come short of the glory of God" Romans 3:23.
Right now, Jeremyah is able to repeat the Memory Verses to us, (each word repeated after we have said it) and it is very fun to hear him learn new words.
We then have scheduled certain Bible stories, in chronological order for the year, and we may do a project with the reading of the story, to reinforce the memory of it.
We use the KJV Bible for many reasons, but Michael Pearl explains it well here: Why King James Only? and if you would like to know more, view here: King James Only?
We have a verse of the week, that coincides with the letter of the week. For example, this week we are doing the "Letter A" and the Memory verse for this week is: "All have sinned and come short of the glory of God" Romans 3:23.
Right now, Jeremyah is able to repeat the Memory Verses to us, (each word repeated after we have said it) and it is very fun to hear him learn new words.
We then have scheduled certain Bible stories, in chronological order for the year, and we may do a project with the reading of the story, to reinforce the memory of it.
We use the KJV Bible for many reasons, but Michael Pearl explains it well here: Why King James Only? and if you would like to know more, view here: King James Only?
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