A Lactation Support Visit

I made a late afternoon run to help a new 2nd time mother at home with breastfeeding support yesterday. I now know I really need a ready go support bag for visits. I threw my basics in a simple bag but as a professional I really need to get me stuff together.... Literally, I need my stuff like pictures of good latches, lists of resources, a new business card, the whole shebang. Now, what all to put in it? This will be fun. Shall I hunt on Etsy for the perfect bag with a breastfeeding mother on it? I shall!!!!

Walk to work?

Nothing like your car overheating on the way to work. I started to walk to work. I tucked my fancy pants I chose to wear today into my boots and grabbed the giant mouse and frog puppets I needed in my class from the backseat. Who knew 2 pit bulls and another large mixed breed dog would circle me as I waited for Lyn to come pick me up. Must have been the 2 foot mouse I was holding.....

I made it to work frazzled and only minutes late thanks to my habit of leaving early. Now, if only the car will make it. No word yet on it after it was towed.

Happy Birthday Connor

14 years old today! The weather was mild today but driving through an ice storm to deliver Connor was a memorable event. The doctor assisting in my delivery was impatient and brought out the vacuum extractor to pull him out even though I was pushing fine and had only pushed a few times. My body was fine with the labor but man was she impatient. He had a goose egg on his scalp and I became more knowledgeable about my rights to deny interventions after that. Connor is a special child. All of mine are but his specialness comes from the fact that he is so sensitive. He is so much like my brother. That is an honor and a burden. I am a pretty tough grudge holding b-word at times with arrogance and sarcasm thrown in. (What, you didn't know I knew :) ) But Connor, is a sweetheart. Even with the lies his father has told him about me and the feelings of abandonment he may harbor towards me he is a good kid. I am curious as to how his future may pan out but I do know because he is so sensitive he will be hurt but be capable of a lot of love also.

My boy is on his way to becoming a man....

Winter Solstice Children's Chapel

Everything went pretty well. Lyn helped set up and clean up. I had a friend from church assisting. The kids welcomed the light with a candle activity and we read a story, made sachets / ornaments, and of course ate snacks....

Winter Wednesday at Church

 

I took Evan, Eliot, Ben, and Elaina to hang out at church for the Winter Wednesday fun evening. We had food and fun with friends from church. They made snowflakes and explored all things sticky! Most important of all... they had fun.

Helping mothers in need

I so enjoy being a resource to breastfeeding mothers when they need support.  Whether it is a new mom with basic questions and in need of a home visit or a sick mother who needs support to continue nursing when the world screams at her to use treatments she is not comfortable with. 

Heart attack?

Seriously? ??? I can not have heart issues. I just had a  "I thought I would die" moment. Panic attack or what I am not sure. No breath and my chest felt heavy. I talked to my neighbor friend who is a nurse and she assured me in my non-logic thinking self that if I can text can I am not having a heart attach. But, man... that was the most pain aside from or even equal to childbirth that I have been in.

Working in my new class....

There are dinosaurs afoot....

Of course working with 2 year olds again after teaching infants doesn't mean the fun ends. Dinosaurs is the theme of the week and man do they get into everything. ...

Smell testing at church....

Ben's preschool class had a great time trying to match smells to pictures of the items. In the nursery Elaina had fun making Winter streamers. Eliot and Evan wanted to hang out with me a bit but they eventually went to their class. Those were the only 4 who came with me to church yesterday.

Blessed Full Moon

Lighting our candle and keeping it simple tonight. I catheter some cedar today and harvested some rosemary to support the need for evergreens in this cooler season.

The Red Tent

I hosted my first Red Tent meeting.  It didn't go quite as planned. I enjoyed myself but everyone who was planning on attending didn't make it. Hopefully we will be able to have one every month. I just need to advertise more....