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Thoughts on Motherhood, Miracles and Why We Should Stop Hacking Our Children’s Childhood

It’s like staring into a fire. Captivating. Mesmerizing. Like a meditation. Looking into the face of a sleeping newborn is bewitching. I could do it for hours and feel completely content. Watching them breat...

Having a Baby at Home in Costa Rica – The Story

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I wrote a post about preparing for birth and why we left Nicaragua and how we ended up in Costa Rica to have this baby. And then one night in a pregnant brain stupor, I accidentally deleted my entire website...

25 Things I’m Thankful For

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In the United States of America, today is Thanksgiving. I’m in Nicaragua, and even though we’ll be celebrating alone, we decided to still celebrate as a family. We love celebrating holidays in the cou...

Getting an Ultrasound in Guatemala (and We’re Having a…)

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Greg and I climb into our 'disaster' of a truck... the adventure mobile that has undergone several re-models and 'unmodels', and now has an uncertain future. But that's another story that I may share in a ...

So… I’m Pregnant. Yes, With Number SIX!

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NOT a basketball, this is #5 I really thought this day would never come. I was positive that after number five, Atlas (right), we were DONE having kids. The nausea. The hormones. The discomfort. The s...