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Great Expectations: Talking And Signing With Your Child

I have to gush a little bit. Emma and I just completed our 2nd shift at our work share this week and was given a very nice complement.  My friend Casey happened to be working the farm as well and once...

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YHL Does Dallas (& Houston & Austin)

Be still, my beating heart.  Young House Love (YHL) is coming to Dallas and I couldn’t be more stoked about it!!!!! If you’ve never heard of them, they’re totally famous DIY bloggers who get 5 million...

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Genetic Roulette: Monsanto’s Control Over GMOs

‘You’ve got to ask yourself one question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?’ Fat chance! I just finished watching an astonishing documentary last night called Genetic Roulette. I’m not sure how to...

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Baby-Led Weaning: Self-Feeding

Picture it with me…baby girl (or boy) sits down to a meal, feeds herself a bowl of scrumptious salmon chowder (you lovingly prepared) with a spoon, enjoys every bit of it, then asks for more, all the...

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A Cure For Diarrhea

Let’s face it, no one likes to talk about BMs (bowel movements), as my grandmother used to call them, but they’re a fact of life.  I’m pretty sure you should be going daily, and if you’re not, you...

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Family Traditions: Donating Blood

I know this is kind of a random topic, but go with it. This past weekend, the family loaded up in Josh’s truck and headed south to Carter Blood Care.  We both were getting calls saying they were...

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Why I’m Giving Up Dairy, For Real

There have been lots of changes going on the past few weeks, and now it’s time to get serious.  I know I’ve talked about eating Paleo, which means cutting out dairy, but for some reason, I’ve given...

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I’m Growing An Avocado!

Check this out, this is what I have going on: I’m super excited that it’s growing so well.  Now just a few more years and we might have some fruit…and I won’t have to spend so much on avocados every...

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She Doesn’t Know Any Different

I almost titled this post, ‘She doesn’t know any better,’ but thought that wouldn’t be fair. I wanted to do a post talking about the way Emma eats.  Those crunchy people out there won’t really be...

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All Natural Homemade Toothpaste

Are you tired of the crap (fluoride) and chemicals in your toothpaste and want to make your own?  In my ongoing attempt to make things myself, I’ve been searching for a good recipe for cleaning our...

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Emma’s Birth Story

This post is only fitting, since I am now the proud mama to a 3-year-old. Here goes… I honestly never thought I’d do this, but I think it’s a must.  I want to get back into talking about my personal...

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Chiropractic Care: Getting Adjusted Even While Pregnant

No, I haven’t been in a car accident, and no, I don’t have a neck injury.  These are a few things I have heard when I suggested going to see a chiropractor to a newly pregnant friend (or sister). I...

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Placenta Encapsulation

It’s about to get crunchy up in hur…so bear with me.  Don’t worry, I promise not to show actual pictures. I know you’re probably thinking, ‘Please tell me you’re not about to talk about eating your...

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40 Week Update

I have hit and officially passed my ‘due’ date on Tuesday, the 24th, and am still going strong.  I feel bad not posting as much as I would like lately, but the end of this pregnancy has been wearing me...

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It’s A Girl!

Introducing the newest crunchy baby: Sophia Audrey, 8 pounds 1 ounce, 21 inches long, and happy and healthy! In case you didn’t catch the news on facebook or Instagram, we had another baby girl!  Like...

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Chiropractic Care For Newborns And Nursing

This is something that I feel very strongly about and want to share with you!  Remember my post on getting kids adjusted along with pregnant mamas?  Well, this just got taken to a whole other level....

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Having A Home Birth: Sophia’s Birth Story

Hooray!  Here’s to my 100th post and Sophia turning one month old! A month ago today, I held our brand new baby girl in my arms and was in love.  My prayers were answered and I had a successful VBAC...

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Things In Threes and An Update

I was thinking about it the other day, and I am thirty-three with a three-month-old and a three-year-old.  It’s not scientific but it seemed fun to think about.  I had planned to do a post about...

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Blogiversary II: Keep On Movin’

Watch out now, it’s about to get crazy up in hur as I celebrate my 2nd anniversary of this blog!  It’s been so fun to watch the blog grow and meet new people over the past year, that I can’t wait to...

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Camping With A Crunchy Mama

My family has created a new tradition when it comes to Memorial Day…camping.  I never really grew up camping very much, or at all, so I jumped at the opportunity when my parents found a place 2o...

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