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The Great Family-Size Question: How Do You Know You’re Done?

by Mandi on November 16, 2011

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our family after the birth of our fourth daughter

I always wanted 5 kids. (Well, except when I was little and I wanted 9!)

But I thought we would have 5, and I was sure I would never feel done.

Then, a funny thing happened. While I was in labor with #4, I thought, “I don’t think I can ever do this again.” I know, I know…but honestly, I’d always felt ready for the next baby soon after giving birth, and that was my first inclination that maybe I wasn’t going to feel the same way this time.

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Baby Gear: What Do You REALLY Need?

March 29, 2011
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There are entire stores dedicated to baby gear, which makes these tiny creatures seem like complicated and expensive members of the family! The truth, though, is that babies need just a fraction of what is available. That’s not to say that things like Boppy pillows and baby swings aren’t nice additions, because they are! We [...]

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Quick Tip: Pack a Nursing Basket

September 18, 2009
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As a side note, I call this my nursing basket, but this post is not meant to exclude bottle-feeding families. I don’t really know whether having a basket like this would be helpful for moms who formula feed because I don’t think it takes nearly as long or requires as many supplies as nursing does [...]

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Nesting: Preparing for a New Baby, Part 2

July 28, 2009
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Lately, I’ve been nesting in my head (if there is such a thing!), trying to think through what life with four little girls under five years old is going to be like, remembering how having a newborn changes things and trying to come up with a plan to simplify and streamline our routines so that [...]

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Nesting: Preparing for A New Baby, Part 1

July 15, 2009
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Sometimes I think I live in a permanent state of nesting, always looking for ways to make our run more simply, be more organized and have less clutter. But then the real nesting kicks in, and I start noticing things in a kind of 4D vision that makes me want to clean and organize frantically [...]

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