Redemption: Truman's Birth Story, Part 3

Things happened very quickly after we decided to race to the midwife's office. Shawn shuffled the kids over to our gracious neighbor's house--while he was talking with her I honked our car horn in...

Redemption: Truman's Birth Story Part 2

Writing Truman's story takes me back to the high I experienced immediately after birthing him, those endorphins that pumped through my body, so natural and seemingly animalistic. I can celebrate...

Redemption: Truman's Birth Story Part 1

I have Truman snuggled close to my heart this very night, snug in the Bjorn baby carrier, something I knew would cure his fussies at least for awhile. This baby, this sweet wonderfully soft and...

$50 Minted Giveaway!

I am a total paper person. A sucker for stationery. Can't get enough printables to adorn the walls. I love the smell of new books...paper soft and fresh from the press. So when Minted contacted me...

Mom's Day

Mother's Day is one of my favorite days of the year. Being a mommy is the most important job I will ever have! We all have hard days, days where one more mess and one more bout of disobedience seem...

Baby Boy

The Harris family grew by one, on Tuesday, April 30, 2013, when precious baby Truman Ray graced us with his angelic presence. He was born with the assistance of our midwife and doula, in the...

Hello Due Date. Goodbye Due Date.

Shawn captured these bump pics last Sunday, when I was 39 weeks. Riverside Cafe:And here we are on my due date (40 weeks tomorrow):How I'm feeling: I go up and down, naturally! One day I'm on top...

Surprise Shower

It had been one of those days, neither amusing nor dull, but down in my heart I was feeling overwhelmed, overcomitted, and, as can be the case for stay at home mommas, lonely. I had something to...

Birthday-the man of the house

You captured my heart when we were 15. I never knew you'd steadily cultivate the grounds of my heart until it would flourish with 2 and 3/4 of our Love's Heartbeats running around this golden...

Professional Maternity Photo Shoot

all photos by Sally Manlove Photographythank you, Sally! for making me feel purdy 35 weeks in these pictures.38 weeks tomorrow.I made the belly sash. :)Today someone thought I was 25 years old.Sweet.

Wildlife Park

I don't loooovvvee the zoo. It may make me the worst mother on planet earth, but I don't super love the zoo here in town. If I tried it again, I'd probably like it. But in the past it's been too...

He is risen from the dead!

Easter could not have been a more perfectly orchestrated day by the Father's hands. From the weather to the lunch (meatloaf, cheesy taters, buns, broccoli salad; deviled eggs by Gromma) I didn't...

Easter!

We had the very best Easter.My heart is full!

Third Trimester Pregnancy Comparison

No wonder I'm so tired! I've been spending the last few years growing, having, and raising sweet Littles! Curious to see the differences in how I carried each baby, I created a collage for...

Decorating for a Girl/Boy Shared Bedroom

Provided our little home has just three bedrooms, Shawn and I opted to move Story into Wilder's room as we prepare for Babe Bee. It was really hard, emotionally, for me to disassemble Story's room,...

Pregnancy Update: 35 Weeks-So, Am I Going Natural?

Baby Bee's been cooking for 35 weeks! We are 5 weeks away from delivery! I'm not being induced this time, so I'm prepared to go as much as 2 weeks beyond my due date of April 27th (due dates are...

Haircuts

For a short time my cousin A is in beauty school here in town. She came over to spruce up the kids' hairs, considering they've looked homeless for some time now. It was nice to not have to waddle...

Babymoon

My paradise is the Colorado mountains. The beach is gorgeous, don't get me wrong, but there's something about the creatures living in the water that scares me. The noise of the crashing waves is...

Rain

Life lately

Life lately: We see magic every day!

$100 Anthropologie Giveaway!

With a new Spring line of merchandise hitting Anthropologie I thought it would be great to participate in a group giveaway prize with a bunch of my favorite bloggers! Get excited! You could win...

Oliver Hamilton

I've been made fun of countless times for a deep and profound love for, well, other people's kids. I truly do light up at church when I see my friend J's kiddos. I want to just eat them with a...

White blanket

So, it's been snowing.Winter is not my favorite.But these kiddos ARE my favorite.

Sib love

They wore swimsuits yesterday for fun. I may have not been able to refrain from all the cute swimwear at Babies R Us. :) I love the v-neck on Sissy's!

Blossom & Vine Print Shop

Hope your weekend has been as swell as mine has been! Our house may be a wee bit lime green but that's a story for another time. I met Aly with Blossom & Vine at BlogSugar a couple of years...

Love Bug Valentines

Since Wilder only has 7 other pupils in his class, I knew we could go with semi-homemade Valentines this year (guys, I'm sooo tired!). I found some cute Love Bug Valentines on Dandee, A Happily...

The Biss-All About Having a Little Girl

One of the reasons why I haven't been blogging as much, aside from being tired from the pregnancy, is because I've just really been savoring time with the babies. Nothing is more important than...

Random

I am sick. I peed my pants at the movie theater from coughing so violently. Two weeks of coughing. I'm stubborn about going to the doctor. I think it's too expensive. But I went and now I have...

Giveaway winners

Yellow Heart Art winner is Jennifer Salter and Datevitation winner is Dara Granoff.Contact me (marigoldroad.blog@gmail.com) to claim your prizes. Thank you!

Kisses in the Night--My sweetheart

spring 2009 Every once in awhile God will give me a powerful gift in the guise of something quite simple. Tonite, as I was laying down with Wilder during our nightly cuddle session, he fell into a...