I'm doing 43 things
43 Things blog entry: My friend reminded me that I have done something towards this goal. I attended my first birth. Baby Jared is about a month old now, but that experience is still so fresh in my memory. I don’t think I will ever forget how amazing it was to be there with my friend Kim when Jared was born. I would love to pursue this but I think it will have to wait until my own children are older. I also learned how difficult it is to plan your own life around a birth because really there is no control of how long you will really be. When Angelina is no longer needing me as she does now (breastfeeding), I think I will start with the course. I have already looked into it and I’ve probably already done some of the recommended reading with all the books I read on birth from the Midwives library and from our LLL library. I am just so fascinated by birth. It would be a privilege to be share this with other mothers and getting paid for it would just be a bonus :)
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1. be a good Christian
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2. be a good wife
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3. pray ~ really pray
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4. Be there for my kids
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5. become an ICBLC certified lactation consultant
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6. become a doula
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7. make a difference
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8. be a good friend
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9. spend more time alone
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10. be happy
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11. get and stay fit
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12. clean the basement
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13. visit Paris
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14. be closer to my brothers
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15. take my vitamins
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16. bake bread
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17. swim in the ocean
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18. become more organized
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19. travel Jeffersonville to see Brother Branham's grave
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20. eat healthier
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21. Start my own business
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22. stop procrastinating
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23. get out of debt
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24. get my teeth straightened and whitened
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25. go on more dates with my husband
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26. build my dream house
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27. throw things away
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28. learn to decorate cakes
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29. love myself more
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30. have more kids
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31. See my kids have kids
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32. empower women to breastfeed
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33. play soccer again!
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34. have strength of character
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35. sing more
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36. relax more
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37. make my own clothes
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38. have beautiful clothes
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39. improve my appearance
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40. learn how to play the piano
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41. educate my children
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42. take my dog to dog school
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43. Know myself, love myself and be myself (and proud of it).
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43 Things blog entry: I’ve never felt so good about many things that I’ve done in my life as my experience of having Angelina at home- it was so wonderful! If we do have another baby, I would have deliver at home again.
43 Things blog entry: I do all I can for my kids. I am mostly unselfish in my decisions as a parent. I breastfeed #1- that’s the greatest thing I can do to give them a good start in life beyond just loving them. And I love them so much and tell them all the time. I spend time with them. I play with them. I am a good example to them as a Christian. I do get impatient sometimes but I don’t think this makes me a bad mom at all, just a real person. And I explain it to my girls and talk about our feelings. I still would like to be a better mom. Just like being a better Christian. There is always room for improvement. So I forge on doing the best that I can. I try to learn all that I can to be the best that I can and I am not afraid to make changes to be better. Wishing other moms the very best as they share this endevour with me.
