By Shorel & Sandra on July 22nd, 2010

This morning, I found Schäfer giving Sianna her last bit of milk. They were so sweet.
Hubs went on-line and rented bikes so we could go on a family bike ride. Everyone was excited – especially Schäfer because he was going to ride on a tagalong bike behind Hubs. (Tagalong bike: think seat, handlebar and wheel
[Continue reading A Vacation from our Vacation]
By Shorel & Sandra on July 17th, 2010

This pregnancy at 18 weeks:
my everyday clothes no longer fit – except my wrap skirts
sometimes I eat a lot and other times I don’t hardly eat anything at all
5 small meals a day feels better than 3 large ones
Gatorade is my best friend
unlike last time around, I have no clue if this baby is a
[Continue reading Baby #3 at 18 weeks]
By Shorel & Sandra on June 8th, 2010

06.08.10
We’re pregnant.
I’m exhausted.
We’re excited!
This pregnancy has been more tiring than I remember my last one being. I keep trying to remind myself that last pregnancy, I was only taking care of Hubs and myself. This go around, I’m trying to keep up with a three-year-old and a one-year-old.
But I don’t think I should blame it
[Continue reading Exhaustion: what I didn’t expect while I’m expecting]
By Shorel & Sandra on December 18th, 2009

The morning after my miscarriage, I looked out the window and saw this:
On a cold December day, in a plant that I haven’t watered since October, there was one bloom in my favorite color.
By Shorel & Sandra on December 18th, 2009
*** Warning to our male readership: this post is about family planning. You might want to click over to espn.com to see what time the Super Bowl starts ***
We’ve been waiting 24 months for our adopted child. That’s 24 months since our dossier was turned in. We’ve actually been waiting 30 months since we started
[Continue reading Mary’s family planning pretty much flew out the barn window]
By Shorel & Sandra on February 21st, 2008

When I was pregnant, I bought this basket with the idea of turning it into a Moses Basket.
Later, Hubs helped me see that my simple idea was turning into a big project that I didn’t have time for. And wasn’t completely necessary for the birth of our child.
This is the same basket people use to
[Continue reading Bye Bye Moses Basket]