Extraordinary Life

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You've heard Alec's birth story. You've heard Sebastian's. Bet you can't guess how Emmett's went. 🙂 I sure couldn't.

Emmett's birth was in a lot of ways my hardest and definitely my longest. Maybe the most traumatizing, too, although that could just be because it's the freshest in my mind. Since this is the most recent birth, it’s also the most detailed story, so be forewarned. You might feel your skin crawl a time or two if you continue reading. Okay, probably not, because it's not actually graphic, but . . . proceed with care. 🙂 ...continue reading →

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When I went looking for my notes on Sebastian’s birth, I was amazed to realize I’d never really written it out, not in full anyway. That’s surprising to me because it was by far my best birth, but it’s also not surprising because at that point in my life, I kind of had two babies to keep me busy.

It makes me even more glad I’m doing this series. It’d be a shame not to have such a good birth down in writing somewhere. 🙂

Coming just nineteen months after Alec, I feel like in some ways Sebastian got the short end of the stick. When I try to remember being pregnant with him, I don’t remember much.

I do remember this, one little boy on the outside on top of one little boy on the inside. 🙂

I feel like I remember even less about his tiny baby days. It was such a blur of low sleep and high needs, always.

But when it comes to the birth story, Sebastian’s was the best by far. ...continue reading →

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I’m always a little torn about birth stories. I love hearing other people’s stories—I’m just not so sure about sharing mine. It feels a little bit presumptuous, and a whole lot personal.

I've been thinking about it on and off for a couple months now though, and I actually wrote the majority of this post back in March but wasn't sure I wanted to share it. Then recently I turned on the M Is for Mama podcast, only to discover the beginning of a series of birth stories from a mama of ten.

And now I'm excited about my own stories all over again.

So if a birth story is not your thing, find someone else’s blog to read. 🙂 ...continue reading →

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What better way to celebrate finishing up homeschool kindergarten than with a spontaneous trip to the beach?

But before we get to the beach part, how about that oddly specific "homeschool kindergarten" part . . .

I say homeschool kindergarten because, unfortunately, the private school prerequisites for first grade are slightly different than I’d expect the homeschool prerequisites to be.

You learn something new every day, some of them not as nice as others. ...continue reading →