Do you ever feel judged by your birth choices?
Sometimes they're not choices at all.
Most of the time what happens during labor and delivery cannot be controlled- you respond to your body and hope everything goes well.
The last thing the woman then needs is to be made to feel guilty that the birth of her child didn't meet your expectations.


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TTC Baby #2 - Cycle 1 Recap

Injectables Blog:

http://www.bubblelush.com/2011/12/financial-breakdown-of-injectable-cycle.html

DailyLush Channel:
http://www.youtube.com/dailylush

FACEBOOK: Carla TheBubblelush

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Help! I Need Your Ideas!!

Help me come up a name for this Stay At Home Mom series that is nifty and cool.
Please? Also, video ideas for this series are welcome as well.

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Everything Changes at 6:30

My day usually starts way too early.  

The alarm goes off somewhere between 4:45 and 5:30 

depending on if it's a hair washin' morning - 

don't make that face, 30 minutes of extra sleep 

is worth rockin' a ponytail all day.

Then I get ready for work as quietly as possible - 

as not to wake Hannah - 

and usually in the dark - 

as not to wake Chris.

I run out the door - 

usually forgetting my coffee, or lunch, or cell phone - 

and drive an hour to work.

Once I'm at work I have 5 too many things on my plate,

coworkers whose comments verge on harassment -

including continually making the comment that 

I must not love my child since I'm a working mother -

and waiting, praying, longing for the moment 

the clock strikes 5:30 and I can leave.

The transition slowly starts to happen during that car ride home.

If we haven't been hit with rain, snow, or high winds, then the drive is fairly fluid and I'm able to focus on the interesting Talk Radio interview, jam out to Britney, or laugh along with the afternoon radio show's hi jinx.

I begin to relax and prepare to start my REAL life.

Those hours from 6:30 to bedtime are magical.

I walk into the room and people are happy to see me.

- they literally run squealing with delight at the very sight of me.

My husband made a fabulous dinner after getting home from work earlier -

tonight's selection is Salmon in an amazing cream sauce 

that he created on the fly, and Hannah's favorite rice.

We all sit around gushing about the fabulous dinner -

except Hannah who has decided that she hates Salmon but is perfectly content to eat every grain of rice on her plate -

and discussing our day 

I mainly stick to funny anecdotes or news stories I stumbled upon during my break - I refuse to let anyone ruin this moment.

Later we drive to Dairy Queen for a special treat.

Hannah and I share a plain cone while Chris eats his blizzard.

Hannah flirts with everyone, dances on the bench and 

waves to all the cars going 'bye bye' at the drive thru.

It's an amazing moment.

We're all happy exhausted and drunk on ice cream.

During the drive home Hannah announces all her 

body parts and we smile at how smart she's getting.

And once home we slowly begin preparing for bedtime - 

kisses, hugs, smiles, and magical stories.

If you ignore the sink full of dishes or 

the stacks of laundry waiting to be put away - 

which I do - 

It's perfect.

OTH - Season 9 Episode 2

This was the last episode for Alex Dupre (Jana Kramer), and I only wish the wardrobe staff liked her more. 80's jeans and an ugly shirt. Shame.

One Tree Hill - Season 9 Episode 2 - In The Room Where You Sleep

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Repeat After Me: "My Blog is Worth My Time"

I've heard of writers that take on extreme writing challenges - 10 pages a day, or so many words a week.  I have a coworker that is in a few writing groups, and she's constantly editing someone else's work and talking about the novel she's working on.

There are those that participate in crash diets - 30 day shred or 10 days of nothing but lemonade and maple syrup (which I did in college and right before my wedding.  Both times worked awesome, but were not long term fixes of course).

Both of these ideas - these challenges - serve as inspiration to tackle something in your life that you want to improve, that you want to focus on, fulfill, better, excel at.

For me, that's vlogging and blogging.

I'd really like to put more love into my website and blog.
I think that my thoughts should be worth the effort to record
- even if I'm the only one reading them.

So I've signed up for the SITS Girls challenge - 31 Days to a Better Blog.
I've signed up at the intermediate level.
I blogged for years in college, and have been vlogging for 3 years, so I don't consider myself a beginner.
And while I meet the requirements for an advanced blogger,
I'm definitely not.

Fabulous Vlogger?  I'd like to think so.
Amazing Blogger?  No way.

But if you're patient and stick with me, 

you'll be able to watch me transform into one.

Because some days you just don't want to be seen on camera.

Some days I'd rather rough house with Hannah all morning long instead of showering and doing my hair, and - fault me if you want to - I'm much to vain to regularly get in front of the camera looking like a hot mess.

Some days you just want to write in your comfy pants and be able to proofread your crazy thoughts instead of editing them out in post production like I do with vlogs.


And blogging gives me the ability to do that.

But have no doubt, vlogging will always be my favorite.
My first social media love, if you will.

What area of your life do YOU want to focus on?
Would you like to participate in the 31 Day SITS girls challenge to improve your blog?
It started on Monday January 16th, so you'll have to scramble to catch up, but it's worth it!

Breastfeeding: Supplementing with an SNS Kit

Discussing how a supplemental nursing system can be beneficial 

to mothers and babies that are experiencing difficulty breastfeeding.

Even with our rough start, Hannah and I successfully 

breastfed until she weaned at 14 months. 

Just because it doesn't start off on the right foot, 

doesn't mean it can't finish beautifully.

MEDELA:

http://www.medelabreastfeedingus.com/products/51/supplemental-nursing-system-sns#!Overview

Lact-Aid:

http://www.lact-aid.com/

Learn more at KellyMom Articles:

http://www.kellymom.com/bf/pumping/alternative-feeding.html#atbreast

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Gymboree - Play & Learn Class Review

All about Gymboree Play and Music Program including their Play and Learn Classes and Open Gym.

Find a Location Near You:

http://www.gymboreeclasses.com/calendar.do?action=ENRL

All About The Different Classes:

http://www.gymboreeclasses.com/b2c/customer/programIndex.jsp

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OTH - Season 9 Episode 1

One Tree Hill - Season 9 - Episode 1

Know This, We've Noticed

Season premieres are always jam packed with plot, characters and relationships. Combine that with a camera battery that is about to die, a memory card that is almost full and a 5am wake up call and you get a fast paced, motor mouthed recap video.

Recaps of future episodes, that are a little slower and nuanced, will be better and full of more insight.

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OTH - Get Caught Up! Series Recap

Recapping characters and plot points of the first 8 seasons of One Tree Hill so that we can all watch Season 9 together.

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Holiday Wrap Up

Footage from Holiday Season - Thanksgiving, Christmas Tree, Meeting Santa, and Christmas Morning.

Hannah was 14 - 15 months in this video.