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Laura Waller

My name is Laura Waller and I attended Appalachian State University. After college I moved to Washington DC where I taught Kindergarten. The best part of my time in DC was meeting my wonderful husband Jacob. After enjoying all the excitement of DC, we moved back to Eastern North Carolina, where I continued teaching. After trying for a while to get pregnant and meeting with infertility doctors, we welcomed our first child, Elliana, into the world. Elliana means “my God has answered” and she certainly is our answered prayer. We decided that I would stay home to be with Elli full time. When Elli turned one year old, I decided to cheat a little on the “stay at home” gig and take a part time job working with refugee families in the school systems. That job will end in the Spring of 2012 and, as timing would have it, our second baby is due in May. At this point in time, my days are consumed with keeping up with Elli (which is harder than it sounds), working, trying to find exciting activities around Eastern NC for our family to experience, an occasional work out, and honestly - an occasional nap. I know things are certainly going to change in our house and in some ways that makes me a bit nervous so I am always excited to get advice from experienced moms!

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My name is Carlene and I am currently in my third trimester, expecting my first baby to be here around the end of March. My husband and I are expecting an adorable baby girl, who we have decided to name Arbor Roselia. We're a goofy couple who love being playful and downright ridiculous at times. Since getting pregnant, I have learned I love food almost as much as I love my husband. I'm always looking for new recipes to try out and meals to impress my family with. Part of the fun of cooking healthful and tasty meals is being frugal as well, so I've taken up extreme couponing and bargain shopping as a hobby. When I'm not busy being your stereotypical 21st century mom, I enjoy reading and studying simply for the sake of learning. Knowledge is power, and I'm one strong mama. I take a pretty "crunchy" approach to life and like to live as close to nature as possible without completely giving up the convenience of technology.

Choosing a Diaper Pail

March 26th, 2012 Carlene Delane

If you’ve been reading my older posts, you know that we are planning to cloth diaper our daughter. This means we definitely need a diaper pail to put the dirty diapers in. My mom used a diaper genie …
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Decluttering Conundrum

March 25th, 2012 Carlene Delane

Deciding what to keep and donate is really harder than it should be.

I’m finally starting to get a second wind and am back to working on some housework related things. My biggest project has been keeping the day …
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Progress on the Nursery

March 24th, 2012 Carlene Delane

Our plans to get the nursery into order were put on hold in order to allow some friends to stay with us for a few weeks while they got their own place. They just signed a lease next door, which means we finally have the extra bedroom back and were …
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Finishing Our Birth Classes

March 21st, 2012 Carlene Delane

The Bradley Method gave me a lot of tools and resources to continue studying and preparing for childbirth.

Back in January, my husband and I started taking The Bradley Method of natural childbirth. It meant driving to …
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What’s Gonna Work? Teamwork!

March 19th, 2012 Carlene Delane

I don't know about you, but this picture inspires confidence that he's got everything under control.

With labor and delivery right around the corner, it’s really easy for me to forget to count my blessings about this …
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