http://lifewithboys.com Our hectic lives raising 5 boys! Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:03:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am sure I have posted about this before, but I just want to know...WHY is it that new mommies can't seem to take a shower? I ask this because I can't count how many times I have read, in a parenting magazine, how busy a mother is...how she ... http://lifewithboys.com/2008/03/mommy-wars/ I have met men that are breast men. I have met men that are butt men, leg men, etc. I even had a friend in high school that was all about the hair a woman had. But I only met one man that was a 'me' man. ... http://lifewithboys.com/2008/03/im-a-you-man/ Our oldest son is almost 14, and while I wouldn't say he is lazy, there aren't many things he is truly passionate about. At this age, I am ok with that. He does well in school, he has friends, he is a leader among his peers, etc. ... http://lifewithboys.com/2008/03/following-through/ I want to take a moment to write about something I don't often see. Men and women in love will often wax poetic about their mates eyes, their smile, their hair, etc...but what about their hands? It was perhaps five or six days ago, I was up nursing ... http://lifewithboys.com/2008/02/catching-up/ Would you be able to drop your 9 month old 4 stories to possible safety?Link to article http://lifewithboys.com/2008/02/horrible-decision/ As of January 5, we are the proud parents of our 5th wonderful boy. http://lifewithboys.com/2008/01/welcome-dean/ I always tell myself that I am going to post here more often. As the mother of four boys, with another one on the way...there is always something going on in our house!One little thing...our (almost) 12 year old is playing basketball this season. And our other three ... http://lifewithboys.com/2007/12/so-sad/ I find myself sitting here thinking about my last pregnancy. I was about this far along with H, and fear set in. I didn't think I could handle another baby, I was too old, R and I weren't getting along, I was angry, etc. There was one ... http://lifewithboys.com/2007/11/its-about-that-time/ I think I have lost my best friend..... http://lifewithboys.com/2007/10/ohone-more-thing/ I think that my fear is hard to describe....so many things contribute to it, make me feel irrational for thinking this way, etc. And yet, I would be lying if I said it wasn't there. I wanted this baby we are about to have...I wanted it with all ... http://lifewithboys.com/2007/10/fear-and-trepidation/