Boston

So this is clearly a little late, but things get a little crazy when you first have a baby! 

Our cute little guy is finally here and he is as cute as can be and such a sweet boy. He is a happy little guy and is also perfectly healthy, which we are so happy about! As weird as it may sound to some people out there, I actually enjoyed the labor and delivery experience this time. He was born in the middle of the day which made for a happy, energetic atmosphere which was nice, I definitely prefer having a baby during the day! I swear we ended up in the same rooms this time around as we did with Cadence, both in the labor and delivery and also in the mom and baby rooms. It's great to be able to take our baby home! We are enjoying this new adventure!

My Boutique

Aah! I'm so excited! I've been working really hard to make my boutique business work, and I feel like my blog/webpage for it is coming along nicely. It isn't finished yet, but it's getting there! I want to tell everyone to go take a look at it even though it's not done. Maybe check it out and then let me know which things you like about it and which things you think I could improve. I promise, one of these days it will be completely finished and up and running. I would appreciate any input though! :)
http://bubblesandbabes.blogspot.com

~Sarah

Whiten your teeth!... the cheap and natural way

I seriously love finding natural, healthy, cheap, and fun beauty recipes to make myself and wanted to share a few. I hope you enjoy them too!! :)

I (like everyone else I'm sure) have tried my fair share of teeth whitening products and none of those nasty strips ever seemed to work well enough to be worth the money I spent. However, now that I am looking for ways to be more "frugal" and have also started loving natural, homemade things more and more, I decided to give the baking soda thing a try. I've seen several things that say to use baking soda to whiten your teeth, and a few that also mention adding strawberries to it, but... I tried the strawberry thing once and EW! It was THE MOST nasty thing ever! My husband walked in and when I told him what I was doing and how nasty it was he said "yeah, it kinda smells like throw up", so take it from me and DON'T add the strawberries! Anyway, I've been saying forever that I needed to go have my teeth whitened and they were driving me nuts, but I just decided to give baking soda a try and from the very first time I used it I noticed a HUGE difference! Isn't it amazing how many uses there are for that cheap little box of white powder? I am convinced that I will never waste money on those nasty bleach strips ever again. Here's what I suggest:

Hint:

I use a small shot glass or a pinch bowl to mix mine in. I also have a cute little jar and spoon that I labeled "baking soda" that I keep next to the sink in the bathroom.

Option 1: The simplest way

Put a small amount of baking soda in the palm of your hand, add a tiny bit of water to make it paste consistency, put it on your toothbrush and brush with it for 2 minutes.

Option 2: My preferred way

Put a small amount of baking soda in the palm of your hand (or cup, bowl, etc.), add a few drops of water to form a thick paste, then add a tiny amount of regular toothpaste to it. This makes a better consistency and also makes it taste a bit better. Then brush your teeth with it.

I do this a few times a week. Once my teeth reach the whiteness I want then I'll probably only do it once every couple of weeks.

PS: If you like essential oils like me, you could always add a drop or two of those as well. Peppermint if you want it to taste and smell better, "Deliverance" (Butterfly Express) or "On Guard" (DoTerra) to kill germs and keep you from getting sick, basically whatever you want.

Also, I learned that apparently flouride is really NOT very good for your teeth, but using baking soda is not only helpful on your teeth but is also very good for your gums and keeping away gum problems. Just a side note. ;)

I hope this works as well or you as it does for my husband and me!

My 6 month Picture

I know that some of you out there always want to see pregnancy pictures, I always think I look a little weird in them (I guess I need someone like Jenni who knows how to take REAL pregnancy pictures!). But here is one for those of you who like to see them anyway. This is my 6 month picture. I just hit the 7 month mark yesterday so it's a little "outdated". I guess I need to take another one!  

Moving on

So I originally started this blog as a way to keep people updated on what was going on with our angel baby Cadence. I had a hard time keeping up with posts or wanting to move on to different posts for quite a while after she left. However, I think it's about time to do so now. It just makes sense to have this be a blog about "Logan & Sarah's life together" in general rather than saying "well it was about Cadence and since she's moved on to a better place now we'll never have need to update this blog again". So anyway... obviously Cadence is still in our hearts, she's probably always somewhere near, she'll always be a part of our family and could never be replaced, and someday we'll have her back, but for now, we have another little one to write about: Cadence's "coming soon" little brother, Boston. He is due on June 18th, loves to wiggle, currently weighs about 2 pounds and I can feel that he is getting bigger by the day! We are still in the process of transitioning the baby room from pink to blue but it's getting there! I've made him so many cute things already! I guess that's the bonus to not working a 50 to 60 hour a week job with this pregnancy! The incredibly lower stress level is also nice. I've made him several cute blankets (and hear from various people that there are several other cute blankets on the way), crocheted some baby washcloths, made him some crinkly ribbon toys, some "cloth diaper burp cloths" and even got EXTRA ambitious and made a diaper bag (which I must admit I'm pretty proud of!). Anyway, we are both really excited to have a little summer baby to take for walks in the stroller, as well as the plus that we won't have to worry as much about RSV for a few months. :)

Just A Thought

Just a thought:  Tomorrow would be Cadence's 5 month birthday. Everytime we come to another "would be milestone" I get the sinking feeling that I am missing out on my daughters life. Then I remember that that isn't really the case.

Obviously the only reason Cadence came to this earth when she did was to get a body. At least I can feel good knowing that I accomplished giving her the most perfect little body she could ask for. Aside from the fact that her brain cells had issues, the ultrasound technician said she had an absolutely perfect brain and all the thousands of tests said the same thing. So, someday, when we see her again, even her brain cells will be perfect (assuming that was even what was wrong in the first place).

With all that's been happening in the world lately and with everything that has been in the news, that "some day" is looking to be closer than I thought. I'm not sure if that is good or bad. Good that we will see our loved ones again, good that this seemingly endless wickedness really will come to an end, but not so good that there is even more unfathomable wickedness and devastating destruction to come! Do I really want to live to see that? I think so, the end result will be so glorious a thing to behold that all the bad leading up to it will seem like nothing. And best of all (aside from, let's not forget, seeing Christ!), I will see my Cadence again, at exactly the age she was when she left.

Pictures of Cadence



Right before Cadence was born






Cadences first hour of life



  



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