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I love your Blog Award

Rachel — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:16:35 +0000

I want to say thank you to Steph at My Daily Happenings. She is such a nice woman. She is a step-mom who adores her two kids like they are her own. She is also engaged to her dream guy and pregnant. I have enjoyed getting to know her. Please check her blog out.

Part of accepting the award is:
*displaying the award
*linking back to the person who gave it to you
*paying it forward & nominating 7 blogs
*adding links to those seven blogs
*leaving comments on their blog telling them you gave them an award
*enjoying the award

The 7 Blogs I am nominating are

1. Chelle at Creative Thoughts. She is an amazing mother to two small children. She is also a runner and an amazing wife. She is always honest and sincere. I love reading about her life. I love reading about her kids and she takes damn good pictures.

2. Christy at Cakerwakers. I have known Christy for a while and I am not sure the time but it goes by fast when you read Christy’s blog. She always makes me laugh. She is so damn truthful about her life and her struggles and those days where everything feels right. And I did actually meet up with her for a bloggy play date with the kids.

3. Kellan at ON the Upside. Well Kellan has the best stories about her family. She has 4 kids and a hubby, who she always refers to as a cowboy. She is a true proud Texan woman and I am honored to be blog friends.

4. Amanda at Life long Playdate. Amanda is a great mom. She is always writing such sweet posts to her little one. She also posts such great pictures and like to give milestone updates. I enjoy how sweet and loving of a momma she is to her baby.

5. Em at Billy’s Diary. Em is a blog buddy from the UK and I have enjoyed reading about her little boy for some time now. She is a strong woman and has been through a lot of changes in the past year and she is just as strong. I love reading about her life.

6. Melanie at Living with Me. I have enjoyed reading this moms blog. I have found we both have spirited kids with sleeping issues and she has really been a great support. I also adore the pictures she posts of her little girl.

7. Billie at A peaceful serenity. I love reading about this momma because she is a mother to three and one of the craftiest moms I know. I wish I had an ounce of her crafty talent.

Well again lots of thanks to Steph. I am just a mom trying to make sense of being a mom and my blog has been a place where I can sometimes makes sense of it all with the help you of guys. Thanks for my award!!

I-Linky-love-You Award and other stuff

Rachel — Mon, 05 May 2008 23:18:08 +0000

First off I want to say THANK YOU to Storm for my awesome award. Storm visited my blog during the Blog Party and she and I have become blog buddies. She is a single mother with two amazing kids and she really has a warm and wonderful blog. I enjoy reading her blog because she has such strength in her story. Check it out PLEASE.

I also wanted to apologize for being MIA but I have been having so much nausea and actually I have been throwing up too. I do not remember being this sick with Max. And that can only mean one thing-probably having a girl but who knows. It would be fun to have a girl. I did want a boy first and I just adore Max but I think after being mom to a boy-well it would be fun to be a mom to a girl. So with all that said-I feel like crap and the last few weeks I have been the worst blogger but at the end of the night, and especially after throwing up these last 2 nights, I just have no energy. I cannot wait for the second trimester. Bring it on. I would rather be big with a belly than have nausea.

As for Max, we started him on Diflucan. It was recommended by his doctor since his food allergies were getting worse. he was having allergic reactions to foods that he would eat usually with no reactions. So it has been about a week of clearing out the yeast with diflucan and already he is improving. The new theory on allergies is that it is a leaky gut-I think I wrote about this before and so with leaky gut- you must clear out the yeast, take away foods that promote yeast and then let it heal. So Max eats brown rice, veggies, fruits, and protein. Sounds like the Atkins diet. LOL. But he is getting better. He was breaking out with rashes on his face and had little pimples around his anus. POOR BABY.

Well it is good to have not thrown up today and have some energy. YEAH!

Excellent Award

Rachel — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:59:57 +0000

excellent awardOriginally uploaded by MaxsmomWow!! This award was given to me by Sara Lynn. She has a great blog with so many recipes and fun stories about being a mom with her kids. Please check it out. I also want to thank her because she gave me this award because she thinks I am honest and that means a lot to me. I try to be a very honest person in my daily life. I think over the years-I have learned through this blog to be more honest about my struggles and for that, I am very grateful.

I would like to pass this award to Shannon because if anybody has taught me to just chill out and enjoy life in the beauty of just being a mom, wife and woman it is her.

I also give this award to Mrs. F because I love reading her stories about her family. She has a great way of looking at life.

I always have loved Christy who has taught me so about about being a mom and especially a mom to two.

I also give this ward to Melanie because I think she is so supportive of her family and it makes me feel so loved after reading one of her posts.

Thanks again Sara Lynn!!

Less Than 3 Award

Rachel — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:40:46 +0000

Melanie, from Livin With Me gave me this award. I am so honored. I feel so special. It is the little things in life that mean so much. I know this blog is for me and my family but it is so nice to be recognized by somebody who reads my blog. If you have not checked out her blog..please do. You will truly enjoy reading about her life.

I pass this on to Christy and Em. If you do not read either of these blogs. Please do as well. I am addicted.

Less Than 3 AwardOriginally uploaded by MaxsmomMelanie, from