10 Baby Registry Must Haves For Multiples
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by risingdoughandraisingkids
1y ago
As a mom of 7, including a set of twins and a set of triplets, I have tried so many things. Some worked and some didn’t. Here I will share my top 10 baby registry must haves for multiples. At 23 years old I had my very first child…well children. I was blessed enough to give birth to a beautiful set of twins, Cameron and Olivia. Not only did I have no idea what all I actually needed for a newborn, I now had to figure out what I needed for 2 newborns. Add that on top of trying to figure out how on earth I am going to take proper care of 2 infants, it was a lot. I didn’t really know anyone (exce ..read more
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10 Favorite Must Haves for Nursing Twins and More!
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by risingdoughandraisingkids
1y ago
Having 7 kids, including a set of twins and a set of triplets, means I have been there and done that. I am more than happy to give you my favorite must haves for nursing twins and more. The Mom of Many When I was 22 years old, I discovered I was pregnant with twins. It was amazing, scary, exciting, and all new to me. I have never even raised a single kid, much less twins! All I knew was I had a lot to learn. Especially when it came to nursing. The twins were born and it was amazing. I couldn’t believe my body made these tiny amazing humans! Being a mother was so wonderful and I loved every min ..read more
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The Best Christmas Stollen ever!
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by risingdoughandraisingkids
1y ago
Christmas stollen has been in my parents home every December for as long as I can remember. Trying to make stollen for my father has been on my bucket list. I have to say according to him this is the best Christmas stollen he has ever had. Searching for Christmas Stollen Every October my father starts going to Aldi every single Wednesday, on stocking day. Christmas stollen is a seasonal item and as soon as it hits the store, my father is practically buying stock in it. I have never seen it in our local Wal-mart or Kroger, but Aldi always has it for Christmas. Seeing as it is a German store and ..read more
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15 Best Tips for Budgeting with a Large Family
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by risingdoughandraisingkids
1y ago
Having a large family comes with plenty of challenges. Making a little money last a lot of days is one of them. These 15 tips for budgeting with a large family is how we make it work. Large Family Living We have been blessed with 7 amazing children. I wouldn’t change a single thing about my family, but it isn’t always easy. Budgeting with a large family is a necessity, but man it sucks knowing how far that little bit of money has to stretch. Just feeding 9 people every month will set us back almost $1000 each month. It seems like all of us wear out or out grow our shoes all at the same time. H ..read more
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Our Homeschool Curriculum for the year 2021-2022
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by risingdoughandraisingkids
1y ago
Yet another school year has started and we have made our picks for our Homeschool curriculum. We used quite a few free download options this year, perfect for a large family on a budget. So Many Choices! If you are new to the world of homeschooling or are a seasoned homeschool parent, you know the choices for homeschool curriculum are endless. Do you want traditional, in-school type curriculum, or maybe living books? Do you want to spend time preparing every lesson or do you want more open and go? What does the budget look like? Can you afford $500 or more per kid? I can’t speak for everyone ..read more
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Depression sucks, 8 ways to help future you.
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by risingdoughandraisingkids
1y ago
Sometimes life sucks. Postpartum, seasonal, manic, chronic, bipolar, or premenstrual depression sucks. Throw in some anxiety and its like a party, in hell. But that’s ok, I get it, and so do many others. Depression Sucks Post partum and chronic depression are my personal brand of hell. Most of the time it isn’t too bad, I can handle it. Slap an almost happy face on and do my best. The past few months have been different. The anxiety of the deadly pandemic we can’t seem to get rid of here in the USA, postpartum, being trapped with 9 people in my not so big home, exhaustion, and feeling like I a ..read more
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The best homeschool supplies for 2021
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by risingdoughandraisingkids
1y ago
There are so many options when it comes to homeschooling. Maybe this list of the best homeschool supplies will help check a few things off your list. As moms we have million things we worry about everyday. Do we have the right diapers? When are they supposed to start on real food? Is my toddler potty trained at the right age? Then if you decide to start homeschooling you have a million more questions. What curriculum should I buy? Is there a cheaper way to print? Do I need a lesson planner? What is the best way to buy math flash cards? What are the best homeschool supplies? It seems never end ..read more
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21 ways to stay calm with crazy kids
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by risingdoughandraisingkids
1y ago
With 7 children, losing my cool is easy. What isn’t easy in this large family is staying calm. My house is crazy. These kids are crazy. I know, I created them. This most certainly is my circus and these are my monkeys. That doesn’t make it easier. If anything, knowing that I did this to myself brings on even more anxiety. There are a lot of times when I am just about to lose it and I have to remind myself that there are better ways. By no means am I perfect, I absolutely lose it, but I try not to completely lose it on the kids. I try to stay calm when the entire house is losing it. Calm is har ..read more
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How to build raised garden beds
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by risingdoughandraisingkids
1y ago
Having raised garden beds saves my back and saves time for me. Building them is not nearly as hard as it looks and can be done fairly inexpensively. At our previous home we had an in ground garden for years. It always ended up full of weeds and unmanageable halfway through the summer. I was at a loss. It didn’t matter how often I pulled weeds, I just couldn’t keep them down. I quit. I couldn’t keep fighting the horrible thistle we had. No matter what, it always won. When we moved to the new house I had no plans for a garden. You can tell by the way my yard is set up that I was more worried abo ..read more
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Garden Tour – 2: The good, the dead, and the growing
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by risingdoughandraisingkids
1y ago
As we get closer to planting our garden we have things blooming and growing. This weeks garden tour will show you what all we are growing and prepping for this years garden beds. New flowers Since Mother’s Day was this past weekend, my husband and kids surprised me with a trip to a local greenhouse. The big kids walked through the different buildings with me looking at all the things growing and asking what I thought was pretty. Then, they sent me off to play with the babies. They walked though showing Brent everything I said was pretty, trying to get him to buy every single plant. The kids w ..read more
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