May 17 2012
A Short Chat Over Tea
I have this story I want to tell ~ the story of how Kai switched with Lilah in the womb. This is what my husband and I (and a couple of psychics) believe to have happened. I started the draft to share with you…but I haven’t finished it. Okay, I haven’t even gotten past the first paragraph. I don’t know why. It’s a beautiful story, a miraculous story ~ but for some reason I’m unable to share it just yet. And because I thought this story HAD to be my next blog post, you haven’t heard from me in almost a month.
So, I’m giving myself permission to put that post on the back-burner for now. I’m letting myself off the hook just so I can BE in this blog again. ‘Cause I like it here. There’s something magical about Love From Baby and I can feel a blooming energy around it.
Our Facebook page has increased from 16 likes since my last post to 414 ~ that’s in less than 30 days! It’s a fun page too ~ I pull cards a couple of times a week for pregnant Mamas from my Prebirth Communication Oracle Deck, I feature some beautiful pages of doulas, midwives, and other birth junkies, and I post some really adorable pictures. Please join in the fun, if you haven’t already.
Since my last post, Kai turned 9 months old. One Monday a few weeks ago he cut his first tooth, started crawling, started pulling himself up to stand, started waving AND started signing “milk.” This was ALL IN ONE DAY! Since then life has been a bit busier. I’m finding I’m getting less done because I can’t just plop Kai down with things to play with. Now I have to constantly monitor him. The changes take some getting used to ~ it’s a good thing he’s so darn adorable.
Life is sweet right now. I feel on the verge of something REALLY GOOD, although I can’t articulate what exactly. I know many of us are feeling that way right now and it’s exciting. A true SHIFT is occurring and we are smack dab in the middle of it. I hope you are feeling it too.
I’d love to hear from you! What are your babies doing now or how is your pregnancy going? Do you have any projects you’d like to share a link to? Tell me EVERYTHING! I’ll get the tea on. ♥
Love and Sparkles,
Kate
May 18, 2012 @ 01:24:37
I Love tea! And I Love babies!! I am wrapping up my certification as a Hypnobabies Instructor! I will be teaching classes in the Columbus Ohio area! SO excited to be able to help women bring their babies into the world safely and comfortably!! Thanks for your blog!
May 18, 2012 @ 11:33:59
Maloree, so wonderful to hear from you. I’m including the link to your GORGEOUS facebook page for everyone to see. Congrats on your latest venture ~ you’re making the world a better place and I KNOW the babies thank you. ♥
http://www.facebook.com/yourspecialdeliveries
May 18, 2012 @ 02:10:28
Dear Kate! What an adorable bunch you have indeed!! I appreciate this post, and I accept your invitation for a chat over tea. How lovely!!
I’ve been having to flow with changes too, and it isn’t always easy, but always for the best. The unfolding IS exciting, and I’m really enjoying this mysterious journey. In the grand scheme of things, I like the life masterpiece that I am creating, even though some days it feels as if nothing is going good and I just can’t do enough, lol. Thanks to incessant practice in daily gratitude and everyday magic ;), even on the worst days, I trust that all is well and that I’ll come around to feeling better eventually.
My boys are 4 and 6, with birthdays this summer, and it seems this will be the summer of potential travel. Between 2 surf trips, 2 weddings, a fairy congress, and a death anniversary, there are lots of possibilities this summer. Now, we can’t go on ALL these trips, hence the aforementioned allowing, and unfolding. We shall see! Either way, I am enjoying my boys at this age. =)
I have been painting lots this year, you can see all my latest stuffs either on my Creative Indeed Facebook page at http://facebook.com/CreativeIndeed or at my website, http://CreativeIndeed.net OH and several exhibits this year, so exciting!! This has been feeling like my year of being a Creative Mama Extraordinair, LOL. And that includes plenty of days of crucial resting, laziness (and even unreasonable grumpiness!! lol) & the least bit of productivity possible…creativity cannot happen without these ebbs & flows!
Soooooooooooo much intense love filled in this year, so much transformation, learning, loving, blessing, my goodness, its amazing we are all still on our feet isn’t it? 😉
Looking forward to your own unfolding and evolving story, shared exactly as it needs to be. Love you Kate!
Shell
May 18, 2012 @ 13:44:04
Oh Shell, I LOVE this whole comment! (So many tingles!) How exciting to have exhibits for your FABULOUS art. You are truly a wonder and an inspiration. I had to giggle at your days of unreasonable grumpiness, ’cause you KNOW I feel ya! Love you, Dear Sister. Thank you for sharing a slice in your love-filled life! ♥
May 18, 2012 @ 06:03:05
I love it when you post!!
I have been doing some exciting stuff over at Mama’s Best Friend, helping new moms release anxiety, get confident and really ENJOY their time with their little ones! I’ve also started helping experienced mamas find some help and “me time” with babysitters – I think it’s SO important for the whole family that they have someone they all trust and love to step in and help. I have an e-book about it, plus I offer one-on-one help with the process of finding someone in your area!
Love you!
May 18, 2012 @ 13:46:57
Including a link to your AWESOME website, Devon. You are TRULY a gift to Mamas and Babies and EVERYONE should get your ebook! ♥
http://www.mamasbestfriend.com/
May 18, 2012 @ 09:12:50
absolutely awesome.
May 18, 2012 @ 10:44:11
I’m so glad to find information on prebirth communincation! I’ve been trying to find it in other websites, but only found here. Thank you!
May 18, 2012 @ 13:12:24
I’m glad I could learn so much here in your blog. Thanks a lot!
May 18, 2012 @ 14:12:42
Love this post Kate! You know that I AGREE that something is shifting in the world – I feel it all the time.
I’d love to share my website http://www.ctworkingmoms.com with everyone! It’s a judgement-free, supportive online community for working mommas! And YOU are a very important part of the site. Love you a ton!
May 18, 2012 @ 18:40:45
And my dear Sister, Michelle is too modest to share that ctworkingmoms.com recently won the award for best parenting blog in CT! You’re a wonder, Michelle! ♥
May 18, 2012 @ 15:13:11
Hi Kate,
Today I am celebrating 21 years of Motherhood Journey, my oldest son Idan is a gift in our lives, a beautiful, amazing young man, still don’t believe!!!
I would love to spread the word about my practice, Kate and Kai experienced that. I am a healing artist that works with leading edge Energy Healing Therapies.I work with Craniosacral/Polarity/Shamanic Practices/Massage, is a deep healing process that awakes our cellular memories and reconnect to our innate source of health and well-being. I work with newborns , babies adults, pre birth communicatin pre-conception, birth and beyond integrating birth traumas, innermama/ baby relationships. I am a doula, belly-dancer, workshop facilitator ,rituals and ceremonies, baby yoga/Infant massageclasses,spiritual birth preparation classes,Red Tents. I am a mama of 3 kids and born ,raised in Brazil. Sessions can be in 4 languages, portuguese, english, hebrew or spanish.
I still need someone to create a website, is anyone wants to trade sessions? I have a new office in Old Saybrook and New Haven . I am doing home visit sessions for newborn/mamas in CT
My contact:
marciacalisman@yahoo.com
Love you,
Marcia
May 18, 2012 @ 18:43:51
Marcia, is my dear healer-friend who did the cranio-sacral therapy on Kai after he was born. I mentioned her in this post:
http://lovefrombaby.com/2011/09/29/from-weepy-mama-to-wise-cheerleader-adventures-in-colic-part-3/
Marcia, you are truly gifted and a HUGE blessing to this world. I love you, Dear Sister!
May 18, 2012 @ 15:26:44
I’m experiencing big changes, completely shifting the focus of my business to writing. Homeopathy, EFT, and Matrix Reimprinting are awesome, which makes it all the more confusing to realize that I’ll be doing something different.
Speaking of different, that’s the focus of my writing. I write about the experience of parenting Uniquely Magnificent Children. What’s that? They are children who might be autistic, or ADHD, or Indigo/Crystal/Rainbow/New Consciousness, or spirited. They are children that are teaching and transforming their mothers.
I’d love to have interested mothers visit my website (www.catalystsforhealth.com) or FaceBook Page (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Blessed-by-Autism-Uniquely-Magnificent-Children/174258299260221). I attempt Twitter (@SwanMothers), but have yet to really get it.
Thank you for sharing your journey<3
May 18, 2012 @ 18:46:46
Oh Natalia, I have SUCH good feelings about your shift! I know, like I know like I know this is going to be a GREAT second half of the year for you. Your works is so important! Love you, Dear Sister. ♥
May 18, 2012 @ 15:51:34
Kate!
What perfect timing this comes in. My babies keep growing and growing and somehow time seems to have brought us to where River is 12 years old and Gatlin is 7 years old. The last year has been fell of change as I, for the first time in twelve years am no longer nursing. Gatlin’s need for breastfeeding outgrew one year ago. It is so full for me of the love of him outgrowing a need and into his own person yet still longing at times for those nursing moments back. Lately, he has been wanting to be held like a baby close to my heart as I think he is still growing in a unique way discovering his individuality.
I would love to share two offerings I have for moms and families. The first is that I am an IBCLC. As a lactation consultant, I work with families to overcome breastfeeding difficulties or questions as they find their way on their parenting path related to breastfeeding. I focus on healing through foods and nutrition, homeopathy, herbs and other modalities that offer healing and do not harm. I also offer brreastfeeding classes pre birth. For more information or an appointment call 860-416-6143
The second a fantastic site I co- created with my friend Sioux. It is http://www.crunchybits.net . We also offer workshops related to raw foods, making your own milk alternatives, Healtthy cooked foods, kitchen gardening, natural living for the home and a kids series to get them creating in the kitchen and loving healthy fruits and veggies. Like us on Facebook to keep up to date on local and events from us and other events that out there well worth a look. We can also be reached at 860-416-6143.
Warmly,
Sabrina
May 18, 2012 @ 18:51:15
Sabrina! I’m so happy to see you posting your wonderful gifts and website. Thank Goddess for Mamas like you, who help other Mamas breastfeed their magical babies. You are such a fantastic healer and I adore you. ♥
Here is Sabrina’s FB page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/crunchy-bits/318626294266
May 18, 2012 @ 17:46:59
So great to see your work growing ~ and so beautifully! I’m pleased to say we now have a publishing house in America to cover all of our US and Canadian subscriptions http://www.themothermagazine.org or for the rest of the world, visit: http://www.themothermagazine.co.uk
We recently celebrated ten years of publishing The Mother and I’m pleased to say we’re read in more than 40 countries. You can find us on Facebook, too 😉
Love to you and your family, Veronika
May 18, 2012 @ 18:52:41
Oh Veronika, what a treat to see you here! How FABULOUS to see The Mother growing. SUCH a beautiful magazine. Thank you for letting us know! ♥
May 18, 2012 @ 18:10:25
That’s awesome about your FB page!!!! And thanks for the update. It’s fun to see how big they all are already! <3
xoxoxoxoxoxo
May 18, 2012 @ 18:53:34
Love to you, Dear Sister. You’ve always been such a consistent supporter and cheerleader! ♥
May 18, 2012 @ 19:25:39
Dear Kate,
The moment I saw your facebook page I felt a sigh of relief and gladness and added it right away 🙂 I have a formal artsy/nature background in landscape architecture but when I had my first son I knew I would forever devote my life to Babies, Mothers, and Families have a better, more connected, and loving experience. My first was born via cesarean, very hospital. I knew nothing of babies/birth/breastfeeding, you name it! Surprise pregnancy, the works 🙂 I am now coming up on the week of his 5th birthday, my body always remembers what we went through. I got my certification as a childbirth educator and have been working hard in the field for almost 5 years now. I went on to have a beautiful VBAC waterbirth at home with my beautiful, chubby, big boy at 9.5 lbs,( my first was 7.5lbs). such a blessing because I can offer support and comfort for those Mothers who have had a previous cesarean wanting a vbac, and worried about a ‘bigger’ baby. I only stand at about 5 foot 1″, so Im not someone people expect to have a 9.5 baby, so that’s a lot of fun! After my homebirth/vbac, I left the hospital over a year ago…and that’s when things really got rolling for me! I started ‘Peace for Babies’, an informational/inspirational website about gentle birth, pregnancy, and baby care. I still have a lot of work to do on it being a busy mom! http://www.peaceforbabies.com. I work with my best friend/doula/homebirth midwife Jessica Weed at Indigo Midwifery, http://www.indigomidwifery.com, and we are on facebook: (http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Indigo-Midwifery-Peace-For-Babies-2-Names-1-Giant-Purpose/301839669834246). I teach classes heavily based in bonding and connection with babies and ecstatic birth, waterbirth, gentle birth and baby care. I also have an Etsy site all about honoring babies, mommas, and families: http://www.peaceforbabies.etsy.com, AND do Belly Casting and Henna! My love is Henna. AND I started NM’s first chap. for the international cesarean awareness network (ican of albuquerque). Its a lot! haha! Im still not sure how I manage, but take one day at a time and have lots of love from my babies and family. Thank you so much for supporting babies and families! Love,Peggy
May 18, 2012 @ 19:42:27
Damn, Peggy! You are one busy lady! Not to mention an inspirational Goddess!
I just checked out every one of your GORGEOUS pages (oh, the etsy shop is so fantastic!) and feel like I’ve found another kindred soul. Let’s please keep in touch. I can see us teaming up on something in the future. Thank you for sharing all your AWESOMENESS! ♥
May 18, 2012 @ 21:31:29
Thank you Kate! Lets do! 🙂 I know, so many things came up I couldn’t say ‘no’ to! Its been like, let me imagine my goals for the next 10 years and lets do them in 1 year! HAHA. 🙂
May 18, 2012 @ 22:03:15
Hello Kate,
thanks for letting me know such a beautiful conversation is taking place. I’m bookmarking so many wonderful sites and loving the love being shared.
I wanted to share my site. This late summer I started a business in energy medicine. I currently offer custom flower essence blends, and guidance with cell salts and other forms of healing. In the future I plan on offering reiki, but I still have a little bit more learning to do. I tend to pick my flower essences intuitively and love to work with kids. It’s been an intense year of growing, changing, releasing and healing.
I had a rough year last year, and I found the major way I was able to change my physical and emotional help was by reconnecting to the Divine and actively practicing gratitude. Our wonderful Kate was hugely helpful for me in this transformation. Her other site, My Everyday Magic really helped me change my view of life.
love and light
May 18, 2012 @ 23:28:43
Amy’s FABULOUS website is http://gratefulhearthealingenergy.com/gratefulheart/
Fire Fairy ~ it has been an ENORMOUS treat and blessing getting to know and love you! Such magic you are weaving with your words and blends. I love you, Dear Sister. ♥
May 18, 2012 @ 23:58:23
So nice to visit here and share links, loving energy, and tea!!!
Around the “Circle Sound Production” family, we’re still glowing from the first children’s music album we made, “Circle Time”. It went on to win a national gold award from Parents’ Choice Foundation, and is now in its 4th edition and 25th year. Here’s to the joy of singing with children and building community through music! <3 http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/lisamonet1
May 20, 2012 @ 14:46:46
We have LOVED listening to Circle Time. Can’t believe it’s been 25 years! Thank you for your beautiful gift of SONG, Dear Sister! ♥
May 19, 2012 @ 01:16:46
lol. thanks so much for linking my site, Kate. lol. Silly me. I thought i had done it.
May 19, 2012 @ 03:36:24
Thank you Kate for this opportunity! My blog, Accidental Brilliance, is not like most that are featured here. I write about whatever comes to mind; my family, my random thoughts…basically little pieces of me. Hopefully at least one of my posts speaks to you.
May 20, 2012 @ 14:45:39
Audra ~ Link us up, Dear Sister! (So happy to see you here!) ♥
May 19, 2012 @ 15:55:59
This is so fun! I love hearing about all of the amazing these women are doing. What a fabulous way to connect, support and share. Thank you for opening the space to do so 🙂
My name is Annique Sampson. I am a mother, a Certified Professional Midwife, and a Birthing From Within Mentor. I offer homebirth services in Southern Vermont and soon will be working at the Monadnock Birth Center (Swanzey, NH).
I teach childbirth preparation classes inspired by the book Birthing From Within – we explore how labor is like a labrynth, learn amazing tools for coping with intensity of labor, women dive deep to discover deep resources of courage and strength, fears are softened, families connect, and marriages/partnerships are strengthened… It is lovely and I am so honored to be a part of each family’s journey.
My midwifery practice is just budding and I am thrilled. I believe the way a woman gives birth and the way her baby is born into the world matters greatly…
Here’s my FB page if anyone is inspired to join the Birth Garden community:
http://www.facebook.com/BirthGarden
Oh and my website (which will soon be updated to include the midwifery services):
http://www.thebirthgarden.com
Thanks again!
Warmly,
Annique
May 20, 2012 @ 14:48:36
Annique, so LOVELY to meet you (and I just love your name!). I read Birthing From Within with my first pregnancy and still have the birth art I made. Your sites and projects are just wonderful. I can feel your passion and dedication through your comments! Thank you for your important work. ♥
May 19, 2012 @ 16:37:53
Oh sweet Kai! I can’t believe he’s growing up so quickly!!! And your other boys – WOW!!!
We’ve been busy for a few months now creating inventory for our natural toy business, Joyful Gypsy Creations. http://www.joyfulgypsycreations.com/ We put so much love and good thoughts into our work and can’t imagine anything better than little kids (and adults as the case may be!) playing with the things we make! I’m not so good at keeping up on blogging, mostly because I get sucked into the computer so easily that I prefer to stay away and just BE instead of writing about being! But it’s something I hope to pick back up again, as I’d love our days to be recorded, just for us.
May 20, 2012 @ 14:49:45
Your creations are just BEAUTIFUL, Dear Mariposa. You are truly a wonder and an inspiration. Thank you for sharing your gifts with us. I love you Dearly! ♥
Jun 23, 2012 @ 21:18:24
What a treasure of an image! and what a goldmine of information and resources! THANK YOU! :))))) I am so grateful for the sense of communtity you create, Kate, and your dedication to spreading the love and shining your light (and reminding us to all shine ours, too).
it it’s appropriate, I’d like to share the info about my little coconut oil resource guide: I love coconut oil: 56 simple tips for everyday use. ilovecoconutoil.com ….. an all-natural, inexpensive resource for families with a multitude of uses. 🙂
love and more love to you and your family! xo