Ecstatically Blogging

I have had a bunch of new emails from people telling me that they have found my blog lately!  And some new and exciting PR opportunities!

SO I wanted to post and say "hi"!

• I am Stephanie.  I am 26 years old.
• I am a wife to Dave (or DH) and we have been married for 5 years.  We have been together as a couple for almost 8.
• I am a mom to Arabella (A, Bella, Bells).  She is 1 1/2 years old!  Her Birth Story is here!
• We struggled to get pregnant.  It took us three years to conceive.  Most people who struggle to get pregnant will say that is not a long time, but during that time we had two losses.  You can read more about that in the "About Me" section!
• I was a Law School goer turned into a Masters of Education student.  I miss Law School, but I would miss so much, and being a Elementary School Teacher I will get a chance to use my Undergraduate Degree as well as have some pretty awesome hours!
• I suffer from Postpartum Depression.  I had anxiety before due to the losses, but after A was born I started talking to others and my doctor and realized that I had #PPD.  I tweet about it a lot, and even join the chats.
• I cloth diaper A whenever we can.  At home.  And we use disposables when we are not home.  She has super duper sensitive skin like me...so we have to be careful and not change things up so much.  
• I was and still am a huge advocate of breastfeeding.  A self weened at 16 months.  I was more upset about it than she was.  She was using a sippy and eating everything under the sun, and decided not to nurse anymore.  I miss it.  I really do.  Every now and then she will pull down my shirt and say "eat", but sadly nothing happens :(
• I co-slept with A until she was 14 months old.  When we moved into our new house in November we stopped.  She is now in her own room.  In her own crib.
• We do not believe in cry it out (CIO).  We rocked A to sleep every single night.  Now we rock, sing and place her in her bed and she goes right to sleep.  I believe everyone can do what they want when they want and how they want it.  This is just what worked for us.
• We want to have more children but not anytime soon.  Dave has the baby bug, real bad...but we are not ready.  Financially or emotionally.
• I am a crazy couponer!

That's it really...I am on twitter a lot...so if you want to chat on there email me or comment with your username!! :)