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Kochenower Family Diaries- Sandy, Scott, Brennan & Caelan ;)

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Hi! Thanks for stopping by the Kochenower family blog! Where we share about our adventures in parenting! Our galleries are a bit out of date at the moment due to some technical difficulties, but we hope to have them back up soon. Many of our entries have Facebook gallery links, let us know if you need assistance accessing them. With Love~Sandy, Scott, Brennan & Caelan <3

Public Notice:

While I appreciate that I may be more of an Attachment Parent than some, I really need everyone to understand something. Please take note of this regardless of our relationship, friend, family, acquaintance, you name it; and take it in the spirit it is given, with love and respect for those relationships. “We cloth diaper [...]

Yay Date Night!

Caelan spent the evening with Nanny and PaPa and Scott and I had our first date night in forever. It was so nice just to be able to focus on one another without the distraction of having baby between us or needing something. Don’t get me wrong, my kids are my world, but sometimes its [...]

9-week Update

[reposting my last entry due to upgrade issues with WordPress. Thanks Diana for rolling it back for me ] Well, Caelan turned 9 weeks old on Tuesday, and “officially” 2 Months old on Sunday (yay!)  On Saturday, we had a great time at the Dallas Breastfeeding Challenge and met some really great ladies. Brennan was [...]

Success!

Lactation Support Breakfast Cookies: based off of this recipe. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Combine the listed ingredients in the following order: Mix 2 tablespoons of flaxseed meal with 4 tablespoons of water and set aside Combine in Large Bowl: 2 cups whole wheat flour 1 teaspoon of baking soda 1 teaspoon of salt 3 [...]

Breastfeeding Challenge 2009

In DFW? This is where I’ll be   ::so excited:: Attention all Breastfeeding Mothers!! Attend the Quintessence World Record Challenge on Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 11:00 am Northcrest Park (at the corner of NW Hwy. & Hillcrest) map The Challenge is for the record for the most children breastfeeding simultaneously at 11am local time [...]

Pumping Trials

Well, as time grows near for me to go back to work, a problem has presented itself. My body doesn’t like the breast pump. I am clearly producing more than enough for Caelan to thrive on, but when it comes to expressing milk for him to take from a bottle, my body just doesn’t want [...]

8 Week Well Baby Visit

I can’t believe Caelan will be 8 weeks old tomorrow! Time is just flying by so fast, and at the same time, it feels like he’s been in our lives forever. We went to see Dr. George today for the dreaded 2 month well baby checkup. Well, actually, it seems somehow the appointment was actually [...]