Josiah Steven turns 8-months-old today. Eight months.  Eight months with him in our lives. I already don’t easily recall what life was like without him, and I know that he truly completes our family.  He has brought so much added happiness to our lives, the bond between him and Addisyn is insanely adorable, and he’s such a precious soul. These little ones keep us busy and that’s exactly what we love.  I well remember those feelings of anxiety when waiting on Josiah to make his arrival. I would look at Addisyn and ponder, would she love him? Would she feel like she was being replaced? How could I love someone else as much…

Our family is a YLEO family and has been for almost 3 years. This means that instead of heading to the doctor at the first sign of sickness I head for my essential oil kit; actually that thing is never far from me.  It also means that my medicine cabinet includes very little actual bottles of what qualifies as formulated “western” medicine and is full of little colorful oil bottles as well. Due to the use of these oils, my family rarely gets sick and has heightened immunity, but recently that was quite the opposite of my experiences.  My husband can attest that no day goes by that I don’t use…