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Why Noah Won’t Be Breastfed

14 October 20132 October 2018 ~ jessbuildingjoy ~ Leave a comment

For any who didn’t know, I induced lactation earlier this year for an adoption that didn’t work out. I started in February or March and made it about a month until I HAD to pump because my milk kept letting down. Then I took a break in May and picked back up until we learned that adoption … Continue reading Why Noah Won’t Be Breastfed

20 Weeks Left

4 August 20137 October 2018 ~ jessbuildingjoy ~ Leave a comment

This post is from a series I wrote between January and July of this year. You can click HERE to start from the first post of the series.And so we carried on through the pregnancy with Alice, counting down the 20 weeks until “baby brother” would be here. We did things like… – We invited Alice over … Continue reading 20 Weeks Left

One Year

15 May 20137 October 2018 ~ jessbuildingjoy ~ Leave a comment

I completely forgot! May 4th was one year since turning in our adoption application. I knew our one year mark was coming up but things got busy (Daniel’s birthday, visitors, life, etc.) and there it went. I think I’ve documented the craziness of the last year on here pretty well so a recap isn’t really … Continue reading One Year

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Hi, I’m Jess. I share simple ways to build joy in yourself, your family, and your community. I’m a foster mama writing about mental health, infertility, adoption, home education, life and love. Welcome!

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