Hearing baby's heart beat & Prayer (names shared)

I'm am in Love there is nothing better on a fall morning to wake up and pray to God and read His word and then still in His words. Then hear the heart beat of the one he is knitting in my womb! I am in a happy state when I can hear my baby's heart beat every morning a good 165 most days. Because of this happy time and me thinking about the baby God is making in my womb the one He know before I knew. (it's GOD awesome). I have decided to look into more about womb in God word and you know what I found 73 times womb is use in God's word and 2 times the word wombs is use. God has a lot to say about the womb. Here are some of my favorite in light of baby:

Psalms 127:3- Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. (KJV)

Psalms 22:10 - I was cast upon thee from the womb: thou are my God from my mother's belly.
(KJV)

Proverbs 31:2- What, my son? and what the son of my womb? and what the son of my vows?
(KJV) 

Jeremiah 1:5- Before I formed thee in the belly I knew three; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
(KJV)


On that last note we have Names!!!

If a boy Jeremiah Patrick Nicolle
Girl Abigail Lea Nicolle

Pray you all have a blessed morning like I have had this morning.

Living Virtuously Giveway!!!!

Erin has come out with a book that I think all of us should read if we have the time. It's called Living Virtuously....... who does not want to living virtuously. to read more about Erin and her family and to WIN a copy of her book LIVING VIRTOUOSLY! Go here: http: http://www.keeperofthehomestead.com/blog/virtuous-give-away

Jamberry Give Away WINNER! & Things going on here at the NIcolle's

OK need to get to the important things First right! JamBerry Give Away winner is:

Juliana Scotts

Congratulations! I'm how ever can't place the video here of how we did it. file was to large so I will place it on my facebook page Here: https://www.facebook.com/christina.nicolle.9 

Ok now on to today as some of you know we have been adding on to our home, well here is a photo of what part of my front yard looks like right now:

 

 

 Yep, that's my yard. Another month and a half and we should be done:) we will have a court yard in the middle and then a waterfall or fountain in the middle. Concrete should be going in this week. My hope is we will be done at least a week before Christmas as I'm sure anyone that has ever built on knows there's always a few set backs. We will be staying here for at least 3 more years. I can't wait to start growing things again in the yard. A house with out a garden and herbs is not a house worth having. So that will start the day right after construction. Hopefully a nice winter garden will be started.

Talking about herbs and gardens let's get to some baby recipes you can make for home of give as gifts.

Let's start with teething you can treat teething very easy with some nice Chamomile or lavender oil. just one drop with some carrier oil (I like coconut) use very small amount and gently massage the outside of the face along the jawline. that easy and I'm sure your baby will like the message.

Next we will go on to what most people like to make to put on there baby but this goes in their bath!
Diaper Rash: use 1 drop of german chamomile and 1 drop lavender with 1 drop whole milk. add mixture to bathwater swish with your hand to mix before baby goes in. make sure once baby is in you keep oils away from baby's eyes and face.

next one that we have to you with our daughter Providence: Colic: mix 1 drop lavender with 1 table spoon carrier oil (again I use coconut) gently massage a few drops into abdomen, stroking clockwise to follow the direction of the colon.

All these I use DoTerra oils for if you need some you are more than welcome to click on my doterra store button on the right side of the screen and see what else Doterra Can do for you and your Families Health.

Tomorrow I will be sharing more about DoTerra and the list of DoTerra items we can't live with out and what we use them for.

 

Jamberry Give away!!!!!!!!!

Yay, today is the day fun Jamberry give away! This is the first in our holiday give aways:) so yes that means there will be more. But first I have to share.... I just started a cool holiday planner that I'm hoping will get me through the season easier and also it just fills up some time for bed rest:) It's called The 12-week Holiday planner for the Christian Family- BY: Sheri Graham & Marilyn Moll

I had known Marilyn from her store her and her late husband use to run. Before we became Gluten Free her bread recipe was the Best! So I took a chance and got this As another blogger I follow is doing a workshop on it. http://www.raisingarrows.net/2014/10/peaceful-christmas-week-1/  So as I am doing it of course at the last min. last night when week two will be starting Monday:/ 

I am glad I got it and it is helping to get me in the spirit even though I am just sitting in my bed right now, but I have visions of sugar plum fairies that are dancing in my head.( well more like cookie and pie fairies:) So if you need some holiday planning help I strongly recommend this. I will be using this for years to come.

 Ok now for the give away........ Here is how we are doing it. Since I am not so computer savvy yet we are doing the give way in a different way. Any one that leaves a comment big or small will be given a # as far as what place they left a comment. Tomorrow at 9 a.m. with be the deadline for comments for give away then I will write all the numbers on paper and put them in a bowl my daughter will draw a # and that will be our winner that I will announce on Monday with a full video of how we did it and also some natural baby tips:) Once you see your name Monday if you are a winner I will message you and ask for address and off your give away will go:)

Here is it is:

 

All thanks goes to April for introducing me to Jamberry! for more info Go to her website:

www.facebook.com/jamberryapril

 

These are gluten free, vegan, and nice on your nails if you have a hair dryer you can do this. 

(or any heat)

 

Give away Starts NOW!!!!!!:)

Natural Cleaning

Ok as promised  I have some great natural cleaning recipes that I use and love!

#1 Antibacterial Spray Love the smell and so good:

1/2 cup distilled water
1/2 cup vodka
25 drops wild orange (DoTerra) oil
15 drops Lavender
15 drops eucalyptus or OnGuard

great for door knobs and toilet handles, light switch's, phones, and any thing else you can think of.

#2 Tub and Tile Cleaner

1 cup backing soda
1/4 cup vegetable soap
1T distilled water
1Tvinegar
20 drops essential oil blend of choice (citrus oils are great they are a de-greasers)

mix soda and soap add water and oil when all is combined well add in the vinegar. it may forms so bubbles(soap)scoop in jar cap and label. if it gets a little dry add a little water at a time to refresh.

#3 Wood floor polish

1/4 cup olive oil
1 ounce beeswax
12 drops lavender oil

Can you tell I like lavender in my cleaning:) melt the wax into the oil until just mixed As it starts to cool stir in the oil and continues to stir until a creamy semi solid clump is seen then place in a tin for storage.

My morning or should I say evening sickness is kicking in so..... sorry ladies short post today but......
 if you have any question leave a comment and I will get back. Tomorrow I will have a fun Jamberry Nails give away and great for us that like nails nice during pregnancies and don't want to smell the fumes to get them:)

Trying to get back to Blogging!!

Ok really trying to get back to blogging not only to share our new baby on the way due May 2015 but to share some other good stuff to and I have some pregnancy give aways lined up.

 This pregnancy comes after we had lost one nicolle baby in April 2014. I am currently 9 weeks 5 day and on bed rest for at least another week maybe longer. We found out at 6 weeks that I have a small Subchronic Hemorrhage.( http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/404971-overview) It has been known to cause miscarriage and we are remaining hopeful. We did see baby's heart beat and so for us that is good enough for hope. I have another appointment October 31 and hopefully we will still see baby Nicolle #7 growing and happy. I should be 13week s by then. I do also have MTHFR(http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/gene/MTHFR) which makes it hard for bed rest and risk of  blood clots. But Children are a blessing of the Lord and I will do all that is in my power to help each one I can that God would give us.

We have now got our DoTerra shop up and running so if you need some oils for some of this yummy stuff we will be working on doing you can get it there, I love all the stuff and trust it to be the best. You can go here for more info. http://www.mydoterra.com/naturalmeadow/

Also surprise we have begun the addition to our house. A little crazy with being on bed rest. We will have by Christmas hopefully two more rooms and two more bath rooms. So a total  of  4 bedrooms and 3 bath rooms:) For a family that will soon be 9 It will be great! We have it for at least three years then hopefully to TN!!! We will see what God has in store but for now we are content with there we are and making the best of it. Come back tomorrow for some cleaning recipes that are safe for use in the house and smell great:)

Ok so getting back on track with writing has not been as easy as I thought it would. But I have to say we have had some fun as of late. We have been designing our home. Yep. We are going to be Blessed with a four bedroom and two bath home. Well maybe a three bathroom we have not decided yet. We will be out of a home for three months while they are building so we bought a 26ft. travel trailer and are planning on taking it out for our anniversary for a trial run:) it sleeps 10 and has a crib built in I will have to take some photos soon.

The Plus side is that God has blessed us with not going into debt:) God is Good. Now We just have to get back on plan for starting our buss. We are finding some new items we would love to make and sell so maybe by the time we get it all up and running we will have some great items.

Now to get my house cleaned, school done for the day and a firm plan for the house design. Who would have ever thought that finding a design you really like would be so hard. But I'm sure it will all work out in the end. Or at least that is what my husband keeps telling me.

I am still hoping we can get some chickens going soon but we will have to get our two dogs trained better. I will look at getting some photo's done soon and post them until then have a great week and God Bless.

Home update

Forgot to give you a update on what our home is like. We are still in the 900sq.ft. in CA We need to be at 1600 Sq. FT. to not break the law they have so....... We have been praying(a lot) and we would love to build on but we are not going in to debt to do it. We have looked at the tiny houses and there are no laws for those that we can find so that has been a option we have looked at. You can see one here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XTPM5IQo2Y 

We have also  looked into getting a used RV and living small there but same thing hard to find one big enough for a family of our size. we did find one family that has 14 and they do this but they have kids in tents also. I do not feel comfortable placing my daughters in a tent outside alone. So that one will not work right now.

 We are continuing to look at options we though of adding on ourselves but it would take us 6 years with our finances and we can't pay for a building for 6 years and be out of the house for 6 years so... We will continue to think and wait on the Lord.

Losses and GOD

For those that just see our blog it has been a long time writing do to the fact that we found out we where expecting and then at 12 weeks loss our new little one and had a emg. D&C so I am now two week recovery and starting to get back into all my regular day. Well as regular as you can say a day is. God has blessed us in the fact that we know His is the author and giver of Life so we are blessed to know that He was in control and that make things easier. (At least for me)

I don't know if you have ever had a non-believer say that we use God as a crutch in life. Well I'm going to say it HE is a crutch and a great one HE is, always there when we need Him. He lifts my spirits when they are down. He has carried me when I could not walk myself. God is all powerful. Until you have truly recognized it and felt it you will not know what you are missing and I pray that for those of you that have not had that it that you will. IT's amazing!!

God is good and we still have 6 little ones to grow for him. SO here's to praying I get back on the blog roll more permeate and we get the store part of our site up and going. A big thank you to those that prayed for us and brought dinners during our out time. Thanks, Christina Nicolle

Family~update!

We~are~at~a~place~that~is~hard.~First~as~you~see~my~laptop~is~missing~the~space~bar.
Sometimes~it~just~starts~spacing~but~more~often~it~just~does~not~work.

But~Today~the~real~reason~I'm~writing~is~our~living~space.~
we~have~learner~we~are~breaking~the~law~here~in~CA.~due~to~a~space~issue~law.
we~have~more~people~than~spaces~here.~general~rule~is~200sq.ft.~per.~person.
So~  w e~ have ~a~issue.~it~cost~more~than~we~ can~afford. ~weHave~been~made~a~offer~to~add~on ~where~ we~are.(ideal) ~but~we~are~committed~to~not~be~in-debt. So~today~I'm~her~to~ask~for~ideals~for~fund~raising.~~Our~new~joy~is~due~the~fisrt~
week~of~december.~so~we~need~to~raise~$300,000~in~one~month.
 Has~anyone~ever~pulled~something~like~this~off?~HOW?~SO~can~you~please~share~ideals~and~PRAY.~thanks.~The~Nicolle~Family.            

Blumm box is HERE!!!!

Yay!!! So this came just as I was getting Jedidiah fixed up from his nap.( which was right after my wonderful Pedi:)
I have to say I was expecting a little more from there ad but  still it was fun.

This is what we got in out first 9month old box. 1) Two protein-packed Quinoa for toddlers or infants. For infants you add your milk, formula, or water. Toddlers  just sprinkle some on there food for a extra boost. We have not tried this yet we will tomorrow and I will let you know how that goes.
2)Luna Bar- this was for mommy.... so good but they should have given two because after one I wanted another. It was chocolate and coconut. If you do not like coconut you may not have like this but I thought it was good. Ok very GOOD!

 

3)Next  was a pack of Camilia teething drops. Homeopathic medicine. In all truthfulness I will not be using these. So they will go to another family. My loss on this.

4) Apple Park- this was cute. We got a little book that we got to read together about animals going to the park for a picnic. Then we opened the box to find a organic made monkey rattle. Jedidah liked this but was not his favorite. He liked the story time together but the toy it's self was not a big hit.



5)Was a Hello Baby book- a high contrast book. the book it's self was not to his liking he really did not even want to look at it. But being a 9 month old he did love that on the end of the book are some tabs he can teeth on. So this got a plus for teething tabs.

You can also see the monkey rattle in this photo:) 

So over all I am ok with this box. It did not make a really big impression on me. But they have a chance to redeem them selves since we are sign up for six months. So once I get the next box we will share once again what we got. If you want to get one for you baby I will post the info. in my next post tomorrow.

Have you ever tried any box things for kids what is your favorite one?                                                                             

Pedi so nice!!!

Ok I’m so happy to say that my husband took the morning off this morning and stayed home to help out around the house! SO with that I was able to go and take a shower this afternoon once all the littles where down then I did something crazy. I got out and decided to give myself a pedi.J 

 I very much am a bare foot type person so my feet really needed this to the point where I spent a good half hour scrubbing my feet and I still could have gone longer.

 

 

 After I did that I put those toe things on to help spread my toes a little.   Anyone ever have their feet feel like they are on fire once you place them on? I do and have yet to find a reason.

 

But my water for the foot soak was wonderful smelling even to this morning sick mama. I did some Epsom salt and the three drops of lavender and two drops of  wild orange. Yummy!  Nice and relaxing just what I needed and guess what as soon and I mean as soon as I dried my feet off and I really mean as soon (I did not even clean up water yet) Jedidiah woke up. But God is good and keep them all sleeping just long enough. That was a blessing to this mama. God is good

 

J

What do you like to put in your pedi  water?

 

 

 

 

THM (trim Healthy mama)

Ok how many people have heard of this book. I have to admit I have had it sitting on my shelf for over a year and still had not picked it up until this week. You see I have a big light go on this week in my head. I am still 10-15 lbs over weight from my son's birth.

It is my fault I have stopped working out besides the morning walks 30mins 6 days a week. SO I am to blame on this one. But all of a sudden I started getting sick a lot and tiered all the time. SO I thought it way my eating habits. I had been eating Gluten that I should not and sugar again. Ok and dairy. So I'm thinking not losing weight not eating right that's my issue. In all truth that did not even get me to pick up the book.

 Yes shame on me.... But after talking to some friends after church I was convinced to just run to the .99 store and pick up a pregnancy test. (the doctors are going to ask anyways) and go figure that second line way there in no time. And the lines never lye. So YES that is what made me pick up the book. I have not lost all my weight from Jedidiah and now we have another on the way:) Along with setting up a buss. based in CA. I'm crazy.  So saw the book on the shelf and picked it up I'm on chapter 8 and boy can I say over whelmed. I'm so glad they have a facebook group for beginners because I need it. I'm not even at the recipe part yet! And there's a great starter web site done by gwen over at gwens-nest. Here: http://www.gwens-nest.com/category/trim-healthy-mama-2/
it really helped.

There is also a facebook group for us pregnant and nursing mama's: https://www.facebook.com/groups/457544457647016/.

~On a side note I have not for got about the blumm box but it should be here this week and will have photo's soon.

Also I have currently lost my pink camera so again no photo's for this blog. Hope to find it soon. I mean how hard can it be it's pink and I live in 900 sq.ft.?

So back to the book I have heard some really great things from so really cool people about this book so if you are using it please share your thought below. For those that want more info on the book you can find it :  http://www.amazon.com/Trim-Healthy-Mama-Pearl-Barrett/dp/0988775115/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1396227722&sr=8-1&keywords=trim+healthy+mama 

or

http://www.trimhealthymama.com/.

Thanks for spending some time with me :)

Bluum box: fun for baby and mom.

Ok can't wait for this to get here, This one is for Jedidiah. We use to get this with Julia when she was little from bright house I think it was. We would get our box and sit and read the book then play with the toy and do some projects that came with it, or made our own:) So when I found these I thought it would be a great ideal for Jedidiah and mommy time. when the box get here stop my day and read a book and do some play time with my little man. For me with Jedidiah being #6 some times we don't get the reading time in that we should with individual time together. Mostly he hears homeschool lessons from his older brother and sisters. I will definitely follow up with this post when our first box gets here. But in the mean time if you would like to look into these boxes too here is the link: http://bluum.me/1kTGDm9 

Hope you enjoy them as much and I hope I will and if you have a lot of kids like me this may be a great way to bring so mommy and me time together. I did just get this for jedidiah right now but might end up getting one for the two young girls to since they go up to 5 years of age.

Thanks for letting me share my fun finds Until next time may God watch over you, Christina

Homemade Diaper wipes:)

Homemade diaper wipes!

 These are the first few. I was playing with the stick on the edge to find the best. The top one is a keeper.

                                               Made these so they fit in side a wiper box.

Still have a lot to make........

 

Yes , I finally got to make some homemade diaper wipes that are soft and reusable. Thanks to my friend that had leftover flannel:)

 

These where super easy. I just got the flannel and I made these two sided flannel. I used the bottom of the wipe box for the size of the wipes and then stitched them together. It was that easy.

 

I'm all about easy write now since we are starting our home business. The website will be up soon. I will post here as soon as it opens and I'm sure we will be doing a give away on the opening day:)

Here is the face book page if you want to keep update on what we are doing:)

https://www.facebook.com/naturalmeadowherbs

 

I will post how to make your own diaper wipe solution soon.

 

Blessings,

The Nicolle Family