March-April 2008:  Added two workouts to Exercise Video Reviews;  updated the Prolife page.  New link added to Breastfeeding.

January 2008:  Organized all the pregnancy-related pages into a new Pregnancy section, including our latest announcement.  Resumed sitewide links check.

November 2007:  New links added to Healing for Pregnancy Loss, Easy Cloth Diapering, and Cherishing Our Babies;  beginning sitewide links check.

May 2007:  Added a lovely birth story to the Birth Pages.

February-March 2007:  Updated Part I of Food Allergies: Our Family's Story.  New links added to Additional Links.  On the main Pregnancy page, restored a section with links to some awesome birth stories.  Changed the name of the music & books section from Finding Tranquility to A Tranquil Heart;  on the music page, updated the links and added a "Kids' Favorites" section.  Updated Easy Cloth Diapering.  Completed sitewide links check.

August 2006:  Updated Easy Cloth Diapering, Postpartum Depression, and the music section of Finding Tranquility.  Checked and repaired links throughout site.

June-July 2006:  Added new links to Breastfeeding, Healing for Pregnancy Loss and Easy Cloth Diapering.

December 2005:  New links added to Breastfeeding Joys & Challenges and Postpartum Depression.

November 2005:  Added a beautiful homebirth story to Beyond Painless Birth. 

July 2005:  Finally posted our newest baby's birth story!  :-D   Added new links to main allergy page.  Checked and repaired links throughout site.

March 2005:  Added new links to Breastfeeding, and an update to the latest Pregnancy Page.

February 2005:  Added new links to Postpartum Depression, Cherishing Our Babies and Additional Links.

December 2004:  New links added to Postpartum Thyroiditis and Additional Links.  Completed sitewide links check;  repaired nearly all bad links (there's one or two for which I'm still searching for replacements).

October 2004:  Added a link to Healing for Pregnancy Loss.  Posted a new page, Idea for a Birthing Dress.

September 2004:  Updated a review in the music section of Finding Tranquility.

August 2004:  Revised and expanded Rx for Tantrums.  Added a new Pregnancy Page!  :-D

July 2004:  Added great links to Cherishing Our Babies and Additional Links, and a link and a birth story to Beyond Painless Birth.  Added reviews and a few book and film links to the reading section of Finding Tranquility.  Updated the Awards page.  Completed sitewide links check.

June 2004:  Major update to the Prolife page;  added two excellent links to Cherishing Our Babies (scroll down to links section).

March 2004:  New birth story added to the Birth Pages;  updated the music section of Finding Tranquility.  Completed sitewide links check.

January 2004:  Added a new link to Breastfeeding Joys & Challenges, and an update to Fetus Is Latin for Child.

October-November 2003:  Added three birth stories to the Birth Pages.

September 2003:  Completed sitewide links check.  Updated many reviews and links on my music reviews page, Finding Tranquility.  New links added to Easy Cloth Diapering, A "Method" for Naturally Painless Birth?, Additional Links and the Workout Wear section of Exercise Video Reviews.

August 2003:  Began sitewide links check and added new links to Postpartum Thyroiditis and Additional Links. 

June 2003:  New links added to Cherishing Our Babies and Part 2 of our family's allergy story.

April 2003:  Posted two new birth stories in the Birth section.  Expanded the postpartum depression section:  updated "Baby Blues" and Postpartum Depression with new text and links, and added a page on Postpartum Thyroiditis.

February 2003:  Added three workouts to the Exercise Video Reviews page.

January 2003:  Completed sitewide links check.  New link and site reviews added to Cherishing Our Babies; updated the "Nail Changes" section of Mother's Postpartum Health and the section on outgrowing peanut allergies in Part 2 of our family's allergy story.  Added new link to the Health section of Additional Links and updated the music section of Finding Tranquility.

December 2002:  In the "nick" of time, posted a list of Christmas favorites in the music section of Finding Tranquility.  Also updated the look of many of my pages with a pretty, embossed white background from Dotty's Graphics.

October 2002:  Added a new section, Beyond Painless Birth.  In it, there's my new article Post-Birth Reflections, which has thoughts on birth pain, instinct, and more;  and two birth stories, including the story of our fourth baby's homebirth.

September 2002:  Updated Part I and II of Food Allergies: Our Family's Story.  Added links to Favorite Birth Links & Books as well as to the Christian and Homeschooling sections of Additional Links.

August 2002:  Updated Is There a "Method" for Achieving Naturally Painless Birth? and added new links to Postpartum Depression.  Checked and updated links throughout site.

July 2002:  New links added to Postpartum Depression and to pages in the Allergic Baby section;  beginning sitewide links check.

June 2002:  Reorganized and updated Our Family's Story in the Allergic Baby section.

May 2002:  Updated Tips for a Safe Family Bed.  New links added to Favorite Birth Links & Books and Cherishing Our Babies.

April 2002:  Updated Cherishing Our Babies and the birth Lessons page.  New links added to Pregnancy and Favorite Birth Links & Books.  Reorganized and updated the Tantrums page;  new reviews added to the music section of Finding Tranquility.

March 2002:  New links added to Favorite Birth Links & Books and the music section of Finding Tranquility.

February 2002:  Updated the Kegels page.  Posted a new birth story in the Birth section;  updated Postpartum Depression.  Added new links to the pages on gallbladder and exercise and gallbladder cleansing, as well as to the rice allergy page and Additional Links;  continuing sitewide links check.

January 2002:  Updated Postpartum Depression, Cherishing Our Babies and Diapering pages;  working on sitewide links check.

November 2001:  Updated a section of Non-Drug Ways to Ease Pain or Difficulty in Labor;  added new links to the Prolife and Additional Links pages.  Corrected a few links throughout site.

October 2001:  Added a new bedrest link and a section on lower back pain to the Pregnancy page, and expanded the back labor sections of Lessons I've Learned from Our Three Births and Non-Drug Ways to Ease Pain or Difficulty in Labor.

September 2001:  Updated the Pregnancy and Kegels pages.  Posted new links to Favorite Birth Links & Books, Postpartum Depression and Cherishing Our Babies, and added new music and book reviews to the Finding Tranquility section.

August 2001:  Added a brief discussion on Moses baskets, with link, to Cherishing Our Babies.  Posted three painless birth stories;  updated two reviews and added some workout wear tips to Exercise Video Reviews.  Added a few links to the Favorite Birth Links & Books page.

July 2001:  Added a section on bedrest to the Pregnancy page;  added to the end of Bible Verses for Postpartum Depression;  corrected a few links throughout site;  updated the Laundering section of the Diapering page.

June 2001:  Updated graphics on the Pregnancy page, and posted a new page to the Birth section, To Kegel or not to Kegel.  Added new links to the Postpartum Depression page, including several helpful links on simple, natural remedies for this disorder.  Also posted a new page, Bible Verses for Postpartum Depression.

May 2001:  Added a new page to the Birth section, Is There a "Method" for Achieving Naturally Painless Birth?  Added a review to Exercise Video Reviews & Workout Wear.  And at long last, posted a Pregnancy Page.  Added new links to Finding Tranquility, Part II, main Allergy page and Additional Links page.  Checked and updated links throughout site.

March-April 2001:  Updated Exercise Video Reviews & Workout Wear;  added new links to Healing for Pregnancy Loss and Allergy - Our Family's Story Pt. 2 (rice allergy);  corrected a few links in the Birth section.  Added a new page to the Finding Tranquility section, Readings for Growth and Enjoyment.

February 2001:  Finished sitewide links check;  added new links to Favorite Birth Links and Additional Links;  updated Finding Tranquility and Postpartum Depression.  Signed on with the Pregnancy & Childbirth Information Webring.  Added a poem, "To My Grown-Up Son", to Favorite Verses.

January 2001:  Updated the Birth section and corrected a few links throughout the site;  added new links to Cherishing Our Babies and Additional Links.  Updated Exercise Video Reviews with two new reviews and a new section, "Guidelines for Choosing Workout Wear".  Added a wonderful birth story, Pain Free Birth Please, to the Birth section.

December 2000:  Updated a few links in Birth Links, Diapering, and Cherishing Our Babies;  added a review to Finding Tranquility.

November 2000:  Amended sections concerned with perineal protection in Birth Lessons and Non-Drug Ways to Ease Pain or Difficulty in Labor.

October 2000:  Added the lovely account Three Easy Births to the Birth section.  Also added Lessons I've Learned from Our Three Births and a handy reference chart, Non-Drug Ways to Ease Pain or Difficulty in Labor.  Added links to two more birth stories in Favorite Birth Links & Books.  Working on checking and updating links throughout the site;  new links added to Healing for Pregnancy Loss and Additional Links.

September 2000:  Posted a clarification about precleaning/soaking diapers in Diapering (scroll down to box), and added a new link to Postpartum Depression.  Posted a new page, Finding Tranquility, which covers two of my favorite forms of stress relief, music and reading.  Linked to two more painless birth stories and added two book recommendations to Favorite Birth Links and Books, and posted a new link to a great vaccine resource - see Additional Links.  Added a book title to Favorite Birth Links & Books, and two new links to the Health and Homeschooling sections ofAdditional Links.

August 2000:  New links added to Fetus is Latin for Child and Favorite Birth Links.  Max's Birth Story, a moving and insightful account of a painless unassisted birth, added to the Birth section.  Also added two new exercise video reviews to Workouts.

July 2000:  Linked to another account of a naturally painless birth, "Leah's Birth Story", and added links to two more great articles by Laura Shanley - see Favorite Birth Links.   Added a new page to the Birth section, Painless Childbirth by Alice B. Stockham, M.D.

June 2000:  Reorganized the Birth section under a new name, The Birth Pages.  Among the changes are a new Introduction and a separate page for Favorite Birth Links & Books.  Updated the end of Painless Unmedicated Birth, and signed on with the WWW Pregnancy Ring and the Labors of Love Webring.  Also updated Diapering with an introductory section and new link to a site about choosing to let baby be more or less diaper-free, starting from birth, if possible.  Yes, it can be done!

Oldest updates (February 1999 ~ June 2000) have been archived.