In my
last post I mentioned ways to be a rockin' mama. Today
Pregnancy & Baby has the pleasure of having Stacey, a certified mama who rocks, here to hang out with us all day!
Stacey Graham has a lot of experience with mamahood. Recently we discussed how she handles all of the ups and downs of being a mama in today's world. Besides being a mama that rocks, she also (as you can see) photographs well. That's actually one of my personal mama wishes -- to not look goofy in pictures with my boy.
The essentials: Stacey is mama to
five girls!:
- Rowyn: 12 years
- Syenna: 10 years
- Wynter: 8 years
- Lily: 5 years
- Vyolette: 1 year
Beautiful names; more on how she chose all these lovely names later today!
I wanted to ask Stacey questions about all sorts of important mama topics... But, as those of you who've been hanging out at Pregnancy & Baby long enough have probably figured out; I've got a bad case of baby girl envy. I love my little boy to death, but dream about frilly dresses and ponytails. With that in mind, I jumped on the five girl business right away...
Question: Do you like having all girls or would it be nice to have a boy?
Stacey: "I love having all girls. I call it "recycling at its finest." Same clothes, same toys, same rooms!" Q: What's interesting about having all girls?
Stacey: "The amount of attention we get from strangers. You'd have thought I'd have done something bizarre from the looks on their faces. Of course, large families in my area are rare too but having all one sex has labeled them the Graham Clones." Being a mama of one myself, I was also really interested in how she pulls off having five little ones running around.
Q: As a mama of five is there anything that you wish you knew with the first that you now know with the last? Stacey: "Don't sweat the little things. The pacifier does not need to be boiled the minute it touches the ground." Q: As a mama of five does it get easier; or is it always the same? Stacey: "Having older daughters certainly does help! I think the turning point, for me, was at three children. That's when they started to play with each other and not rely on you only. The more that arrived, the bigger the playgroup that never goes home." I love the idea of a playgroup that never goes home! When my son's friends go home I am the playgroup. Which I don't mind, but some days a break might be nice. This is just the
tip of the Stacey iceberg. She filled me in on her favorite birth story, her four VBAC's, work, and more. Stay tuned!
How many of you have more than one baby of the same gender? Three boys, four girls? What do you think? Does that sound like fun or would you rather have at least one of each?
