Well I am currently taking a short break to enjoy some "Mommy Time" while the baby is down for his nap. Its been a rough few days as he is teething and hopefully experiences the outburst of his final two teeth that have not come in yet. (Fingers crossed they make their debut very soon!)
Today I have been working on the beginnings of my Annual Spring Cleaning. I go from room to room, wiping down walls, dusting everything in sight, changing linens, going thru closets for clothing that no longer fits, etc. Today I also cleaned up the baby's altar in his room. While I was pregnant I began the construction of the baby's altar. Not knowing what I was going to have in the beginning, I used a yellow flannel receiving blanket as an altar cloth upon the dresser that would become Shaun's. Above the cloth I placed a few various items that changed throughout my pregnancy. I wish I took photos back then, but honestly I never really thought about doing so. Guess I could re-create a few of them to show you as an example if there is interest in it.
Shortly after I was pregnant I wanted to do something special for my pregnancy. During Convocation while I was pregnant with Shaun, I came across who is now my favorite candle maker Coventry Creations (http://www.coventrycreations.com/). She had a set of candles for a baby blessing. I immediately purchased them. It was a set of three candles so this became my Goddess, God, and Spirit candles. I also placed upon the altar a baby's brush to represent the wand as well. I have a few other things upon it as well. Today I gave Tauret a good dusting. Tauret is the Egyptian Goddess of pregnant women and childbirth. While I was pregnant, my sister came to visit and she gifted me with this present to place upon my baby's altar while I was pregnant. She gave me a purple hippo in the form of a stuffed animal. It was perfect for the baby's altar. Tauret was very dusty so she received a spring cleaning today along with the rest of the baby's room. The brush which was representing the baby's wand has now been replaced by a home made wooden branch sling shot that his daddy will teach him how to use when he gets older. I do also have other items upon it that have found its way Shaun's altar. A white nosie maker is now the symbol for Air and four packets from the baby's protection spell that was gifted to us by my friends from the Rhea Lur Coven are now in a mason jar upon his altar. The packets contain herbs and gemstones within them that were put in the four corners of Shaun's room but now that he is mobile and putting things into his mouth that he should not do, they have found their home upon his altar.
Well that is all for today, if you have children, do you have an altar that is for them? What is on it? I would love to see photos of other children's altars out there.
Blessed Be,
Crystal LunaRouge
Showing posts with label Nursery Blessing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nursery Blessing. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Pregnant Priestess
A couple of friends and I were talking about my pregnancy the other day. We spoke about the things I did with my first pregnancy and then what I did differently with my second. One of those friends suggested that I put my thoughts down to paper to help others that may be thinking what the heck can I do?
So here goes:
1. Have a henna party.
Have your friends decorate your belly and send good wishes to your child thru their artwork.
2. Nursery blessing.
A friend of mine blessed my nursery for the first child with a specific ritual involving the four elements. She smudged the room with sage and lavender for the gift of fire (since you really don't want a burning candle in a small child's room, at least I don't). She blessed it with the gift air using feathers that she also gave to me in a frame to place in my child's room. The gift of earth was an aloe plant that will sat in the windowsill, and the gift of water by a new baby bathtub.
Maybe some of your friends that want to purchase items for you could come up with a similar ritual?
Now for my second child, I have asked my eldest child if it was ok to use many of the items that he received as a baby that he no longer uses...such as the bathtub. By asking his permission to use his old crib, his old bathtub, blankets, etc I am involving him in the process of providing for his younger sibling and making him feel very special as the "big brother" at the same time. He also went as far to put alot of books into a box that he wants to read to his baby brother once he learns how to read himself. I thought that was just precious.
3. Family Artwork.
One thing that I did was that with the birth of my first son, my husband and I drew our hands out on paper. His was first since it was the largest, then mine, and then at the hospital we had the nurses do the handprint of our first born. We plan on doing it again, this time with our eldest son's handprint drawn out just like mommy and daddy's.
Now for other ideas to give a Pregnant Priestess:
I know of one gift package that includes Susun's Book. It was given to me when I pregnant with my first child five years ago.
My kit came from Red Moon Herbs. The lady that runs it, apprenticed with Susun. Here is their link.
http://www.redmoonherbs.com/products/herbal_kits.php
Other things I received were herbs in bulk to make infusions from a local herb farm near me.
Cloth pads for my cycle after delivery and also circular pads (cloth as well to be reused) for nursing pads.
Pending your financial status, I even had a few girlfriends make home made "gift certificates" they can include:
One girlfriend made me a few small home made gift certificates for things like:
(1) - Good for One Hour baby free shower/bath time on me
(2) - Good for One home made Lasgana from the family's cookbook
(3) - Good for One "Overnighter" to take care of baby while you sleep
(4) - Good for One home spa pedicure and foot massage (cause a preg woman's feet blow up, LOL)
(5) - Good for One afternoon nap of two hours
Massages, home made cooking (casseroles), running errrands such as grocery shopping, and cleaning her home a time or two during the first few weeks after pregnancy can be a huge help and reduce the amount of stress the new mom may experience. So that might be something one could look into if it interests you and you are able to provide the time.
I also know of a lady that makes breastfeeding necklaces. Email me offlist if you would like her info. I don't want this email to sound like a solicitation.
Those are just a few ideas of what you can do for your favorite Pregnant Priestess. I hope one helps or inspires you.
Sincerely,
Crystal
So here goes:
1. Have a henna party.
Have your friends decorate your belly and send good wishes to your child thru their artwork.
2. Nursery blessing.
A friend of mine blessed my nursery for the first child with a specific ritual involving the four elements. She smudged the room with sage and lavender for the gift of fire (since you really don't want a burning candle in a small child's room, at least I don't). She blessed it with the gift air using feathers that she also gave to me in a frame to place in my child's room. The gift of earth was an aloe plant that will sat in the windowsill, and the gift of water by a new baby bathtub.
Maybe some of your friends that want to purchase items for you could come up with a similar ritual?
Now for my second child, I have asked my eldest child if it was ok to use many of the items that he received as a baby that he no longer uses...such as the bathtub. By asking his permission to use his old crib, his old bathtub, blankets, etc I am involving him in the process of providing for his younger sibling and making him feel very special as the "big brother" at the same time. He also went as far to put alot of books into a box that he wants to read to his baby brother once he learns how to read himself. I thought that was just precious.
3. Family Artwork.
One thing that I did was that with the birth of my first son, my husband and I drew our hands out on paper. His was first since it was the largest, then mine, and then at the hospital we had the nurses do the handprint of our first born. We plan on doing it again, this time with our eldest son's handprint drawn out just like mommy and daddy's.
Now for other ideas to give a Pregnant Priestess:
I know of one gift package that includes Susun's Book. It was given to me when I pregnant with my first child five years ago.
My kit came from Red Moon Herbs. The lady that runs it, apprenticed with Susun. Here is their link.
http://www.redmoonherbs.com/products/herbal_kits.php
Other things I received were herbs in bulk to make infusions from a local herb farm near me.
Cloth pads for my cycle after delivery and also circular pads (cloth as well to be reused) for nursing pads.
Pending your financial status, I even had a few girlfriends make home made "gift certificates" they can include:
One girlfriend made me a few small home made gift certificates for things like:
(1) - Good for One Hour baby free shower/bath time on me
(2) - Good for One home made Lasgana from the family's cookbook
(3) - Good for One "Overnighter" to take care of baby while you sleep
(4) - Good for One home spa pedicure and foot massage (cause a preg woman's feet blow up, LOL)
(5) - Good for One afternoon nap of two hours
Massages, home made cooking (casseroles), running errrands such as grocery shopping, and cleaning her home a time or two during the first few weeks after pregnancy can be a huge help and reduce the amount of stress the new mom may experience. So that might be something one could look into if it interests you and you are able to provide the time.
I also know of a lady that makes breastfeeding necklaces. Email me offlist if you would like her info. I don't want this email to sound like a solicitation.
Those are just a few ideas of what you can do for your favorite Pregnant Priestess. I hope one helps or inspires you.
Sincerely,
Crystal
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
