Homesteading with a newborn
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Springtime is very busy on the homestead and the work needs to be done even when a new baby arrives. I prepared as much as possible in advance, but some things just couldn't be done ahead of time - like sewing seeds in the spring garden. Spend a week with me getting stuff done in the kitchen and in the garden with my new little baby in tow - he was 3 weeks when I filmed this video so I had to have some help and take lots of breaks in-between tasks, but I was able to cross the must-do's off my list!
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Oh Steph! If I was only 30 years younger! I’m an RN who ended up as a single mother, raising a daughter, and felt torn my entire life. I wanted the kind of life that you are blessed with, but God had a different plan for me. I was mother, father, head chef, mechanic….the whole thing. I waited a lifetime, but God brought me a man who is beyond my dreams. My child bearing years are way over and I’m retiring from nursing. So, I’m now a homemaker and take care of my wonderful husband. We are putting up 2 large raised beds for gardening and have canned a lot last year from produce from a local farmer. I live vicariously through your videos as well as Three Rivers Homestead, Homesteading with the Zimmermans, Farmhouse on Boone, Our Oily House, and Lewis Acre Homestead. It brings me such joy watching you all live your best lives and I’m truly thankful to see you so blessed!! If I had my life to live over again…..Sometimes I get sad thinking about how wonderful it would’ve been to have a child with my husband….he’s a great Dad. He’s old school and knows how to take care of a wife and home….he does the little things…..treats me like a queen! He’s absolutely my king and being able to experience a more traditional role like my mother, has made my soul sing! I pray for you all and am so proud of you! What a wonderful example you are of being a wife, mother, homemaker and sister to those of us watching! God bless you, your family and that precious babe!!❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much for the kind words, and I’m so happy for you that you have a wonderful husband and get to enjoy this season of your life!
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My mom had 16 babies and always tells me to give myself at least 4 months to get back to some kind of normal. I find that's a very realistic time frame! You are doing great ❤
16???? Your Mom is hard core!!! That’s amazing. She’s a real life superhero ❤
She is absolutely amazing! All of them were born naturally and one was a set of twins 😁 this is back when hospitals were terrible and home birth had to be done secretly
Crazyyyyyyy. I love it. She was a secret hero like Jochebed.
@@morningstarhomestead that’s even more impressive. Your Mom is one of those super strong people. The type of lady you definitely pick for your kick ball team for sure! Remember kick ball? When we all just didn’t want to be picked last? Your Mom is team captain 100-%
Ha ha...😂yes, I remember and she definitely is!
You opened your oven with your foot! 😂
You’re in such great shape even after having given birth I cracked up laughing when you did that!!! 😂
Same! I was in my kitchen and turned around to see if I could do that… nope! 😂
I love the starter story 😮😂wow .... I truly believe God has everything in His control and nothing is too big or too small for Him. That chunk of dehydrated starter was just one small example. ❤
Yes those little providential things are such a blessing to remind us that He cares about the work we do in the home!
When I was having babies , not very many people used the wraps. If the baby was sleeping, they went in the crib. I do love the nurturing that the baby gets from the wraps.
I love wrapping baby but I do crib/cradle naps too which makes it even easier to get stuff done!
@@HopewellHeights Sweet. Great content. 🤍
My daughter is the same way when I go out to help her. She wants to do the work while I sit with the baby. I tell her that I don’t mind doing it but she wants to do all the things.
It’s nice to get up and move around a bit after sitting with baby all day, and so sweet to let grandma get her baby fix! ❤️
@@HopewellHeights yes yes yes ! I need my grandbaby fix lol. There’s nothing like those grand babies. 🥰
I tell my MIL the same! She lives in another state and we are with baby all day, plus for me cleaning/cooking etc is a stress relief especially if I can do it without interruptions.
@@jessicaerickson8813 yes exactly! 🙌
I’m in awe how you learned everything! From a nursing career to all of this! The baby is gorgeous and so is your whole family and farm.
Thank you so much!!
Wow, genius finding that dehydrated starter and reviving it! That's amazing.
I bet your mother is so proud of you. I just had my 3rd daughter and I so look forward to being able to come over to help them after they have their babies! Thanks for sharing!
Aww congrats! 3 girls is so fun!
Way to go on saving that sourdough. I have a hundred-year-old starter, it has been passed around in our family/neighborhood and town for generations. We were taught to always have a little bit of dried-out starter saved in a jar out on the shelf. It never goes bad. Every 3-4 years, I dry out a new batch (a tablespoon) to replace my old one.
You look amazing! You don’t look like you just had a baby 3 weeks ago. Thank you for taking your time to film this with your hands full while adjusting to having a new baby while keeping your household running. It always takes time to get your new rhythm once a new little one comes along.
Yes it does! We are definitely not back to “normal” yet but getting the big things done daily is good enough for me in this season!
You are so right….when you homestead or live in remote areas, you got to be a team and work together. Sometimes that’s all you can depend on. Great video. 🇨🇦🌷
Your truly a Super Woman !!! I love your new metal garden planters .
We are loving them! Very excited to see how the garden turns out this year!
annnnnd just like that I have baby fever 🥲😅🥰 the little coos 😩 sooo sweet
The best! 🥹
So glad to hear about your starter revival!! I've dehydrated some of mine just in case. There's stories of women using their discard to patch holes between logs in their cabins. Then if some tragedy bee fell their starter they could just scrape some that they'd used to patch a hole to restart their starter 🤗
Oh wow, how amazing!!
Crazy story about the starter! I actually dehydrated some of mine and have it in the deep freezer in case anything ever happens to mine. So glad you got yours back!
You look amazing after having birth. I just wish I had your energy. Love watching you.
Thank you!
Same here, when my mom come to help, I prefer do my chores and she enjoy her time with her grand babies ❤
I would have lost it too for 5 minutes if my sourdough starter was thrown away.😢 Thank God you had more!
Girl, you look amazing! Your body bounced back fast from baby. ❤
Thank you! Only 10 more lbs to go! 🥳
Can relate to baby close together-- all four of mine are within five years ;) I love wearing my newborns just like that-- so cozy! And, I can't get over how beautiful your kitchen is. Just lovely!
That’s a busy 5 years! But so worth it ❤️
@@HopewellHeights The best five years of my life!
Another great video, loving all the pregnancy, birth and life with a newborn content! Learning so much and am so grateful for the encouragement as I grow baby #3 now!
Congrats on baby #3! ❤️
Amazing how your body is back so quickly
You look great. You and that sourdough starter bounced back! This mildly reminds me of my husband throwing away the homemade apple cider vinegar a dear friend shared from our orchard that took a long time to make and she had no more. I cried.
Ahhh!! I would have too!
Baby is so precious. I am always amazed at how much you get done in A day! I laughed when you close the oven with your foot! Ha ha. I do the exact same thing and also close the dishwasher door with my foot too.😅
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You’re going to love it!
I keep a dehydrated jar of my starter just in case
This video is so relatible! I'm pregnant with my fifth, 34 weeks. We have the whole small Homestead going and there is so much to be done. Our cow freshened recently so we have a lot of milk and I have been experimenting with different ways to use it. Great to see another mom in a similar walk of life.❤
So happy about your starter! That was a close one! Enjoy your videos so much! Being a grandmother myself Im sure your Mother totally enjoyed holding her newest grandbaby!❤😊
I love having my mom and mother in law close so they can spend time with the baby, it’s so sweet and I hope my kids include me in the day to day as well when that season comes for me to be a grandma!
Gotta love mothers who just want to come over and help ☺my mother was the same when I had both my children, they just feel like they need to lighten the burden, although I do understand when you say that just holding the baby so you can get things done is what you preferred as I was the same. By the way you look just like your mother, both beautiful. Your baby son is adorable and so is your toddler 😍
It’s such a blessing having a grandma come over to help in any way she is willing! ❤️
@@HopewellHeights you are so right 🙏🏼💋
You know what works best for you ❤. Thanks for sharing your journey 😊.
Okay. I just started following you like yesterday. I love that you’re different and real. The way you commentate on your videos is practical and very helpful. Pregnant with my fifth baby soon too. I’m thankful to have stumbled on your channel. I could see you taking the lead on my favorite mamas. Ughhh😢 and I really love the ladies I follow.
Thank you so much!! And congrats on baby #5!
That's awesome you froze your starter. You can start selling that if you want. People will buy a 7 yr old start!!! ❤
I’ve thought about letting my daughter take that on as a little project but I’m not sure if there are any hoops to jump through since it would technically be selling a food item? I’ll have to look into it!
Great content
You are amazing, I do hope you give yourself some grace no matter what how Strong you are❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Lots of rest and down time during this season for sure!
you look awesome mama ❤️
That's so awesome!!! I mean people dehydrate their starter so same concept!!!!! I just love that! Also so happy for you! I know how comfortable you get with your starter. It's kinda like another baby lol
Haha it really is, I was sooo bummed when I thought it was gone!
You look so much like your Mom 😮❤. Love your videos 😊just the way you explain everything and how multitasking you are. Opening your oven with your foot😂😂love it
lol when you’ve got a lot to do and only two hands you improvise! 🤣
Thanks for sharing.
Oh no I missed the special. But I will definitely still check it out
Enjoyed.
the newborn noises in the voice over 🥹 it’s my DREAM to homestead!!! i just know it’s not my husbands dream and i wouldn’t be able to do it alone 😭 might just start with a small garden and sourdough!
Yes start small!! Even though my husband grew up on a farm he was very hesitant about dairy, chickens, etc. because that’s not the way they did things. But over time as he saw that I was committed to tending to things I started and it wasn’t just a phase he softened and now he’s all about it!
Great idea to dehydrate your starter!!!!!
Hi I am a new subscriber I love your channel today I started a sourdough starter for the first time I hope it come out good I will be making my bread for the first time in my life
It takes time and practice but so fun once you get the hang of it!
Girl you literally look amazing already! Idk if you wear a belly wrap or not but if you don’t you literally go back naturally so quick! You would never know you just had a baby! Your nose and face have also went back to normal so quick! You were made for having babies literally! You go girl 💪🏼🙌🏼😊😍
-Taylor from Pennsylvania💖
She looks fantastic! She weight trains which absolutely helps xx
Thank you, feeling good so far!
Love the muffin tin idea. That’s absolutely fantastic time saver.
You are my absolute favorite channel ❤️
Thank you! ❤️
Wow you look just like your mama so beautiful
I would love to see the video of the Sourdough starter please!! On utube! I’m so happy for you!! That was a blessing!!!
Here’s a link to all of my sourdough videos!
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These videos are ENCOURAGING & inspiring!
Thank you!
Yeah yeast🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
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Thank you!!
My kids called it bazanya, too!
So precious!
I LOVE your videos ❤❤❤
Thank you!
I was out of town for months, and my mother in law was checking on the house. Well she decided to clean our refrigerator, and she didn’t know what my starter was and she threw it away. When I got back home I frantically looked for it, but it was gone. I cried and got mad at my husband lol 😂
lol I totally get it! The first thing I did was text my husband and say “where’s my starter?!?!?!?” 🤣
@@HopewellHeights that’s hysterical! Poor the husbands lol 😂
Looking lovely as usual Steff. Nice surprise, when I saw notification for this video. Love your calm way of getting stuff done 🙏❤
Oh thank you!
I love😂 your starter story,how you got it back ,sounds gross a little bit but I would have done the same thing.
That bread looks incredible! I'm going to see if you have those pans listed as well. Soooo glad you were able to revive your starter. Just 2 weeks ago, I froze some of mine for that very reason. You and your family are beautiful!
Thank you! And the Pullman pans have been such a great tool in my kitchen, I love having larger loaves!
Nursing on the go yes been there!! Chasing a 2yr old lol but I agree sit as often as you can but nursing on the go is something that may need to happen too 😂
you and your mom look so much alike.!
We get that all the time! 🥰
I had 3 kids under the age of 2. I had to wear my twins or I wouldn't get anything done. Bonus they loved it.
Love that!! What kind of carrier or wrap did you use? I get asked about babywearing twins but I don’t have any personal experience!
Very sweet little baby i am happy to see how you make everything work even with a baby. I am enjoying watching how your makeing your bread. Can you make some soups and salads i would love to have some new ideas for makeing salads and soups for meals
I do need to add more of my soup recipes to the blog!
Can you share where you got the sweater you’re wearing when your mom comes over? I love it!
Amazon, it’s so comfy!
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Got a glimpse of your Mom, you look like her.
I love that you found a few dried preserved sourdough starter crusts. God is so good, even when we think something is lost or gone, He knows how disappointing that was and recovered it in a beautiful way. I remember listening one time to a video you had and you said you follow a certain religion. I followed religion too until I started reading the Bible and saw how different what the word of God says to what man made religion says. My husband is the head of our home, he covers and protects me so I can be an umbrella of protection to our home and children. God is the cover to Jesus/Yeshua and Yeshua is to our husbands. Some people think the church is the covering to the husband but scripture shows us that our Savior is that covering to our husband. I loved how you did not fight that role we each have been given but embrace the dear sweet role God has given to us that we are equipped for. Love that. 1 Corinthians 11:3
King James Version
3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.
Yes! I’ve been adjusting to a toddler and new born. It’s tough!
It is!! For me it has been much easier now that I have big kids though since the toddler chases them around and wants to play with them all day!
@@HopewellHeights yeah it is very difficult with no older kids yet! Trying not to wish time away at the same time
Is that an upright freezer in your kitchen? So cool!
Yes! So glad we did it this way it’s so handy!
Gosh you look great postpartum. I’m the same way I’d rather people hold the baby while I get some things done.
It’s a good feeling to get up and move a bit if someone is willing to hold baby!
Hello Stephanie! Congratulations on your new little bundle of joy ❤. I have a question regarding your scones. I am looking to make them since I love scones. My question is, can I make these and freeze, then cook frozen? I have some that I have done this way to bake fresh. Also, is skillet baking the only way they must be cooked, or can they also be cooked the traditional way? Much love and blessings to you and your family. ❤
I thought you were gonna say nursing on the go can turn into a mess if you’re in the kitchen bc that’s what I’ve experienced 😂
Rice is very easy meals
Dear Steph, What an ingenious idea to use a muffin tin for planting seeds! That's truly remarkable! I humbly request your prayers for my partner and me during this challenging time. My partner has recently been diagnosed with multiple myeloma, and the weight of this news is heavy on my heart and mind. Despite the circumstances, I remain committed to providing nutritious meals for us, even as our children are grown. It's a difficult time as my partner's mobility is limited, and we are preparing for the start of chemotherapy. Your support and prayers mean a great deal to us. Thank you. Xoxo.
Oh my you’ve got a tough season ahead but I’m so glad he has you to provide nourishing meals and care, I will say a prayer for you right now!
@@HopewellHeights thank you love ❤️😭😭😭
Aw lovely video :). How would you re-use the egg that was freeze dried?
Just mix 2 tablespoons of freeze dried egg powder with 2 tablespoons of water and stir, that’s it!
Where can I buy your planting boxes?
lol I was just about to say since that worked do you think that you could freeze dry some starter and then you did lol
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I would like to know morr about your milking routine and how ypu handle it with littles.
I'm a teen and have just made my first (surviving) sourdough starter, any tips? (It's currently 10 days old, I've only ever had starter last to day 5 or 6)
So excited for you!! Learn from my latest mistake and dry some out to save just in case! You can spread a thin layer of starter on some parchment paper and just let it dry at room temp for a few days, then store it in a jar!
@HopewellHeights thank you so much, your channel has resparked my love for cooking ❤️
Freeze dry some of your starter in case you ever have another incident! I keep a jar of freeze dried starter! You never know. ☺️
Never mind, I just got to the part in the video where you did just this! ❤️
Can you dehydrate some of your starter just in case something happens again?
Yes!
My baby brother also called lasagna bazanya
So sweet!
Estas hermosa con el nuevo miembro de la familia, te felicito eres muy brillante explicas exactamente como nos gusta a tus fieles seguidores Dios te colme de muchas bendiciones, para ti y ka familia, un merecido like, eres la mejor.
Thank you so much, blessings to you!
So did it take less time in the freeze dryer after you froze the eggs and starter? Love your content by the way!
Yes! I cut about 5 hours off
I can’t get my starter to start 😢
👍👍👌
I blended all the eggs in the kitchen aid then froze them in ziplock bags.
I can’t get the Pullman bread recipe to open. It keeps saying page not found.
Same, it says "oops page can't be found" on her website 😢
I fixed the link, it should work now!
Did the freeze dryer significantly raise your power bill?
That’s a great question, I haven’t thought to check but I’ll ask my husband!
@@HopewellHeights I’d really like to know! I’ve been wanting a freeze dryer after following a lot of people who have had one. I’ve only heard one person give feedback on the power bill the other night. She said her power bill was quadrupled. 😬
That would change my mind if multiple people said that.
I tried to get the bread recipe. It kept coming up oops can’t open
I fixed the link!
😭😭😭I would have lost it for 10 mins!!!@ starter…
Haha I could have kept on with my tantrum but I realized it wasn’t helping much and I looked like an idiot 🤣
@@HopewellHeights I can totally relate😬
Are you interested in selling some of your starter? Probably weird question!! OHHH and was that a glimpse of your mom? You two look very much alike!!
At some point I may! And yes that’s my mom, we do look a lot alike I’m just a lot taller!
I did not realize that people didn't baby wear! How would one get anything done? 😂
With multiple kids it would be sooo hard without babywearing!
I don't normally wear my babies around the house... pretty much only wear them for church or outings. They've done well in a little chair or swing. ❤
I need to find a way to wear baby even though my back is really hurting most of the time... Any ideas?
Once baby has decent head control I like to wear them on my back in a woven wrap, so much easier on the back!
What kind of carrier have you tried? It's really helpful to get one with hip support, not thr ones that only attach at the shoulders. Helps keep the weight from pulling on your back
At least for now, unless the baby is really light, only a few weeks old usually, it just hurts too much on my back or front. It's sad to me, I have always dreamed of baby wearing with my own bundles of joy, but I've been thrown from a car at 80mph, and had shoulder surgery, it's a miracle im not just paralyzed, i can do most things, but i have daily pain.
How much energy cost is there to running a freeze dryer? Does it draw a lot of power?
I’m not sure, I will ask my husband!
@@HopewellHeights thank you!! 😊
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The same was in the beginning with God.
All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
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😮 not good!
7 year old starter omg