Since Loblaws is so close to me and they have a sale on diapers, I thought I would pop in to grab a couple of things. Before putting anything in my cart, I thought I would check in the makeup aisle. Sure enough, there is still a shelf with various makeup bags targetted to tween/teen girls that say, "TOO PRETTY FOR MATH." I couldn't believe it. ( Read more... )

Liam is asleep right now holding his monkey. When he falls asleep in my arms he's usually got a tight grip on my shirt. If I transfer him just the right way into his crib and then stick his monkey in his arms, sometimes he is fooled into thinking that I'm still there...for a little while. You recognize the monkey, Audrey? He'll fit into the ( Read more... )

Our birth story: We went to the doctor just after our due date, who scheduled an ultrasound to check up on how things were going. We went for the ultrasound on Friday, July 14th. During this ultrasound, we found out that my amniotic fluid was quite low and the technician told us to head for the hospital for induction. Liam was doing fine, but ( Read more... )

Here I am, missing Emma, when I get an email from my Mom with this picture in it. My heart just popped with love for my baby girl. Here she is, asleep with her "baby" dog.

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I got an early Mother's Day gift yesterday...Baby Boy gave me a glimpse of his foot, or something. I was standing in front of our bathroom mirror after taking a shower, combing my hair when he started getting really active. Because I was standing in front of the mirror I saw my belly dancing around from a new perspective and all of a sudden a ( Read more... )

Here is an article that appeared in the Ottawa Citizen newspaper this morning. I can't believe so many women are opting for a c-section when our bodies are made for giving birth! Personally, I'm terrified of having one. It takes so much longer to recover, can affect breastfeeding, and carries way more risks than a vaginal birth. I don't know ( Read more... )

If you know anyone with a peanut allergy, please pass this on. I have a peanut allergy and I have some of these in my cupboard. I thought they were safe because they have the "guaranteed peanut free" label. I hope no one has an attack because of Nestle's mistake! Since they make a point of guaranteeing peanut free products, you would think they ( Read more... )

Its frrrreeezing outside today, but I kind of wanted to try a new aquafit class with a friend. It isn't a prenatal class, but those don't start up again for a few weeks. The instructor is supposed to be really good and I though it would be nice to do it with a friend. I would have had to leave the house at 4 to get the bus there on time. So ( Read more... )

The weekend: Oh...a warning. If you are hungry now, you might get hungrier because I'm partly talking about good food and partly bitching about my family. So, if you read on, you may end a combination of hungrier and disgusted at my family. Just a warning ( Read more... )

Gold for our men from Newfoundland! Yay! I don't watch a lot of curling, but I watched this game. I curled when I was in grade 6, 7 and 8 in Whitehorse. I wasn't very good, but I enjoyed it. The move back to Ottawa and the beginning of high school put an end to that. I told Emma that I had to watch my team and she says, "Mommy, my team is the ( Read more... )