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Jenson Baird
January 8th, 2016 5:30am– Contractions start. 2.5 minutes apart. (As usual!) I leave a message on the midwives pager system. She returns my call within’ minutes. She’s at the hospital with a woman who’s water broke the night before but hadn’t progressed. She’s on her way but she’s also dispatching a back-up. The kids are…
Read MoreThe Littlest Big Girl
There’s a thing that happens when a tiny new babe enters your life. The one you had before instantly doubles in size. They are suddenly heavier, taller, smarter. The warm baby fuzz that surrounds them seems to dissipate and there they are as clear as day. Gigantic! Every. Single. Time. Baby G is so tiny.…
Read MoreBack To (Home)School
After a gloriously lazy Labour Day weekend, we are back on that Kindergarten grind! It was nice to start off with a short week, and we used some of that time for review and easing into our schedule. Scheduling is actually one of my favourite things about homeschooling. As I prepared and tweaked our schedule…
Read MoreLazy Days of Summer
I’m terrible at blogging in the summer. The days are long and lazy. Something in the sunshine fuels my daydreams but not my creativity. Not like the crisp of Autumn, which fuels my mind and hands. So what have we been up to for the last three months? What has filled our humid summer days?…
Read MoreStuff
We have a lot of stuff. Too much stuff. Not good stuff, just random stuff. I envy these people posting about their simple, organized, clutter free homes, but I struggle to get rid of things. Obviously I don’t want to just throw things away because that’s insanely wasteful, but I really need to start breaking…
Read MoreBabies Be Nappin’
I see and hear a lot of parents getting overwhelmed (especially at the beginning) about nap time. They heard all of these horror stories about poor sleep schedules and routines gone awry, They read all of these books that paint beautiful pictures and bolster unrealistic expectations. And when it fails, all that strict routine, all…
Read MoreFive O
In the first weeks of my pregnancy with O I was terrified. Our first pregnancy had ended in miscarriage at 11 weeks, a blow I never even considered, which left me blind-sided and crushed. But here we were again. The stick said we were go, but instead of feeling elation, I felt scared. My OBGYN…
Read MoreHappiest Of Springs To You All
February Photo Challenge Day 23-28
SUPER LATE! Oops. Day 23: Animal Bender Day 24:Hair I tried out the different “black & white” filters and found that the yellow filter gave them a warm/bright feel. Also, hilarious bedhead! Day 25: Self-Portrait (Ayayay!) 32nd birthday Day 26: Low-Angle I did get a few with my camera, but none I liked as much…
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