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I’m pretty sure I’m screwing up in terms of breastfeeding awareness programs when it comes to little H. We were in a toy store the other day and I saw these magic bottles. I remembered having a bottle like this when I was a little girl and using it to ‘feed’ my dollies. I remembered [...]
Ever since our trip to Heritage Park, Little H has been completely obsessed with Thomas. I mean, she always liked Thomas but that trip sealed the deal. She really wanted a Thomas the Train cake for her birthday and had been eying the one in our local Calgary Co-op bakery where we grocery shop. The [...]
Three. Three years ago our lives were instantly changed and our focus became clear. We learned that functioning on no sleep and no energy was a gift. We learned that personal sacrifice makes us stronger and better people. We learned what exactly it was in life that was missing and making us feel fragmented. We [...]
Dear Motherhood Maternity clothing people, Is it really necessary to have 5 swingtags on the waistband, two size stickers on the legs and article stickers in the pockets of your clothing? Cause I just spent the last two hours at work walking around with “Plus 2X” on the backs of not one, but TWO of [...]
As a Canadian gal, there are many things I do to survive the winter temperatures of the great white north. These techniques are severely backfiring on me now that it’s summer – and I’m preggo. For those of you of the male variety, being pregnant increases your body temp as well as your inability to [...]
This pregnancy is definitely harder on my body. I don’t know if it’s that I’ve been ‘used’ once before or if I’m just older but holy lord…I can’t even lie on the couch without my hips cracking and popping! Last night I stood up and my hip felt kind of ‘pinched’ and I couldn’t stand [...]
