There was an asinine ‘article’ in the Vancouver Sun that suggests parents should start weaning the bottle at 9 months of age.  9 MONTHS.  The first paragraph reads: A note to confused parents everywhere: at nine months, it’s time to start thinking about taking away that baby bottle. I’m sorry, but at 9 months of age, babies should still be [...]

I thought I’d take a moment to write out some things about ‘when I was a kid’ so when my two are a little older I can read it to them and they’ll realize I’m like a dinosaur or other ancient mythical creature and not really of this world. When I was a kid: There were no cell phones There [...]

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 being awed by the way [...]

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 learned that sometimes we can’t [...]

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 my thighs (that’s all 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 handle being over heated resulting [...]

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 up straight.  It was pathetic.  [...]

For my last pregnancy, we kept the sex a surprise. We didn’t want to know if we were having a boy or a girl. I was pretty sure our little H was going to be a girl and I was right. This time around we wanted to find out. Mostly because I wanted to know if I had to haul [...]

Naming a future kid you haven’t laid eyes on yet has to be one of the hardest things in life.  I mean, choose wrong and your child could be ridiculed for all of it’s school years and beyond (some nicknames stick fast!) Last night Hubs and I were discussing baby girl names. Me: How about Hope? He gets online and [...]

It’s been almost three years since Little H has been on this earth and it’s taken FOREVER for her hair to grow.  I never thought I’d see the day that I’d have to cut it.  But she’s come to me so many times saying “Mommy, my eye hurts.” and then I brush the hair out of it and things are [...]