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The other day the kids were playing Babies. I reminded Eva that she had two slings, and there was a flurry of excitement and activity as they put them on and installed their respective ‘babies’. In other news, we have … Continue reading →

On Melissa’s blog the comments on a post about co-sleeping turned to its impact on the marriage. A recent Knitted in the Womb post about parents going on dates is relevant to the discussion. We have to be careful about … Continue reading →

We often refer to Andrew’s role in our home as “the bacon bringer homer”. When the kids ask why he has to go to work (frequently- they miss him a lot, especially now that I am so occupied with Joshua), … Continue reading →

Winter here lasts about two months: December and January. November and February are variable but generally fairly pleasant. The rest of the months of the year it is HOT. As in, roll-out-of-bed-and-put-on-shorts-and-flipflops-every-morning hot. No need to check the weather channel … Continue reading →

Good friend Melissa‘s Mom, who is a nurse and lactation consultant, did an awesome guest post on her blog that I am sharing below, with permission. How skin to skin cuddles with babies works: 1. promotes mother/baby bonding. When ever … Continue reading →

Good friend Louise recently posted a heads up about Goat for Gold. Two British Columbia brothers are encouraging Canadians to donate a goat for each gold medal Canada wins in the Olympics. Louise and her husband Gary photographed the wedding … Continue reading →

2009 was a childbearing year. A great deal of my time was spent gestating, planning our home birth, home birthing, and parenting our newborn little buddy. This latter task has been somewhat more than I bargained for as I wasn’t … Continue reading →

2009 was a childbearing year. A great deal of my time was spent gestating, planning our home birth, home birthing, and parenting our newborn little buddy. This latter task has been somewhat more than I bargained for as I wasn’t … Continue reading →

Although he had an episode today (the yogurt in the homemade dressing? maybe the corn chips were fried in oil used for wheat product? leftover from the tummy ache we both had on Saturday?), overall Josh has become so relaxed … Continue reading →

We’re getting so confident at hosting Sunday Dinner that we upped our guest list to TWO! Todd came by today and joined us for steak and oven fries. What a great day. In the late morning we took Bill up … Continue reading →