Breastfeeding vs. Nursing
I always knew I wanted to breastfeed. When we were in the adoption process I researched how to nurse an adopted baby through induced lactation and wearing a supplemental nursing system.I wanted to...
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Family Picnic
Obviously when you have a baby, things change. Andino and I had gotten into the (expensive) habit of eating out at restaurants a few times a week during my pregnancy. We both knew that once Paloma...
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The S word
Paloma will be 2 months old in a few days and I received an email from Lucie's List suggesting it's time to put my girl on a schedule. There us a ton of information out there about which schedule is...
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2 months
Our girl turned 2 months old yesterday!Likes: Going for walks outsideThe "superman" aka when we hold her like she's flyingHer mobileWatching Mommy do her thing in the kitchen while she sits in her...
View ArticlePost-Baby Bod
I knew my body was going to look different after the baby. I didn't expect to fit into my pre-pregnancy jeans right away and I knew it was going to take time to feel good about my body shape again. So...
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Apple Cheeks vs. Bum Genius
I've been meaning to do this post for a while, but there were always other things I wanted to write about instead. I'm finally getting around to writing this now because I spent HOURS researching cloth...
View ArticleThe Things I Wasn't Expecting
I think I was pretty prepared for motherhood. When Paloma arrived, I had a solid understanding of how to latch her properly on the breast, how often to feed her and change her diaper, how I hoped my...
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My Like-Hate Relationship With The Soother
Before I had Paloma, I went out and bought a wubbanub, it's a soother with a little stuffed animal attached to it. I thought they were cute and gave it to her in the first couple days home from the...
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3 months
Happy 3 months Baby Girl!!Likes: Shaking her rattle (keys)Practising standing up (with help of course)Story TimeDislikes:Sudden noisesCar seatBeing away from MamaFirst:Plane tripTrip to the...
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Don't Stay Home
How much easier would life with an infant be if you always stayed at home? You'd have everything you need within arms reach and you'd never find yourself in the back of Winners sitting on an...
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First Family Vacation
It's been almost 3 weeks since I last wrote. I don't remember the last time I went that long without writing - I even wrote during the first few weeks after Paloma was born. I got back from vacation a...
View ArticleLe Pause #MicroblogMondays
Paloma's been waking up around 3 a.m. for the past week or so. Last night, she started stirring around 3:15 so I jumped out of bed to prepare to nurse her (bathroom break & grab a large glass of...
View ArticleThere Is No Pause Button In Life
Most days, when I give Paloma the benefit of the doubt that she will be able to handle a situation without getting upset, she does great. Even when I am really nervous that things might go terribly...
View ArticleMamas 4 Mamas
This time four years ago, I was packing my bags for Mozambique. I realized while I was walking my dogs today that it was September 2010 that I was shopping at Mountain Equipment Co-Op with my Dad for...
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The End of the Third Trimester & 4 month Update
Our girl is 4 months old today. I just feel incredibly blessed every single day that I wake up in the morning. Even on mornings like today when she woke up at 5:30 am and decided it was party time and...
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A Day In My Life...
Everyone else is writing these A Day in the Life posts, but every time I start, I stop documenting because it's too much work. I decided I really want to finish it today though, because it might be...
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#MicroblogMonday Bedtime Stories
Some of my favourite childhood memories are of when my parents would read me bedtime stories. I have two brothers, but we each had our own individual story time with one of our parents before bed. It's...
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Breastmilk Donation
I just pumped my first 200 ml of milk to donate! I am so happy to become a breastmilk donor for our local NICU. I have about 15 bags of milk that I pumped when Paloma was 2-3 months old and I was...
View ArticleBaby Sleep
Do you ever find that the process of writing about an issue you are having helps you resolve it? It took me a few days to finish writing this post. I wrote when I had time and when I didn't, I composed...
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#Microblog Mondays - Riviera Maya Edition
Just a little update to say we are enjoying our little family get away before the Winter. A post about travelling with baby (and more pics!) coming soon!
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5 Month Udate
Paloma turned 5 months old in Mexico! I'm a little late getting this post up, but I have to post it so I have a reference when I create her baby book when she turns one! I'll probably have to come back...
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Travel With a Baby
We just got back from a little family getaway before the cold weather hits. Winter is long and cold in Saskatchewan, so we needed one last week of fun in the sun before packing away our sun dresses and...
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Wordless Wednesday
Some of my favourite photos from our vacation. These are the photos we had taken professionally, which were also the first photos of all 3 of us!And these are my favourite photos that we took with our...
View ArticleThinking About Solids
**I hope it goes without saying that the things I write about here are just my experience as a Mom. I totally understand that other Moms have different experiences and make different choices and I 100%...
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#Microblog Monday
Whoever said diamonds are a girls best friend, never had a dog.The first few weeks after Paloma was born, our big dog Lola never left her side. She was up with me and in the nursery for every single...
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