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Today, I ventured out to the park! I called around and made sure that a friend or two would be there first and then bit the bullet … and it went much better than I could have anticipated! Thankfully, it appears that when you’ve got a newborn, other people really help out with the toddler

I’m falling more and more in love with Gil - all the while acknowledging that the newborn phase is not my favourite! Saying that out loud and being okay with it is allowing me to move past that guilt and move into a space of being with him more fully and more intentionally enjoying this time. Read the rest of this entry »

Happy one week, little man! Today you weighed 7lbs even - a full 4 oz over your birth weight! You seem to be gaining about 6 oz every two days … which translates to a LOT of time nursing you. I don’t mind much, although your big sister is a little jealous.

Here are some random facts I’ve learned about you in the last week:

• You hate having your diaper changed just slightly more than you hate being unlatched from my breast
• You are a switch nurser - at each feed, I switch you from side to side multiple times … someday I hope you go down to only one or two breasts per feed!
• When you sneeze, you whack yourself in the head … it’s quite cute!
• You definitely recognize both your daddy’s and Gwen’s voices

Here follows the birth story of our son, Gil. If you don’t enjoy reading the more graphic details of birth, I’d suggest not reading it

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Yeah, I know. It’s January 24th and I’m just now talking about Christmas.

What can I say? Having people at home during the day means I don’t feel like blogging so much!

WARNING: PHOTO-INTENSIVE POST!

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Congrats to my big sister, Jenny, who had her second baby, a little girl, born AT HOME yesterday afternoon after a 3.5 hour labour

Introducing Alice Catherine, 9lbs, 21″ - isn’t she absolutely beautiful??

I can’t believe that 2009 is nearing it’s end already. I feel like the last few months have gone by in a blink and I’m terrified to think about the fact that after this holiday season is said and done, I’ll be due to have a baby in just 6 weeks.

Ack.

Wish me luck as tomorrow I host my first Christmas with my family! My sister Jenny is heavily pregnant and, truth be told, we all assumed she’d have had a baby by now, so she wasn’t planning to come home for the holidays. My sister Becky didn’t think she was going to be able to make it to Ontario over Christmas, but ended up sneaking over for a few days before heading back to spend Christmas with her fiance. This is, literally, the first year we have not all been home for Christmas. Waking up in my parents’ house, having a quick snack with tea/coffee, heading downstairs to a beautifully decorated living room strewn with presents and spending the day with one another. This is the weirdest Christmas Eve I’ve ever experienced. It’s not bad … just very, very different.

This Christmas, I will, for the first time, wake up in the house that I own with my husband and daughter. We’ll enjoy a Christmas morning feast with my brother-in-law and get the turkey in the oven. My parents will be making their way to my house around noon and we’ll be opening gifts and stockings. I’m planning dinner for around 3:00 pm. This will be the first turkey I’ve made!

Wow.

Like I said, wish me luck!

On October 25 (which happens to be mine and Brad’s dating anniversary - this year we’ve been together 9 years!), we took Gwen to a local pumpkin patch. Read the rest of this entry »

I realized the other day that I’ve been TOTALLY slacking off in putting up pictures of Gwen. I’m feeling super busy these days … although I’m sure finally having The OC: Season Four on my computer is NOT helping with my productivity!

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That’s right, people. After telling you all to stop it already and we’re so not ready for that yet and how can you joke about such a thing? … Read the rest of this entry »

Yesterday, we went to my parents’ house for a BBQ for Mother’s Day.

I think Gwen’s favourite part was playing with all my mom’s metal cook/bakeware. Read the rest of this entry »