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Confessions of a lazy breastfeeder.

April 24, 2012
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Confessions of a lazy breastfeeder.

I have something to confess. I am a lazy, lazy breastfeeding mama. Case in point. My three and a half-year old daughter still nurses at night. Which means 2-3 times a night she gets out of her bed, walks to our room, crawls in to bed with me and nurses for anywhere from 1 minute to 30 minutes depending on how sleepy I am. And since I am usually quite sleepy, it’s closer to the half hour mark than not. I know she doesn’t “need” to nurse at this time, I know I “should” have night-weaned her months/years ago, but I didn’t. Oh, I have tried, more than a few times, really I have, but two happy sleeping people always seemed to be more important to me than one crying and then fitfully sleeping baby and one miserable mama. I am also quite the lazy breastfeeder in other ways....

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48 hours

April 5, 2012
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48 hours

In less than 48 hours we will be moving into the Natural Urban Home. Yes, yes, I know, it’s all I am talking about lately, but I am getting excited. Kinda. I am also THE BIGGEST ball of stress and anxiety, that it is not even funny! Over the last few weeks I have managed to put myself into a full-fledged RA flare AND give myself what I think are the beginnings of a stomach ulcer. TUMS and my anti-inflammatory medications are my very good friends this week. The last time we moved, Little C was 6 months old. He didn’t care what was going on and was content to just be worn in a carrier while I packed up our little house. And it was June. Today I woke up to this…. Mother Nature is playing a cruel, cruel, four days late, April Fool’s  joke on me! I...

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been slacking…

January 28, 2012
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been slacking…

Ooops, it was a busy week and while I did take my daily pics, I have not had the time to post them until today. Enjoy! Day 23. Something Old. The only thing I have from my dad, an antique Dutch wall clock. I love this thing! Day 24. Guilty Pleasure. We have impromptu kitchen dance parties! Day 25. Something I made. Brown Bear, Brown Bear rice bag pillows that the kids warm up every night before bed. Day 26. Colour. In a ring sling… the brighter, the better in my opinion! Day 27. Lunch. Mmmm….mmm…. chili! Day 28. Light. This was a fluke picture. I left the phone on the table and accidentally took this one. #JANphotoaday Challenge Three more to go!

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village people

January 19, 2012
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village people

My children and I are “regulars” at our own mommy and toddler version of Cheers. Yup, it is true. We go to a place where everybody knows our names, they’re always glad we came, and very often the people and our troubles are all the same. They have even named a drink after me! (And I may have been sitting there, without kids, drinking one while I wrote this!) I am of course speaking of our local cafe and play place, the wonderful Cafe O’Play. This parent’s dream of a cafe was the first of its kind in our fair city and it is a very busy, bustling and yes, often chaotic place to be. There are kids ranging from 0-5 years of age running around, playing, eating, sometimes crying, and otherwise behaving as kids of that age often do. And their parents all sit and sip yummy lattes...

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pointing out rainbows

January 17, 2012
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This post has been a long time coming. And I don’t really know how to write it. So here goes… I have come to a realization over the past few months. (You Mamas out there with little babies, listen up!) What I have realized is this. We have all been duped. We have been duped into believing that our babies need us the most when they are brand new. And while, yes, it is true that they do need us to clothe, feed, soothe, love and protect them while they are so tiny and vulnerable, once you get into a routine and you find your mama-baby rhythm, things can get relatively easy at this point. Yes, I know, I am making some big generalizations here, but stick with me on this. Last year I went to visit a friend in Toronto who had just had her third daughter. Her...

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Favourite

January 7, 2012
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Favourite

As in my daughter’s favourite ‘night-night’ book…. Day 7: Favourite #JANphotoaday Challenge

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Makes me smile.

January 6, 2012
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Makes me smile.

and then chase her down… Toddler trying to abscond with my new Kate Spade! You really can’t blame her! It totally goes with her outfit. Day 6. Makes me Smile. #JANphotoaday

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Toddlers and Heros!

December 17, 2011
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Toddlers and Heros!

Call me silly, but I am SO, so excited tonight. A week and a half ago Annie at Phd in Parenting asked me to guest post for her awesome Carnival of Toddlers this month. And I really can’t lie, I may have done a few internal cartwheels when she sent me that tweet! Because here is the thing, Annie is kind of one of my heros. I have so much respect for her as an activist, a parent and a writer. I even sometimes think in my head when confronted with certain parenting and/or ethical questions…”What would Annie Do?” I had the immense pleasure of meeting her at Blissdom Canada this past October and she really is as awesome in person as she is online! So without further ado, here is the link to my guest post all about ‘Toddler Survival 101′! I do hope you like it and that you...

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Five Years

December 13, 2011
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I am a five year old mother. As in, five years ago, a beautiful baby boy was concieved of the love that Natural Urban Dad and I share, was born of my body and completely transformed my life. This is for him. For all that you have taught me. About life, love, and laughter. For all that you do that is sweet, loving, and kind. For the lessons in patience, perseverance and the power of a hug. For your independent spirit. Your love of LIFE. Your utter BOY-ness! Thank you, Little Man. You really have made me the Mama I am today.

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legacy

December 6, 2011
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legacy

I just spent the last 2 hours in a cramped 3-bed hospital room with my 82-year-old Godmother. This is the woman my daughter is named after. The woman who was a best friend to my grandmother, a kind of surrogate mother for my own mother and the woman at whose home I have the fondest memories of my childhood. She is a pretty amazing woman and I am so incredibly thankful that she has always been a part of my life. Talking with her today, we covered the usual. How the kids and Natural Urban Dad are doing, how goes the progress on the new house, and the usual chit-chat. And then the conversation took a turn that it often does with her. She is ready to die. She actually wants to die. Seven years ago this December, the love of her life, the man she was married to...

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