Favourite Natural Products

We are big on natural products. Chemical-free, fragrance-free, non-toxic, biodegradable, phosphate-free, sls-free, these are the buzz words on many of the products that we buy. But we don't buy them just for the cutesy buzz words on the labels. We buy them because

Sleep, or lack thereof

Liam was a good sleeper from 2-6 months old. He would sleep 11 hours straight. Amazing, amazing, amazing sleeper. Adeleine is doing the same now - finding her thumb in the middle of the night and self-soothing back to sleep without a peep - good girl! With Liam I thought getting kids to bed was no big deal, they just sleep. What are people complaining about? Ha! I was so naive.

Adeleine's NICU Story: Part 6

There's more? When does this ride end?

Part 6: Weeks 9-15

The "feeders and growers" room was great, more space, less stress, a more relaxed atmosphere with pumping room that had a comfy couch and chair and could seat up to 4 pumping mommies.  The pumping room was where the mommies would pump (obviously), talk, laugh and cry while sharing their stories about premature or sick babies. Then we'd take a deep breath, open the door and

Handmade with Love

We love handmade gifts. Love, love, love.

We are very lucky to have a few talented friends and relatives that knit/crochet or sew things for us. And they are always so beautiful! We appreciate these gifts and we USE them! If you make something for our family it never just sits in a drawer. It gets used, it gets worn, it gets puked on

Adeleine's NICU Story: Part 5

Up and down, up and down...hang on tight!

Part 5: Weeks 3-8

In the NICU hand washing is important to keep the germs away from the babies who are either sick to begin with, or, like Adeleine, without a developed immune system to fight them. So, avoidance of germs is key for these little ones. Parents, siblings and visitors are required to

Adeleine's NICU Story: Part 4

Stop this ride, I'm scared and I want to get off!

Part 4: Dealing

So how did I take delivering a 2 lb baby 13 weeks early? In short, not well. But apparently this is normal.

Adeleine's NICU Story: Part 3

Keep all hands and arms inside the rollercoaster.

Part 3: Weeks 1-3

Miss Adeleine surprised everyone and sailed through her first few days. She showed no signs of being in an infected womb, all her bloodwork was good. After only 11 hours she was off the ventilator and breathing with the help of a CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) mask over her nose and supplemental oxygen. Her lungs, though strong for her age, were still

Adeleine's NICU Story: Part 2

You must be 36cm tall to ride this rollercoaster.

Part 2: The first 24 hours

Immediately after Adeleine was born she was brought to the resuscitation room next door to the delivery room. She was wrapped in plastic to trap in body heat. She was a screamer (squeeker!), which meant her lungs were strong and for a minute they debated about even giving her the surfactant to help her breathe but in the end decided to

Marketing Crap: Children's Products

After almost three years of being exposed to the world of children's products, I've become terribly cynical. I just can't believe how much garbage is out there and the incredible marketing ploys companies will go through to make people feel they NEED to buy their stuff. Here's an example: Last week I went to

Look Mommy! I made a SNAIL!

Adventures of Liam on the Potty.
I'm writing this partly to avoid writing about Adeleine's NICU story. I've found it hard to sit down and write that one, so consequently I haven't written anything in about two weeks. So I thought we could avoid/procrastinate together and I'll just write about Liam's potty adventures! :)

Liam got his first potty as a gift from Grandma when he was one year old.