Every new parent looks forward to the time they can embarrass their child. It’s the way the world works. As awesome as your parents may be, as perfect as they are, they have at some point in time embarrassed their child – whether on purpose or accidentally. As children ourselves, we eventually realize that this is just […]
I’ve never had more respect for mum’s that breastfeed than I do as a new Mum myself. I always knew I wanted to breastfeed, but never put much thought into taking courses or reading the books. It figures given the outcome of my natural birth plans and how extensively I researched and planned for that […]
I absolutely can’t believe our little girl is already two weeks old! Time is just literally flying out the window. I’m already in a tizzy over the fact that I’m going to have a toddler soon, and eventually…a…teenager! Ahh! This tiny little bundle of joy is going to grow up, and one day I’m going […]
When Ariadne was only two days old, we met with a lactation consultant (a story for another post) who was giddy at my mention of us cloth diapering our newborn. She asked what made us make this decision. My answer was a strong “There was never a time when I didn’t plan to!” Disposables just […]
The epidural was not what I expected. In a good way. I expected to feel completely numb from the waist down, and not be able to feel anything. Instead, I could still move my legs/feet (although they felt a bit heavy) and I could still feel the pressure of my waves, but now, my body […]
**Sorry this post is gargantuan in length, but I couldn’t separate this part** Even with my reservations about my water breaking within the hospital walls, it was a relief to be able to hold off on the actual active induction for a few hours. It meant I had much more freedom of movement to labour how I was comfortable. […]
Wednesday did not start as any other day. I woke up knowing that today I was going to be in labour that evening. A weird feeling indeed. No surprises, but a plan. For the first time in my life, I hated having a plan, but was trying to be optimistic. We were about to meet our […]
This post was originally written on Tuesday June 7th, 2011. I’ve been keeping a secret. Even writing this today I feel a bit devilish because I know it won’t be posted until after we’re able to announce the arrival of our precious BGF. I’m being induced tomorrow. Or at least, we hope so. It all […]
Ariadne Mira! Born June 9th, 2011 at 3:06pm. 8lbs1oz and 20.5 inches long. We are absolutely enamored with her and couldn’t be more proud!
