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Ever since an online friends of mine has been singing the praises of Elimination Communication I’ve been interested in learning more about it, and trying it with Ash. I’ve been reading Diaper Free by Ingrid Bauer, and it all makes so much sense, especially reflecting on my time living in West Africa, [...]

So, instead of hunting for the perfect xmas gift for Clive and him shopping for the perfect xmas gift for me, I suggested we go splits on the cost of a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi. Last year’s gifts, though pretty well thought out, were basically a waste of money. I spent over $300 [...]

May I, just for a minute, sing the praises of cosleeping? When I first got pregnant I knew very little about parenting methods, and immediately figured that I’d be using a crib. Thanks to a few ladies on IAM (specifically Twwly, rubixcuba, mothragirl and Marie, I think), I am a completely different mom [...]

Yesterday I walked around a grocery store with Ash in his stroller for about twenty minutes, picked up a loaf of french bread, soy milk, two pears, candy and six cans of organic pop and juice. I went to the checkout, paid with my visa and walked out of the grocery store. Leaving all my [...]

Here’s a weird tidbit about me:
When I buy something expensive that can run out, like facial cream or a nice pen, I HATE using it because I feel like I’m “wasting” it. I’ll buy moisturizer for like $30 and put off using it and continue using cheap moisturizer, and then when I bring myself to [...]

Dear Ashden,
Today you turn two months old. You’re a completely different baby than you were last month. I’m happy to report you’re much less of a bump on a log! Don’t get me wrong, you still flail your arms and legs around without much control, but your coordination is improving, and you’re able to [...]

I’ve officially gone batshit crazy with love. Look! He’s smiling! I finally feel like I’m doing something right!

Hurricane Noel didn’t end up doing too much damage here in NS. A few downed trees and our power was out for nearly 12 hours, but outside of that, we came out unscathed. We headed for the coast yesterday along with hundreds of other storm chasers, but by the time we arrived at the [...]