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So yesterday I went to a free yoga class at my local parent’s centre (named “The Single Parent’s Centre” only for funding purposes, ie bring on the pity). They offer all kinds of programs for moms and dads with and without their children. The ones that are only for parents include free childcare in the [...]

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to live with a one year old? Wonder no longer. This is what I’m faced with at the end of every day (but these pictures were only taken mid-way through the day). I’ve realized that it’s useless to try to clean up during the day because Ash just [...]

We’ve had to turn the heat on in our apartment this week. It’s depressing! I do love to walk outside this time of year, warm in sweaters, but in the mornings when I wake up with Ash at 6:30 and we can’t be in barefeet and pjs comfortably, ohhh, I just dread the mornings when [...]

So, the final tally of our dream wedding is in: $3,731.64, and we got EVERYTHING that we wanted, and would have changed nothing. This has got to be some sort of record. The cost of the wedding was brought down considerably because of a few key factors: price shopping, favors from friends and family members [...]

I came across another Cry It Out discussion online, taking place on Amazon.com when I was looking for “The Happiest Toddler on the Block” book, and found it really interesting. In particular, this post who quoted a study with 19 references about why CIO is harmful to babies. I’ll requote the article here: Science tells [...]

I got an IUD today. This is the first time I’ve ventured in this birth control direction. I’m usually partial to the pill, but since I plan on breastfeeding for another year or so (at least), my regular pill won’t do. I had two depo provera shots in my early twenties that literally made me [...]

FUCK YOU! What are you doing, you weirdo? I’m scaring the shit out of you, is what I’m doing! No, you’re not. Clive watches the strangest movies. — I’m siiiiiiiick. Ash has been sick since his birthday with two different colds, the first giving him a fever and made his eyes roll back in his [...]

This is just a post to say that there are two newsletters this month. The general “what happened this month” newsletter, and then a Year in Review newsletter directly below this entry. Enjoy.

Dear Ash, I never could have imagined how wonderful you were going to make my life before you came into this world a year ago today. You’ve tested my patience, you’ve made me love like I’ve never loved before and you’ve made me a better person. You’ve made me such a passionate woman. Passionate for [...]

Dear Ash, This was the month you went from baby to toddler. The change literally happened overnight- one day you were a babbling, happy baby and the next day you had your first temper tantrum because I wouldn’t let you take a glass of water from the nightstand onto the bed. You threw your entire [...]