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05 Apr, 2008

Ew!

Posted by: typealice In: Baby

Ash barfed on Clive’s face this morning. I laughed my ASS off. And then ran to get the camera.

04 Apr, 2008

He sounds like such a baby

Posted by: typealice In: Baby| Gillian| I <3 Clive

Oh man, I miss heat. Today was like +10 so Ash and I were able to just wear our hoodies and not be cold. But it’s not good enough! I want sun and surf and warm ocean water! Clive’s going to GA from May 11-24 on business and we’re going to try to [...]

02 Apr, 2008

Developmental Chart

Posted by: typealice In: Baby

Oh thank, BabyCenter, for telling me where my kid is supposed to be developmentally. Judging him as a 6.5 month old, the following is how Ash ranks. The bold items are things he cannot do yet:

Child’s Age

Mastered Skills (most kids can do)

Emerging Skills (half of kids can do)

Advanced Skills (a few kids can [...]

01 Apr, 2008

My old friends

Posted by: typealice In: Baby| Daily| Gillian

It’s strange how your friends change once you have a baby. I’m constantly amazed at how SOCIAL I’ve become. I have no social anxiety whereas before Ash was born I wouldn’t have dreamed of signing up for activities that involved other people. I was far too shy.
Suddenly now I have something in [...]

31 Mar, 2008

New Food Face

Posted by: typealice In: Baby| Videos

I swear I’m not feeding him battery acid, despite the look on his face.
Ash loves butternut squash and brown rice cereal. He’s not fond of apples and refuses pears. Next up: organic carrots. They smell delicious!

22 Mar, 2008

Wedding Invitations

Posted by: typealice In: Baby| Gillian| Wedding

Well, after several grueling days of designing invitations, I finished them last night. I walked to the print shop today to see if I could get my proof printed (while I waited, preferably, though unlikely) but they were closed. I’m not going to share it with the online public, at least until I get [...]

14 Mar, 2008

Fish Face!

Posted by: typealice In: Baby| Videos


13 Mar, 2008

I am a lactivist

Posted by: typealice In: Baby| Gillian

Clive thinks I’m crazy for caring, but I really hope that new moms and future moms who are reading this breastfeed. It can be difficult at the beginning, but it’s so worth it in the end. I was a a breastfeeding meeting the other day and learned that in Nova Scotia about 90% of women [...]

11 Mar, 2008

Our Place

Posted by: typealice In: Baby| Gillian| I <3 Clive

When we moved from Ontario to Nova Scotia last August, we piled our Honda Civic with as many belongings as possible. A month prior to our departure, we found a guy that would sell us his clam for the roof of our car. Did you know that roof racks cost $200?! We saved our money [...]

09 Mar, 2008

Dear Ashden: Month Six

Posted by: typealice In: Baby| Daily| Videos

Dear Ash,
You’re SIX MONTHS OLD! That’s half a year!! HAPPY HALF-BIRTHDAY! Let’s party! And we did!

This month has flown by. You and I have worked ourselves into a little schedule and the hours of the days of the weeks just slip by, and I have a hard time remembering any of it. [...]



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About

I'm Gillian, a Nova Scotian woman with a son named Ash (born 09/07) and a wife to Clive. I am what they call an Attachment Parent; I breastfeed, wear my baby as much as possible, cosleep, cloth diaper and practice elimination communication. We are raising Ash as an organic vegetarian. I care about the environment and do what I can to reduce my carbon footprint and set a good example for others, especially my child.

I'm proudly drug free, but can't say that I have always been. My youth was comprised of travelling- I've lived and worked everywhere from West Africa to the Caribbean. I currently run AP Mamas, a site dedicated to attachment parenting and G Slings, my sustainable sling company.