mother’s day: the magic the mundane

My second Mother’s Day. The 2012 Mother’s Day picture makes me smile. I’m smiling but my chest was killing me and I was afraid she was going to start screaming her head off at any second. But I wanted the picture so I soldiered on. I am not a trooper as a general rule but [...]

getting her vote on

It’s voting time here in British Columbia so John, Naomi and I headed out to take advantage of the early voting on Saturday. There were no lines, the staff were lovely and effecient and the whole process took about 6 minutes. Get your vote on, y’all! Get in your car, get on your bike, leave [...]

Christmas 2012

Christmas! Did it come and go already? Crap, that happened fast. It feels like I was waiting all year for it to come and then… Poof! It’s over just like that. Christmas is my favourite time of year. Traditions and traditions and traditions. Brunch Sunday. Last minute shopping. Fondue. Chocolate orange. Waffles. And now a baby [...]

family photo- september 2012

Our latest family photo. It used to be relatively easy to get everyone to look at the camera. More Family Photos March 2012 (maternity) December 2009 (Christmas)  

touching our toes

This is a shot of Naomi grabbing her foot for the very first time (July 18). It didn’t seem like she had any interest in her feet and then suddenly BAM, there she was grabbing her feet all over the place. In related news I went to my first yoga class in a gajillion years on [...]

we went camping and we survived

Last weekend we went camping. In a tent. With a 3 1/2 month old. AND SURVIVED. Prior to leaving I was concerned about exactly three things: the drive there camping (in a tent, no less) the drive back Reasonable, no? We had to drive to a ferry that would take us to the mainland. Drive [...]

my baby, my teacher: #1 born this way

It has occurred to me that Naomi is going to teach me far more in her lifetime than I will ever teach her. She was teaching me before she was even born… so I thought I would start writing down the gems I’m learning in the hopes I’ll remember all the things to thank her [...]

speed date

On May 3rd, one month and one day after Naomi was born, John and I went on our first coffee date all by ourselves. Grandma and Grandpa took care of the wee one and the dogs… and we practically ran to the nearest cafe. Our date was 50 minutes long (including the time it took [...]

the bow that is stable

Phew! Okay! So I made it through the few What! The! Hell! Is! Going! On?!!! first weeks of New Motherhood. I am feeling like my head is more or less out of the blur and I now feel expertly qualified to declare the following: Those first 2-3 (4… 5…) weeks after the little bean enters the scene… holy crap. [...]

hockey shmockey

Time to get it together, Canucks. You’re boring my kid. Age: 9 days