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Woah.

My husband and I were talking the other day about what if. What if we hadn't had a child? What if I continued at my job? What if he continued working up North making the most he's ever made at any job? Would we have a new kitchen? Would I drive a new car? Would it be a Jeep? Would we be planning a trip to Europe for our 5th wedding ( Read more... )

When my friend (and former exchange partner) visited in November, we talked about how our exchange experiences were some of the most important experiences in our lives. A pivotal time. Something that shapes who you are and maybe even changes the direction of your life ( Read more... )

When English majors marry, you end up with 9000 books in a tiny house. I almost wrote "too many books"...but that's not possible ( Read more... )

Before I had a kid, I thought people who had kids thought they were soooo great because they had a kid. Like, what's the big deal? So you had unprotected sex. Good job ( Read more... )

Mother lines. That's what my midwife called the deep red ruts in my belly, transforming them from eyesores to marks made from love. And I try to remember how my saggy belly housed you for forty-one weeks and three days. How it nourished you and soothed you as you listened to my heartbeat. Here you formed and fused and grew. These marks are badges ( Read more... )

Here's the truth: I don't hate formula. I think people think I hate formula because I've become a bit of a breastfeeding activist. I don't ( Read more... )

I have been working on transitioning M to sleep in a playpen beside the bed, rather than attached to my boob all night long. By George, it's actually working! I have renewed hope for actually spending some time with my husband or getting something done around the house ( Read more... )

I love birth stories. I love hearing how babies came into the world, how their mamas felt and coped with labour, if things went according to plan or awry, and if a new mother's birth experience was what she thought it would be. Every story is different. It's important to share birth experiences - especially positive ones - as people love to tell ( Read more... )