Posts from ‘February, 2009’

I wish she could stay this small for just a while longer…..Every day when I wake up she looks a little older, a little fuller, a little bigger…. And everyday my heart aches for what I had yesterday when she was less independent, oh so small and needed me in every way possible…..and every day [...]

“To help a baby sister and save the day!”…. If you know who the Wonder Pets are then you are welcome in my circle of friends at any time. I’ve always hated the way that TV has the capacity to suck in children and adults alike but sadly I confess that despite our hope that [...]

Today you turned one month old and I already feel like time is flying by far too fast. I look forward to everything we’re going to share together over the next little while but I want to experience and remember every moment of your infancy because it’s all so important to me. I remember the [...]

I see so many people who put bows on their babies heads and I have always been the one that thought I could never do that…but we did get some bows as gifts so we tried one on Violet and I actually think she looks really sweet……

In the past two years our provincial government introduced a new statutory holiday called Family Day which provides people living in our province with a long weekend off in February. This past Monday was family day and we decided to spend the day at Woodbine Mall enjoying the rides in their Fantasy Fair! I’ve got [...]

Sometimes I think Jacob is a riot and I know he’s not doing it on purpose but many times the things that come out of his mouth are so hilarious to me….. While I was getting Jacob dressed he points to her belly button (which at this point is an outie) and remarks…. “Is that [...]

This was the very first thing I purchased for Violet when I was pregnant with her….I did not know at the time that SHE was a SHE and I thought it was perfect for either a boy or a girl.

I’m working hard to find a balance of time between the two children but these days it’s really really hard. With Violet’s growth struggles and our current breast feeding, pumping, supplementing plan I’m finding that I really really miss my wee man. It’s not that he’s far away because in actual reality he’s right here [...]

For a while I felt frozen in the moment of Violet’s birth as if it couldn’t be possible that she was here with us. When we were in the hospital it was as though I was in a dream where Violet was a beautiful gift that we weren’t sure if we got to keep….but then [...]