If you are someone fortunate enough to not know what a gender reveal party is, honestly, I am a bit jealous of you and consider yourself lucky. This is one of the latest trends when it comes to having a baby or announcing that you are expecting. Instead of either waiting til you give birth… Continue reading Why Gender Reveal Parties are Over Rated
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A Day in the Life of a 15 Month Old
At the time of Writing this my son is about 15 months old. Although by the time you read this he might be maybe 17 months, due to the fact that I am writing some blogs to help get through the summer and moving provinces for less stress on myself. Though I don't think much… Continue reading A Day in the Life of a 15 Month Old
Putting Yourself First as a Mom
Putting yourself can be hard for anyone. As my dad always said "Stop burning the candle at both ends" which is a lot easier said than done too. Even when you don't have kids a lot of people, like myself, always find themselves putting others above their own needs. Becoming a parent doesn't change that… Continue reading Putting Yourself First as a Mom
Online Bullying
When we think of bullying, typically our mind goes to the school yard and fists being thrown in some way shape or form. We think about meeting at the flag pole after class and or at the lunch hour and it being physical. That is not the case anymore. Fast forward to the times where… Continue reading Online Bullying
3 Things I Was Nervous About in my 1st Pregnancy
Having a baby is scary. Exciting. But also scary. Sometimes there are even things that can make you super nervous about too. A friend of mine mentioned that with each of her kids she became more and more nervous but about different things. One she was nervous about them having a cleft pallet. For me.… Continue reading 3 Things I Was Nervous About in my 1st Pregnancy
Sleep Training Sucks
Sleep training is not the bees knees so to speak. It is super challenging and the hardest part is listening to your little one crying because you aren't in the same room as they are. We tried to start sleep training my son when he was becoming too big for his bassinet. The reason why… Continue reading Sleep Training Sucks
How We Picked My Son’s Name
First of all, I would like to start by saying picking the name of a human is probably one of the hardest things you will ever have to do when it comes to raising a child and deciding on having a family. You have to remember that this kid is STUCK essentially with this name… Continue reading How We Picked My Son’s Name
Preparing to move provinces with a 1 year old!
Preparing to move with any child can be crazy and hectic to say the least. I have only ever moved provinces with a dog and a cat and that alone was a bit much for me! However we did it and it worked fine. Now, moving with a baby or I should say toddler, I… Continue reading Preparing to move provinces with a 1 year old!
Normalize Formula Feeding Again
When I was growing up, It was so rare to have or know someone who breastfed their children. Ironically enough, It seemed there was a lot more stay at home moms who never worked also too. This was in the 90's. To be fair, I don't think I could name a single one of my… Continue reading Normalize Formula Feeding Again
Pregnancy 8 week update
Since this is the first update of pregnancy and there will be a combined 8 weeks in the first one with following up every 4 weeks I figure I might as well do this since the first 8 weeks really can go either way. Also, Don't forget that chances are you are reading this I… Continue reading Pregnancy 8 week update
Stacey J. Girard 