Category Archives: baby

Mei tei for us

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Laura

Back in January, I made a mei tai for Grace (and Rachel and Drew too!).  Now we have one for us too! I used this pattern with the only modification adding two layers of flannel for more padding in the … Continue reading →

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A winning equation

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Laura

Three important milestones + 1 beautiful park + one incredibly talented photographer = lots of great pictures! We got engaged in December 2006 and Dan took our engagement pictures in Sherwood Gardens. Seven months later, we got married (in June … Continue reading →

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Our new home

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Laura

Nik surprised me this weekend with a present for the baby. I was so thrilled I gave him a big kiss. Like it?! 🙂

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Predicting

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Laura

There are many things on the Internet that claim to allow you to predict if you’re going to have a boy or a girl.  One of them is the Chinese birth calendar/chart.  I’ve found two sets of conflicting instructions on … Continue reading →

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Brave

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Laura

Tonight, we ate liver (free-range chicken liver that is) for dinner.  I used this recipe and made homemade ketchup using this recipe.  This was probably the first time in my adult life that I ate liver and the first time … Continue reading →

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Obligatory “She’s getting bigger” shot

Posted on September 5, 2010 by Laura

(at 35.5 weeks) (And so is the baby.  These days we have conversations about how we’re both feeling crowded and so really, we just have to make compromises. And no, stretching full-length isn’t allowed, Baby, no matter how much you … Continue reading →

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All our bases covered

Posted on September 5, 2010 by Laura

The problem with not knowing if we’re going to have a boy or  a girl is that I can’t do any gender-specific sewing.  Rebel that I am, I decided to do a little bit anyway.  We’ve been given many lovely … Continue reading →

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His and Hers

Posted on September 5, 2010 by Laura

Diapers bags are necessary when you have a baby (or so I’m told).  So I decided to make two – one for each of us. His and hers diaper bags, not to be confused for each other: IKEA has fabulous … Continue reading →

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Baby Update

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Laura

I had a midwife appointment this morning and the baby is head down! Hooray! I know having a breech baby is really rare but I’ve read enough/known enough people with breech babies to be worried about it.  So hooray for … Continue reading →

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Some large things

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Laura

or a baby in a uterus (at 34.5 weeks), an alpaca, a llama, and an ignored zucchini plant (oops).

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