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30 Educational Activities For Toddlers To Do At Home
I’ve been spoiled these past 2 months. George is on paternity leave so we’ve been tag-teaming parenting. I’m sad that his time is almost up. In two weeks, I’ll be on my own. I’m sure it’ll be pretty hard to juggle a two-year-old toddler and two-month-old baby but I’ve been trying to do some prep to make the transition easier. I’ve been compiling a list of indoor learning activities that I think my toddler would enjoy. I want to share it with you too! These activities are fun (obviously) and also provide learning opportunities to help your toddler meet her developmental milestones. Here are 30 educational activities for toddlers to…
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How To Play With Your Newborn Baby
Your newborn baby will spend a large chunk of her day snoozing. But what do you do with a newborn when they’re awake? She will likely spend most of her awake time feeding and getting her diaper changed. But there are some golden minutes in the day when all that is done with and your newborn baby is wide awake and alert. Now what? You PLAY! Keep reading for 5 great ways to play with your newborn baby. Seriously, I need to play with my newborn baby too? I am exhausted and stressed and I just want to sleep when I can. I get it. But mama, don’t miss out!…
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6 Lessons I Learned From My Toddler
My sweet daughter Rosie is turning two tomorrow. I’ve got a whole slew of emotions as I think about this: I’m utterly heartbroken at how fast time is flying. I’m so proud of how much she has grown. I’m also excited to see who she will become. These short two years have been rich and full. I am the parent but most times, it feels like I’m doing the learning. This little girl has taught me so much. Here are 6 lessons I learned from my toddler. The second year is a thrilling year. The little one’s personality really emerges as she transitions from baby to toddler. Everything changes fast.…
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My Birth Story – Part 2 A Natural VBAC Birth At 37 Weeks
My second daughter Glorianne was born one month ago. Today I’m sharing my birth story where I had a natural VBAC (vaginal birth after C-section) at 37 weeks in the hospital. I shared about my frustrating week-long labour in PART 1. Here is my VBAC experience. Labour Pains The morphine and gravol shot gave me four sweet hours of sleep. I think it was the best 4 hours of sleep I had gotten all week. But I woke up at 3 am with another urge to pee. Then the contractions hit me like a tidal wave and made me double-over with pain. I crawled back into bed and cried –…
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My Birth Story – Part 1 My Week Long Labour
My second daughter Glorianne was born at 37 (+4) weeks and weighed a tiny 5lb 2oz. I had a natural VBAC (vaginal birth after C-section) in the hospital. Today I want to share Part 1 of Glorianne’s birth story – my week-long labour process. The Scare I’d been extremely thankful that my pregnancy had been smooth and uneventful this second time around. But at 36+3 weeks, I woke up in the middle of the night and found my pad soaked with dark red blood. As I sat on the toilet, more blood gushed out. I panicked. I called my hubby awake. I was frozen with fear. Thoughts rushed in my…
