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By rebecca, November 9, 2009 12:45 pm

DAILY SNACK

I made a miraculous recovery from my brush with the faux swine flu,

So we had a small birthday celebration for missy Irene after all.

There was frozen lasagna,

Thank you.

And home made birthday cake,

Thank you, Grandma.

And present opening

Which landed little Irene things like these:

And these:

Which I totally love.

After last week’s mini-celebration in quarantine

And yesterday’s little party,

Colum figured Irene must be two now.

Because count the birthdays.

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By rebecca, October 30, 2009 10:53 am

DAILY SNACK

On this day one year ago,

I woke up feeling funny.

39 weeks and 3 days funny.

Colum and I took the bus to my midwife appointment where they confirmed

That, yup, you’re about to have a baby.

Any day now.

We then suffered through bus detours

And picked up several bags of organic produce.

I draped them on the stroller and slowly started for home.

I took a pit stop at my parents’ house where the first little stabbing contractions happened.

Uh oh, I thought, labour might happen later tonight.

Ed met me there and we walked home,

Stopping only to pick up dinner at Vesuvios.

At 8pm I ate a bowl of gnocchi.

(It was good.)

At 12:30 am on Halloween Irene came shooting into the world,

A mere one hour after we arrived at Mount Sinai hospital.

We were home by 3am and have not been back since.

Also on this day a year ago,

Jayla Desouza was born at Mount Sinai hospital.

She underwent two open heart surgeries,

And spent more time in hospital than at home.

She fought hard for ten months before passing away at home.

Happy Birthday precious girls.

Read more about Jayla’s story here, and donate in her name to support research for congenital heart defects and hearing loss here.

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By rebecca, April 16, 2009 10:21 am

#5. Indoor Gym/Playground This is actually a great idea if you are hosting more than one or two kids and are short on space in your home — especially in cold weather. Giving kids a place to run around like mad is never a bad plan. They are not free, however, and they are not everywhere.

#4. Rented Equipment You can rent just about anything from a bouncy castle to a cotton candy machine to a big old tent. You will want first, though, to make sure you have enough space, money, and kids to warrant the expense. And, for heaven’s sake, make sure the rentals are age appropriate — nobody wants to put their one year old on that giant inflatable slide. (Or their 16-year-old for that matter.) Continue reading '5 Birthday Ideas I Won’t Be Using This Year'»