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Category: Motherhood
It has been a long time since I hopped on this blog to write about what has been happening with our family over the summer, but it’s just been so busy! Between our family moving, driving out west in an epic road trip, moving in and getting ready…
I have sat down and tried to write this blog post at least a dozen times. Every time I get stuck trying to find the right words. To get to the point – our family is moving. After six years in Ottawa we are heading back home to the West…
Hi everyone! This is kind of a weird blog post to be writing. Another week has passed by where I did not have to put out my weekly family events blog post because well…we are all in isolation lockdown and there are no events to attend (that aren…
Every second of every day babies are being born. The sheer commonality of delivering a child should render it rather unremarkable and yet it is THE most remarkable thing ever. Every mother carries her own story of how her baby was brought into the world – be it a natural…
I love taking photos of my children. High quality cameras on our smartphones have given us the ability to take decent photographs with amazing accessibility. While it is important to remember to put the phone down sometimes and instead focus on living in the moment, it also means so much…
I have some news to share. I am going to have a baby. I should really say – WE are going to have a baby: myself, my husband and our kids Lucas and Rowan. We are in this together. We are happy and hopeful yet totally anxious and worried all…
“I talk about him constantly, not because I’m constantly living in pain. I’m not anymore, but in my world, this is my normal, and I’d rather live honestly and out loud. Joy, love, happiness and gratefulness are my everyday, but so are death…
The butterfly can be seen as a symbol of transformation, and of the unending cycle of life and death. For many, myself included, butterflies are a symbol of the children we have lost. Four months have passed since we lost our son Lachlan. Over that time, I have had so…
Even when you know it’s coming, even when you think you’re as prepared as you’re ever going to be…nothing can really prepare you for losing your baby. I have documented the loss and grief that has accompanied my latest pregnancy in previous…
“Some things in life cannot be fixed, they can only be carried.“ I recently read this quote in the book Option B, by Sheryl Sandberg. It is something that has stuck with me during what I can only describe as the toughest 7 months of my life. Back…
