I love…..

Ok…I can’t speak for anyone else but…Christmas is definitely my favourite time of the year!  I pride myself in getting that ‘jump start’ on the shopping part….oh yeah I got it covered ( I think??!!)

Sometimes I think I get more excited than my kids! What do I get excited about? I love seeing my kiddos open up their goodies come Christmas morn’, I love secretly hiding and wrapping the presents, I love to watch the anticipation on their faces as ‘The Big Day’ draws closer, I love talking about Santa and all his helpers (I personally think I’m his biggest helper) I love singing Christmas carols at the tops of our voices while we’re driving along in our minivan, I can go on about what I LOVE about Christmas time… I love telling my kids the story of how Christmas came to be over and over again and why it’s such a special time of year, I thank God everyday that I’ve got my family with me to celebrate the season, I just LOVE the warmth of the season and all that it represents!

Advice from the Experts!

You’ve read all the books, previewed the latest videos and surfed the web…but where can you get the best ‘tell-it-like-it-is’ advice from? Your mommy friends of course! 

I have to say, some of the best tips I get are from my mommy friends.

Here’s a good one….

When packing the diaper bag always carry ziploc sandwich bags with a fabric softener sheet enclosed. I can guaranteed you ‘ll have to change a diaper (or two) while you’re out and about. And if you have to dispose of it in an uncanny place, the scent from the fabric sheet will replace the ” smelly diaper “.

My ‘mommy advice’ goes something like this..Being a parent is a lifelong learning experience, no kid comes with a manual! I always say labour and delivery is the easy part. As a parent it’s so very easy to second guess ourselves, especially if we haven’t done it ‘by the book’ – did I make the right decision? But guess what..if it doesn’t quite turn out the way you thought it would, learn from it and forgive yourself, and know that you made the best decision you could at the moment.

Now if someone could post a tip on keeping your 10-month old from crawling away while changing a poopy bum that would be great!!

Mamma Knows Best

It’s late…and I’m sitting here with my trusty laptop thinking about all those times when I should’ve just trusted my own instinct!! You know that ‘gut’ feeling we always talk about – Mamma’s Instinct – trust it! If something just doesn’t seem right, maybe it isn’t. We read too much! If it’s not done or happens as the ‘book’ says it should, it couldn’t be right…right? Wrong! It’s written by the expert, so it must be true…Not! It’s great to have these references merely as a guideline and nothing but a guideline. Every child is unique and develops at different rates, that’s what makes the world go ’round! I think it would be a very, very boring place if we were all exactly the same….

That’s why I think it’s such a great idea to sit down and actually chat with other mammas, get to hear all their different experiences, see what worked for them and what didn’t. Whose baby ‘cut’ a tooth by three months and whose baby ‘cut’ that same tooth at six months! Who walked early and who didn’t.

It’s all about what works for YOU!

First post!

My very first post! Woo Hoo!!