Introducing Ella —& The Frustrating New St Catharines Hospital Situation
I wasn’t allowed to bring my camera in with me, so I sneaked my phone and got a picture of her when I finally met her. Ella Nicole. My niece, born 2 months early, just as I finished getting my hair...
View ArticleNew job? Marge is pregnant?!
The dogs helped us reveal an important piece of our life puzzle to Facebook today. You want me to get the cat, and have the cat tell you who they’re for?? ‘Cause, the cat’s going to get it! Yep… we are...
View ArticleBIG NEWS: I have a vagina, AND a penis!
We had waited forever (a very quickly moving forever, if that makes sense) for our 20 week ultrasound, and we got it on Saturday. We had asked the sonographer to write “boy” or “girl” on a piece of...
View ArticleHappy 2nd Birthday Aubrey!
Time is shooting by at an unbelievable rate. I remember the day this crazy little girl was born — now she’s a big sister! A lot can happen in two years. I hope she had a fun-filled birthday. Share the...
View Article39 weeks: Here’s the nursery!
I honestly didn’t think we would get this far into the pregnancy. Boy is estimated to be 8lbs as of last week (though I know that could easily vary… I’m a house now, so I believe it’s that much or...
View Article39 weeks: The final mugshot? Please? And Fitbit progress!
Here’s hoping these are the last bump selfies you need to see of mine. As noted on the Instagram version of this picture, Casey has been following me around non-stop. This isn’t totally unusual as...
View ArticleHello, Baby Boy!
I have a few seconds to blog that I’ll never get back again if I don’t take advantage, so here are some pictures of our (very hairy) newborn boy! Meet John. First picture. It was love at gooey first...
View Article1 month of Johnny
I never knew why our moms never killed us when we were bad kids. Now I know it’s not just because of the threat of jail. Not that Johnny has had a chance to be bad yet. Over the past month, though, I...
View Article“Oh you’ve had a baby? Then you simply must do this!” -Everybody
Preface: I’d like to thank every person who has been understanding, encouraging, genuinely helpful and who has not tried to dictate our lives in the past year. This post does not apply to you, but I’m...
View ArticleOne year ago today, my life changed.
Last August 19th, I found out my life was changing forever. I sat in disbelief, spouting happy obscenities to myself as I stared at a plus sign. From behind a closed door, Mixicat meowed something...
View ArticleIf I don’t see you, Merry Christmas!
Well hello! I’m quiet lately, but it isn’t because I don’t like you very much. In fact, if you visit me, I like you a lot. Thank you for your website patronage. It has been a very busy year for our...
View ArticleMy baby person is almost a non-baby person!
Allow me this personal post (hey man, it’s my website)! Johnny took his first steps, one day after he first stood for a few seconds on his own without support. Less than 3 weeks until I have a toddler...
View ArticleJohn’s 1st birthday party!
It’s been [almost!] a whole year since John became the center of our world. It really did fly by, considering the long and agonizing nights, as well as the routines we had to establish to avoid said...
View ArticleMerry Christmas!
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View ArticleJohnny turns 2!
Happy birthday, Coolguy! This kid is our light. He’s made everything better and given us 1) a whole new perspective on life; 2) the realization that sleep deprivation is a powerful torture mechanism;...
View ArticleHappy Hearts Day!
What a sunshiny day! We haven’t had too many of these so far this year. We spent some time in the yard this morning with the melting snow, and we headed over to check on any new developments that may...
View ArticleFebruary
I love the calendar Nana made me. Here’s February. Nana, Papa and I... a few years ago Share the post "February" FacebookTwitterShare… The post February first appeared on Commatose.ca.
View Article39 weeks: Here’s the nursery!
I honestly didn’t think we would get this far into the pregnancy. Boy is estimated to be 8lbs as of last week (though I know that could easily vary… I’m a house now, so I believe it’s that much or...
View Article39 weeks: The final mugshot? Please?
Here’s hoping these are the last bump selfies you need to see of mine. As noted on the Instagram version of this picture, Casey has been following me around non-stop. This isn’t totally unusual as...
View ArticleHello, Baby Boy!
I have a few seconds to blog that I’ll never get back again if I don’t take advantage, so here are some pictures of our (very hairy) newborn boy! Meet John. First picture. It was love at gooey first...
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