Magical Mundane Moments of Motherhood


  • Audrey’s Birth Story
    Christmas Day came and went and Michael and I were sitting in the waiting area at our midwife clinic for my 40-week appointment on December 27th, 2022. Given that Elliott was born at 38 weeks, we were sure this little one would be on the earlier end of term as well, so we were surprised …

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  • Our Daily Rhythm – 18 months old
    Technically Elliott is 19 months old, but for ease of finding these posts later and keeping these neat and tidy, I decided to round down (and this is the same rhythm as 18 months anyway). Just as I mentioned in my first daily rhythm post from when Elliott was 8 months old, I’m keeping these …

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  • Our Daily Rhythm – 8 months old
    I was cleaning up lunch the other day, trying to think back to what the rhythm of our days looked like just a mere few months ago, and it struck me that, already, it was hard to remember. The weird illusion about the days at home with a baby is that the routine can seem …

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  • Elliott’s Birth Story
    I have always loved reading and listening to birth stories. Long before I was pregnant, or even met Michael, I would read birth stories online and in books, listen on podcasts, and soak up the stories of anyone I knew wanting to share. Through all of these very real depictions that I devoured over the …

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  • An Easy and Effective Approach to Book Rotations
    The other day I was really bored. Elliott was fussy (and bored too, I think!) so Michael suggested I take a little break an do something I would typically enjoy, like sort our children’s books (my fellow teachers get me 🤓). Thanks to the collections we both had slowly built for our classrooms, along with …

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  • Showering the Bride!
    April shower’s bring…August wedding’s! We had a wonderful day celebrating the lovely bride to be, Nicole. It was great having so many friends and family members there to join in the fun, festivities and food. All on the backdrop of a gorgeous sunny, spring day.

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