Bluenose Mommy

After writing about my sons birth, I knew it would only be fair to share the story of my daughters birth. I didn't want sharing their birth stories to be one of the things that, as the second child, she could hold it against me. Being the second child myself, I am acutely aware of the differences of childhood memories between the first and second born, so I try my darnedest to duplicate everything for her as I did for him. But lets be honest, I came across her Halloween footprints the other day. White feet on a black background, not spider webs, or happy Halloween scrawled on the canvas. But, I tried, and really the most important step is done, the feet. Anyhow, so my daughters birth. First let me start off by saying that we didn't know what we were having for either pregnancy, but I should have known this pregnancy was a girl. I had different cravings, I was nauseous over food I loved, I was carrying different, I had migraines at the beginning and end, and she was a li

At first I had this as an add on to my original baby shower gift idea post. However, once I started writing it, I felt it deserved a whole post on its own.  It can be tricky to buy baby shower gifts for second, third, forth etc. moms, because if the babies are close together, the family probably kept all the big items that they would need for the next one, and the clothing can probably be all handed down. But going from 1 to 2 children is a big adjustment, and there are some things that I feel can help make that change a little bit easier. So what can you get the mom for these subsequent showers?   1- Wrap or Carrier If mom doesn't have either of these from the older children, I highly recommend this as a gift idea. I used the carrier sporadically for the first, but All of the Time for the second. The Boba wrap that I had is what my baby pretty much lived in the first couple months. Whether it was to go for a quick walk or to watch the older kid play out in

Before I was a mom, baby shower gifts were my favorite things to shop for! It was so easy, right? just buy a cute outfit, maybe some blankets and a book, oh and lets top it off with a cute rattle. Done. Now, there is nothing wrong with that gift, but after being a mom myself, I realized there are many items that are MUCH more important to have then those listed above. So below, you will find my go to gifts for first time mamma. Shopping for a mamma who's not having their first baby? Check out my list for the not so new mamas here . Gift Ideas for the first time Mamma 1- Group Purchase If you can go in on a gift with a group of people and buy a larger item, do it. Some great large item purchases that I would suggest are: Car seat, stroller, bassinet, crib, or rocking chair. These are items that I believer are most necessary and are items that you should only buy exactly what the Mamma is asking for. These are the items that if they are on the registry, only buy that exact

March Break can't come soon enough. While I am looking forward to the years where getting away for March Break is more of a reality, I love thinking about spending a week home with my boy and exploring all the things a 5 year old can around the city. A couple weeks ago I printed out my planner and started researching different activities available for us to do. Here's the planner that I use. So what are some plans that we have? Do Something Active: Skating:  RBC Center: Free Parent & Tot skates everyday http://www.rbccentredartmouth.com/schedules Cole Harbour Place: Open Skates every day at 1 pm https://www.coleharbourplace.com/schedules/skating/ Zatzman Sportsplex: Open Skates Monday, Thursday, and Friday. https://zatzmansportsplex.com/track-arena The Oval https://www.halifax.ca/recreation/facilities-fields/emera-oval Swimming: Cole Harbour Place, Canada Games Center, and Zatzman Sportsplex have public swims and Parent & tot swims everyday.