Tag " baby"

It was with very mixed emotions that I approached my son's first birthday. In the weeks leading up to it I was very excited for the day to come. At the same time I was ...  I don't know ... a little sad I guess. Maybe not quite prepared emotionally. My baby was becoming a toddler and I cannot believe how quickly this year has passed. I planned carefully for the big day. I wanted to make sure that...


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So your baby is finally sleeping through the night and you can't fall asleep.  What gives??? Whether your baby is sleeping through the night for the first time ever or this is (FINALLY) now a consistent occurrence in your home I talk to many moms who themselves can't get any sleep. You try everything possible and yet you just can't fall asleep OR you fall asleep but can't stay asleep.  You lie, wide...


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I have been to Earth (Bloor West location) twice now and I really love it. The ambiance is great and the service is wonderful. The staff is friendly and do more than acknowledge that you have a little one with you. In fact my friend and her husband recently had dinner there and the waiter offered to hold the baby so they could eat!!!  I call that over the top accommodating. They did not take him up on it but,...


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I had the most wonderful gnocchi for dinner today. My husband, son and I tried Delux Restaurant. Chef Corinna Mozo has really outdone herself. The Cuban inspired cuisine is delicious. The 4  large gnocchi pieces were cooked just right with market vegetables and the most wonderful, mouth-watering reduction. We had attempted to try the Napoletana pizzeria Libretto but we got there a little later than...


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I'd had a very busy week or so at work. Not just a little busy but like working until 3 a.m. mid week and all weekend busy. It was the following Monday night. I had worked from home all day, from 7:30 - 6:30 p.m. only taking breaks when my nurturing husband demanded I stop to eat and I would stop to give Alex lots of little kisses. Finally, I was done for the day and we had put Alex to bed. I was enjoying...


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So you think there is no mess free way to feed your baby? Wrong ... okay, maybe not clean but here is a cleaner way. This is by far my FAVOURITE product of all time! Every time I use it in public people stop to ask me what it is and where to get it. It is fantastic!!! You simply put the pureed baby food in the spoon and twist it closed. Then you can feed your baby right from the spoon without the mess...


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I smile through my tears, lean over and whisper "I'll put you in my briefcase" into my son's ear. It's the night before my first day back at work and I am extremely anxious and emotional. We are sitting on the floor in our family room and I am fighting back tears. Alex is playing with cars and blocks but keeps glancing up at me as if to check that I'm ok. I smile each time not wanting him to see how emotional...


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