I eagerly signed up for this. I was excited to be a mom long before Cameron was even a possibility and I knew that I would just love motherhood. And I really do. I know, I had loads of time to prepare. Nine months is a good long time. But can you really fully prepare…
Shared Anger
When I was a child, I would get defiantly upset at being subjected to my parent’s discipline. “When I’m a parent, I am going to let my kids do whatever they want!“ I yelled at my Mom and Dad, hoping that they would see the errors in their ways and realize that I, as a seven year old…
Thinner Thursday: Body Love
As a pre-teen, I remember feeling like my belly wasn’t flat enough. “Don’t worry about that”, my best friend told me “soon you’ll have boobs and then you’re belly will look way flatter in comparison”. It was a nice thought, but despite developing, I still felt like I could be prettier… skinnier. Now, I wasn’t a…
Man Errands
Cameron loves going places. He is enamored with the sights and sounds and new experiences. Every trip out of the house is a new adventure for Cam. Every once in a while, Cameron’s Daddy takes Cam out of the house. They leave Mommy at home, and off they go. Together they get their coats on,…
Happy Halloween!
… from a family of monkeys. 7 months, 3 weeks, 4 days old Hope that you all had a ridiculously sweet Halloween too! Laura (@LauraORourke) is a photographer who lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia. A wife to Dan and a mother to Cameron, she spends her free time blogging and reading. Her blog finds its…
My Fifteen Minutes
Normally I’m good at this. I am good at finding the energy to do all this Mommy-stuff. But, over the past couple of days, I have been overwhelmed by an all consuming exhaustion. My entire body feels as heavy as my eyelids. My movements are slow. My head is foggy. I feel as though I…
Thinner Thursday: I’m Normal!
I haven’t been posting my weekly weigh-ins in a while. Now that my baby is mobile, I’m spending all my time running after my baby and no time typing up blogs. That is not to say that I haven’t been keeping up with my Weight Watchers journey. Every Thursday morning I have been weighing in…
Wordless Wednesday: Squishy Face 2
Daddy thinks he’s soooo funny. Photo taken Wednesday October 20, 2010 7 months, 2 weeks old Laura (@LauraORourke) is a photographer who lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia. A wife to Dan and a mother to Cameron, she spends her free time blogging and reading. Her blog finds its home at http://miraclesofamily.blogspot.com. Her photography can be…
Postponing Is Not Advancing
The average age of women giving birth in Canada has been trending upwards for several years. Now a clinic in Toronto is freezing the eggs of healthy women who want to delay pregnancy. What effect are these older parents having on their children and society? Thus asked CBC Radio’s The Current Wednesday morning. I managed…
Thankfully Waiting
I should have known. Airports are rarely neutral territory. They are wrought with the extremities of emotion: from kissing a loved one goodbye to the eager anticipation of new adventures to the feeling of coming home again to joyful opened-armed welcomes. Hidden in the nooks and crannies of airports is magic and stories stuck in the telling….
Ooop: Wordless Wednesday: Squishy Face
Oops – just noticed that this never posted! It was supposed to be up last week. I had scheduled it to post but I must have done something wrong. It is just too cute not to post though, even though it is a little late. Photos taken September 19, 2010 6 months, 1 week, 6…
