Spend Money to Save Money – Public Funding for in vitro fertilization

Apr 13, 2013 by

People think babies can be expensive, but preemie babies… they are expensive.  Hospitalization, specialists, therapists, treatments, follow up appointments….  As I am sure many of you already know Monkey was a preemie, born at 32 weeks gestation we spent over a month in the NICU with him before we could bring him home.  I am so thankful that in Canada we do not pay for our...

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ABC – K is for Kiss

Mar 21, 2013 by

I am taking part in ABC Friday – a fun photo sharing meme Each week is a new letter theme, starting with A of course, we will work our way through the alphabet. K is for… Kiss! I know I have posted the picture before, it is one of my favorites from when Monkey was born.  After going through a whirlwind 48 hours – from being 32 weeks pregnant and having fun a a work dinner to...

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Pregnancy Update – 33 Weeks

Oct 6, 2012 by

How far along am I?  33 Weeks!!!  I am now 1 week more pregnant then I every was with A.C..  Each day I stay pregnant is such a blessing as I know this little one is growing bigger and strongerWhat’s going on with Mommy? As much as I tried to relax and stay calm my anxiety levels were pretty high leading up to the 32+4 mark in this pregnancy.  Worried that we would once again headed down...

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Pregnancy Update – 27 Weeks

Aug 22, 2012 by

How far along am I? 27 Weeks – Next week I will enter my 3rd trimester Cravings:  Not to many new cravings around here, still loving the ethnic foods.  However I am finding that they are starting to give me indigestion, same thing with chocolate.  This baby is going to be in BIG trouble if I stop enjoying my chocolate! 27 Weeks! What’s going on with Mommy?  Physically I...

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Life can Change in a Moment – 2 years ago today

Jul 8, 2012 by

It is hard to believe that 2 years ago today, I was at work on a typical Thursday, having no idea what life would have in store for me in the next 24 hours.  After having a wonderful dinner in downtown Toronto with coworkers I headed home for what I hoped would be a restful nights sleep.  A.C. had other plans for me, and in less then 12 hours I would go from just being “Kate” to...

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