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Hey all! 

I wasn't able to post last week because I had a massive amount of reading to do for my breastfeeding educator course! I'm so excited about this class :) Our first section of reading is about the benefits to breastfeeding. I'm finding it interesting reading about the protective enzymes in human milk and what it can do to boost a baby's immune system. It makes me want to re-lactate so Hux can get all the benefits!

Check out what I made! Wipe wash solution in the big glass jar and muscle rub for Huxley, we put it on his body for overnight because he doesn't get a nightly dose of Baclofen and it seems to help him feel more relaxed come morning time! I have a massive project list but these two are quick and easy so they were finished first :) 

Little Mr. Huxley having fun in the leaves :) 

We've started feeding therapy its a slow process, but Hux is still doing pretty well in the weight department so I'm thankful for that. We'll be going to a music/speech class in Oct/Nov so yay! Huxley LOVES music :)

Check out this VIDEO of Huxley! He's trying with fierce determination to get mobile !

I think that's all for now pals, until next time

xo

Pregnancy Happy Hour!

Locals to Victoria, Have you heard of Pregnancy Happy Hour?!

It's a fabulous pregnancy group that meets for tea and a chat every Friday evening at 5pm at 'Mothering Touch' the centre for new and expectant parents!

(which just so happens to be where I've been working for the past 4 years!) 

Pregnancy Happy Hour in the nest!

When I was pregnant with Huxley I closed the store at 6pm but always made sure that I ran into the space that we call 'the nest' to sit in on the last half hour of the group. It was a safe and comfortable space to share with others about everything and anything that was going on during our pregnancy. 

Founder, Director & Co-Owner of The Mothering Touch Centre

Mothering Touch's very own Eva Bild facilitates the group and I cannot say enough about how amazing her wealth of knowledge is on the subject of pregnancy, labour, postpartum care, and beyond! Eva always has a story to share and valuable advice to put you at ease. 

This group is fantastic at any stage of pregnancy, one thing I really enjoyed was the different perspectives that all the different women were able to give, each experience of pregnancy is unique and there is always something to learn about this very vast topic. Once you start going to pregnancy happy hour you can't help but return each week to see how everyone else is progressing and new questions pop up during each stage of the journey. The friends I made in the group became my 'new mom' friends after we had our babies, we started going to new baby group together, and now at a year we are all still friends! I felt so thankful to meet other expectant women because I was the first to have a baby out of most of my friends and this group made the experience feel much less isolating. 

Please feel free to share with your friends about the group because it truly is an asset for expectant women here in Victoria and we love to meet new people! 

Here I am at the start of my 3rd trimester in the nest!

Thanks for reading! 

Positive minds live positive lives.

Last posting I shared a little about what it was like living in what I can only describe as 'darkness' during the early months after Huxley was born. Matty and I used a white board to write down all of the positives that happened within the day as one way to feel uplifted and it really helped. The white board was turned into a schedule board a few months later and now sits unused. I think that instead of the board i'll share some positives on here every once and a while. 

As I sit on our couch with my feet up, dog by my side, hot cup of earl grey on the go, bedtime jazz playing in the background, and the smell of wet earth floating through the room mixed with cinnamon in-scents I realize that I am happy. 

For the moment all is well. 

If you hadn't heard, Matthew has graduated with his masters in political science. I had the privileged to attend his defense and I couldn't be more proud and inspired. How on earth was he able to conquer such a milestone with the year we just had?! Matthew is the most driven, passionate, and dedicated person I know. Through all the trials he still managed to be an amazing dad and my biggest lifeline. I would have crumbled if it wasn't for him. 

In thirteen days I will be attending a lactation consultant course at UVIC for one semester and I couldn't be more excited. Birth culture and community have become so important to me in these last five years or so and I am jazzed to add to my skill set and to become educated to help women with one of the most challenging things they will ever do. Feed their babies. Just as many refrain from sharing the massive shift that happens when you have a child, the trials of learning to feed your baby is also a best kept secret. Hopefully with this next level of education I will be able to help better inform women about not only the joys of feeding their babies but also the importance of knowledge when it comes to some of the challenges that can arise.

We had a lovely walk and lunch with some dear friends, Huxley did so well. Its not often that we dine out all together as a family so it was a rare treat. Here's a picture of a very sweet moment during the lunch :)

Today I decided that I need to start up a home yoga practice again. At times i've felt like i'm falling away from who I was before Huxley was born so piece by piece I'm going to try to put parts of my former self back together but modified a little with our special amazing boy.

Well friends that's all for now, bed is calling, tea is empty, my heart is full.

<3