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Nothing terrified me more than thinking about feeding Ainsley solids. I felt like there was so much information out there but I really didn't know where to start. Fortunately one day she grabbed a piece of my banana bread, she was around 5.5 months and she happily mashed it with her gums and eventually spat … Continue reading Feeding Ainsley – Gear
I love a good deal, below are the links for the month where I've found and saved. Please note some of these are affiliate links. Our Prime Subscribe & Save We love Amazon subscribe and save, it makes things so much simpler when your needs just show up at your door. Here is what we … Continue reading Monthly Deal Finds
Diapers: We've tried a number (regular huggies, seventh generation, regular pampers, honest) and the ones we love are Huggies Special Delivery. Wipes: We've tried a bunch of these. My favourites are Pampers Pure or Honest see my note in gear needs about using cloths instead of wipes for pees. We only use wipes for poos. Wipe … Continue reading Bringing Home Baby in a Hurry – Clothes + Diapers
Infant Carrier/Wrap: I never understood how important it would be to carry Ainsley. Not just for our bond but also for the ease of stress on my body. Your arms, hips, back, all suffer from improper posture when you carry your child so we started with the Baby K'tan size medium for the tiny baby … Continue reading Bringing Home Baby in a Hurry – Gear Needs
Here's a breakdown of everything we needed to bring Ainsley home for the first month and a few suggestions along the way. Bottles: We used the smaller 4 oz bottles for the first few months, when the first come home they only take about 70ml or just over 2oz so you don't need the bigger … Continue reading Bringing Home Baby in a Hurry – Feeding Needs
We did fortunately plug away at Ainsley's nursery for a while before we were Adopt Ready. This helped because our sweet little girl was a week old when we met her so there was little time to do research about organic cotton sheets, safe cribs, and monitors. Crib: We looked at far more expensive cribs but … Continue reading Bringing Home Baby in a Hurry – Nursery Needs
When we first got the call that Ainsley was here, ours and the paperwork was being processed I legit FREAKED OUT. I thought I had what I needed, but I didn't know what I was forgetting. Then, a few short months later my friend Erin got the same call and I sprung into action writing … Continue reading Bringing Home Baby in a Hurry – Mama Needs
3 short days after I wrote the last post, our sweet daughter was born. 4 days after I wrote it, we found out that she was here and had the opportunity to put our names forward to be presented to her parents. But before all that happened, we had to journey through a few last … Continue reading Actively Waiting and Matched – Adoption in Ontario
No matter how you choose to start the adoption process, it's the right way to start. There is no linear path that you have to follow, so please be aware that our path doesn't have to look like yours. It's how we ended up here and no way is the right way. We met with … Continue reading Our Homestudy – Adopting In Ontario
I rolled over on Sunday morning and knew that I needed to check. I didn't want to, I'd been avoiding thinking about it. I asked myself "What's the point?" but I knew what the point was, it'd been 20 months since I'd been pregnant, it should be a marked occasion if I conceived again. The … Continue reading A Summer Surprise and Adoption Update
Anna Aldred 