Category: Baby Boy

It came true …

Posted on June 20, 2010 by

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Remember this time last year? This post? This wish? I am so grateful to be celebrating Darling Husband’s very first Father’s Day today. Grateful for our happy, healthy baby boy. Grateful to have such a caring, helpful co-parent. Grateful to have such a wonderful… Continue Reading “It came true …”

Category: Baby Boy, Darling Husband, Holidays

10 things I have learned about newborns

Posted on June 19, 2010 by

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They have acne, and you are not allowed to treat it. They sneeze a lot. Baby Boy always sneezes twice in a row, so he always gets a kiss (as per the rhyme my Scottish grandma used to recite when I sneezed) Wet diapers… Continue Reading “10 things I have learned about newborns”

Category: Baby Boy, Newborns, Second week

Adventures in breastfeeding

Posted on June 15, 2010 by

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Adventures in breastfeeding: What the first week felt like {Heather's Handmade Life}

I’m glad I had mentally prepared for breastfeeding to be tough, because in the beginning, it really is. Like Omigod-this-is-awful kind of tough. Way more than I thought. Here’s a quick re-cap of the first week, for those of you who are considering breastfeeding.… Continue Reading “Adventures in breastfeeding”

Category: Baby Boy, Breastfeeding, Sleep, Stress

He’s here …

Posted on June 12, 2010 by

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It’s taken me a while to get online to share the news with you, my dearest readers, but I’ve been BURSTING to tell you that Baby Boy is here, and he is absolutely perfect. I can’t believe this is the first time I’ve touched… Continue Reading “He’s here …”

Category: Baby Boy, Breastfeeding, C-section

After a few hours of sorting through baby clothes …

Posted on May 13, 2010 by

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Thursday, May 13, 2010 36 weeks, 4 days pregnant 24 DAYS TO GO! Top 5 most loved baby boy clothing items: Jean overalls Rugby shirts Golf shirts Long-sleeved waffle-knit shirts Anything “I love Mommy”-themed Top 5 most hated baby boy clothing items: Anything emblazoned… Continue Reading “After a few hours of sorting through baby clothes …”

Category: Baby Boy, Clothes, Third trimester, Week 37

I’m Heather Laura Clarke. I’m a writer living in beautiful Nova Scotia, I have a 15-year-old son and a 13-year-old daughter, I married my high school sweetheart, and this is the story of my handmade life.

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