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  • How To Avoid The Dreaded Baby Clutter

    Cassandra Henry, Transformed Spaces

    Spring is [finally] upon us! And with the warmer weather that is hopefully right around the corner, we tend to start thinking about decluttering the house. From sweeping out the dust that has settled over the cold winter months, to opening the windows for some well-needed fresh air, and donating all those clothes you’ve accumulated… Read more

  • Behind The Scenes Of Starting A Family – Chapter 1: The Decision

    Stephanie de Montigny

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    For those of you who don’t know me, here is a little introduction before we get into it. My name is Stephanie de Montigny, I am happily married to my husband Alex, and love living in the beautiful city of Ottawa (though my heart will always belong to small towns). We are two weird individuals… Read more

  • 5 Best Ways For Capturing Baby’s First Year

    Stephanie de Montigny

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    I get it, professional photography can be expensive, especially if it were something that you are doing every week or every month to capture your ever-changing baby in that first year. So let’s agree to keep splurging on professional images for important moments and big milestones that you’d like to print, and that your smartphone… Read more

  • 4 Easy Ways To Self Care

    Sarah Rennick, Mama Mobile Massage

    Taking a Mama Minute   I get it; your days of sleeping in and lazy Sundays without pants are behind you. Sometimes it may feel that your “you” time came out of your body during labour. Yes, in some ways it did. You now have another human requiring a large amount of attention thrown into… Read more

  • Discovering Manotick – A Walk, Skip & A Jump From Barrhaven

    Stephanie de Montigny

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    I have always loved small towns, having spent the majority of my childhood summers in the dot on the map that is Moonbeam (15 minutes from Kapuskasing, Ontario), and growing up in the then-small town of Whitby. This didn’t change when I moved to Ottawa, but it was certainly an adjustment to the hustle &… Read more

  • What Is A Birth Plan? And Do I Actually Need One?

    National Capital Doulas

    At one point or another, every soon-to-be parent asks themselves a ton of questions about the upcoming birth of their child. The more they get to thinking, the more complicated and elaborate the answers seem to get. The logical thing is to plan it out. Writing a birth plan has become very common place nowadays,… Read more

  • Happiness Is At The Bottom Of My Chardonnay

    Ashlee Linton, Your Everyday Sommelier

    A nice glass of wine at the end of a busy stressful day can do wonders for my mood. Especially a smooth red with my beef tenderloin or a cold glass of dry white with my parmesan crisps. On it’s own works too! While I am lucky enough to share wine taste preferences with my husband,… Read more

  • 6 Reasons to Expose your Child to a Second Language ASAP

    Amy Maan, 123 Petits Pas

    Many parents choose to wait until school begins to expose their children to a second language. Evidently, a child who is exposed to a second language, at any point, is a very lucky child indeed; however, parents should note that the earlier a child is exposed to multiple languages, the better. Here are 6 reasons… Read more

  • MODEL CALL: In Search Of Newborns Under 3 Weeks New

    Stephanie de Montigny

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    While cell snaps work just fine to show some behind the scenes, professionally captured ones are much better, especially when it’s VIDEO too! I have videographers coming to the studio on January 27, 2018 to capture ME on-the-job and I need a few newborns to participate.   Participants will be rewarded with the stills from… Read more

  • Christmas After Kids – Are you licking the ornaments? by Megan Rix

    Stephanie de Montigny

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    “Christmas After Kids”, as told by Megan Rix. After Thanksgiving, the same scene plays out almost every single night at about 11 pm. Either Ryan or I fly out of bed and proclaim, “Did you move that damn elf?” The scene is even more frantic when Ryan is at the station and I am home… Read more