All I’ve Felt Was Leading to This
For I have never known completeness like being here. Here is true peace. Here my heart knows calm. It’s a beautiful summer here, home with my boys, taking it easy, visiting & having friends...
Author: Colette Rhodes
Owen’s Birth Story
I was four days past my due date and feeling so impatient and done with pregnancy! On Tuesday the 11th, I went to the midwife appointment I didn’t think I’d need (due to having...
White Shores Are Calling
You and I will meet again And you’ll be here in my arms Just sleeping Pregnancy insomnia— because growing a human inside one’s body isn’t hard enough. So I was happy to discover the...
2016 Boy Names
Alphabetical list of all boys names in Alberta, Canada (2016) So last year my other friend Katie posted my name thrashings to r/BabyBumps and I was basically giddy with trepidation waiting for comments to...
2016 Girl Names
Alphabetical list of all girls names in Alberta, Canada (2016) Welcome back, everyone! And thanks for joining me for this year’s Best of the Worst. Ladies first as usual. I have to admit, none...
Rough Seas
aka, my first ten weeks of breastfeeding “Colette, look down.” Three pushes from the end and I was already crying uncontrollably at the mere overwhelming thought of seeing my son for the first time....
Stranger Things Rant
This post contains major spoilers for Stranger Things. If you havn’t seen it, watch it because it’s wonderful. I read this article a couple days ago and my brain just can’t leave it alone....
2015 Boy Names
Alphabetical list of all boy names in Alberta, Canada (2015) Yeesh! 2015 was a hard year for Albertans and unfortunately things probably won’t improve anytime soon for some of these poor boys! Well, let’s...
2015 Girl Names
Alphabetical list of all girl names in Alberta, Canada (2015) I have to say, I think we did pretty well for girl names last year all things considered! Still some absolutely jaw-dropping selections as you’ll...
Mother
I don’t like rollercoasters. I remember one time at the Stampede as a kid, my mom wanted to ride a rollercoaster but my brother wasn’t tall enough. My dad had to stay with him...
