The newest boy in our family

Yesterday we were able to introduce yet another beautiful little boy into our growing family!

My brother Jon, and his wife Shanelles' little guy was born exactly 1 week early yesterday at 2 p.m. His name is Levi Joel and boy o boy, he is precious! He weighed 8 lbs 6 oz and has got a good pair of lungs on him! Shanelle was hoping for a home birth, but the midwives had 3 other births yesterday so she had to go to owen sound to deliver. The hospital was very strict about how many people they allow in the birthing unit, so I ended up sitting in the waiting room the whole time, but it was so exciting to finally hear the news that my nephew was here! Congrats jon and shanelle, you guys are truly blessed!

My sister Kristina did their birth photography and got some beautiful shots! I'll definately be having her for my next birth! Here are a few of the pics she got.

Pickles and ice cream anyone?!

Ok, so before you get too excited, im NOT pregnant! lol. I'll leave that up to my sisters for now! Pickles and Ice Cream Doula Services is the name we have finally chosen for our doula business! we (my mom and I) are pretty excited! I spent most of yesterday morning desigining/ordering busniess cards! I can hardly wait until they arrive so we can start handing them out and hopefully get some clients!





As for our fam, we're doing well. Julian had his 23 bday a few days ago , so we spent the day down in the city with his siblings. We dont get to see them much, but when we do its always a lot of fun!


Allistair is learning to read! He blows me away with how fast he can learn thing! He definately did not inherit my brain. I've been working alot with him on his reading and writing and he can now read short sentences with 3-4 letter words.


Zeke is such a little stinker. He was sick for about 3 weeks with a nasty cold, but now that he's feeling better, he's back to his old self, bullying Allistair around constantly lol. Hes about 1/2 the size of Allistiar but he sure shows him who's boss lol.


Anyways, I just thought i'd give a little update on whats been going on with us, thanks for reading! heres a little video of Allistair singing Hey Jonah for you to enjoy! :D


http://youtu.be/5qYbY3Q6ymQ

dreaming of spring

Although the weather isnt exaclty "garden ready" yet...that doesnt stop me and Allistair from planning for the warmth! Yea, it may be a bit early yet, but we couldnt help ourselves! we went out today and got some vegetable seeds so we can get a head start on our veggie garden that we are doing together :) I told Allistair to pick out a few of his fav vegetables that he'll want for our garden, so he chose carrots, cauliflower, lettuce, and cucumbers, (i chose the green onions!)
Im ridiculously lucky to have a 3 year old who absoluetly loves to eat fresh raw veggies every day. Most often he chooses them over other foods! we are both looking forward to being able to transplant them into our garden this summer and having fresh food that we grew! I am having so much fun teaching him all the different things, and he loves to learn so its a win win for both of us! :D



yea....might have to wait a little longer to plant outside!



our lovely selection!



my little man has a green thumb just like me! He was having a great time dropping the seeds in, but left the dirty part (making holes in the soil) to me!



the boys loved watching the soil expand when the water went in



planting the seeds!

Trying to achieve...

As many of you know, I have always had one thing i've always wanted to become 'when i grow up' :0) My dream has always been to become a midwife, and 2 years ago, my sister let me be her doula (supporting birth partner) for the birth of my precious little niece. After those 12 hours of labor, I knew without a doubt that it was what I was meant to do!
For the past 3 -4 years , I have been reading everything I could get my hands on regarding midwives/doulas and now I am finally taking the steps to become a doula! I have decided to take my certification course through DONA, an international doula service that is very well known. I am currently in the process of doing the rest of the required reading and within the next few weeks/month I hope to apply for the certification. Once I get the cert. package, I have 2 years to complete the course, which requires attending birth classes, breastfeeding classes, attending at least 3 births as a doula, and filling out LOTS of papers! I havent been this excited about something since the days I found out I was pregnant with my sons! I am currently trying to convince my mom to take the course with me! She always says how much she would love to do it, and I think it would be awesome to have her as a partner!
Anyways, just wanted to share that bit of exciting news!

P.S. Ezekiel is now starting to say lots of words! hes such a sweet little boy! and Allistiar is learning how to spell! hes way too smart for his own good!