Baby Makeover

 After

 After

 Before

Well, no baby needs one but every now and then they do need a haircut. Sam just had one the other day. My haircutting skills are a little rusty since cutting my husbands oasis style hair many moons ago, add in that my client would not sit still the result was less than perfect but very cute non the less. Here are some before and after pictures.

Parenting

Before becoming a parent I had all kinds of ideas on parenting but becoming a parent is the most humbling experience I have ever had. It does not take long before you realise that parenting decisions are pretty much always on a grey scale rather then black and white as non-parents often think.  My friend said it well, becoming a parents is like starting a new job that you really have no experience or qualifications for but you are expected to ace it anyways. After having Sam, hearing non-parents speak about parenting often make me smile because by what they are saying it's so obvious they have NO idea of what it is like. And, it's not their fault, it's natural, they cannot know.
I am a part of a book club (wine/food club, we don't really read the books), when it started some years ago non of us had kids, we used to talk about how we would parent when it was time for us and how we could not believe some parents- our kids will not have tantrums in the store- why bring them in the first place- I'm not going to be one of those grumpy mom's who ignore their kid while shopping or whatever and so on. Now, almost all of us have kids and our conversations sound VERY different.  There's a reason she ignore her kid screaming in the store- it gets you out of there faster- you know what your kid wants and you cannot give it to them until you get back to your car anyways- your kid is a screamer and it does not matter if you pick her up at this point. Whatever the reason- trust me- there is one and it is valid 99% of the time. Plus, she's grumpy because she has not slept for months, so don't mess with her. Here's a picture of my kid screaming his lungs out because he did not want to wear his winter jacket...

Non- parents will discover this themselves if they one day become parents, there's no need for me to point it out to them. I simply smile and say -not everything is black and white or you don't always know the situation etc, but that's as far as I have gone. Now I am saying my 2 cents and I hope that non-parents with ideas on how others parent their children might think twice and realise that one day it may be them at the cafe with a crying kid. Please people- don't give moms evil eyes if their baby cries too loud at a coffee shop because you cannot get your work done as you sit their with your laptop and latte in hand. Trust me, she cannot help it and being at a coffee shop with a friend or even just alone helps that new mom more than you could ever understand so you pack up your laptop and go somewhere else if it bothers you. I guess what I am trying to say in this rant of a post; be more humble towards parents especially if you don't have kids because as so many parents have said before me, you really don't have a clue what you are talking about.  // Nina

Stroller Make Over

We bought our stroller second hand and we really love it for many reasons. I think the bright orange colour has been really fun but it's not as exciting anymore once the colour starts to fade, our sun canopy was pretty dull looking before I replaced it.  I realize it's just a stroller and it really does not matter but I look at it as a very functional accessory ( I don't carry a purse much anymore). I washed the orange seat and bought a blue seat cover and canopy, I think it looks great! Fun and fresh colours in this gloomy pre-spring weather. The basket is orange as well but still drying after it's wash so it did not make the picture.  If anyone out there is picking a stroller for their baby on the way or looking for an upgrade I highly recommend Bugaboo strollers. You can replace every part of the stroller if need be plus you can get fun new colour when you want to. They may be a bit pricier (craigslist offers better deals on bugaboo's of course..) then other strollers but I would say it's worth it! //Nina

Pic's for previous post

 Greasy Sunscreen Sam

 Cool with sunglasses!

Summer tease

Sunday we had a summer day here, well, almost anyways. The sun was shining and it was really warm especially off the water. We lathered up Sam in sunscreen and had lunch on a patio in yaletown before going on another bike ride. It was a wonderful day, a day that brought back distant memories of a warm summer breeze lightly sweeping across you face and cool drinks in the sun. Today though, we are back to miserable Vancouver winters- RAIN. It normally rains a ton here during the winter but this year has been worse than usual, I am totally fed up by it and can not wait for more days like this past sunday. If you are on mother natures good side, please put in a good word for Vancouver for us! //Nina  Pictures will come tomorrow- it was going to take an eternity to upload tonight for some reason and I am tired and want to go to bed : )...

Bike Adventures

Today we bundled up, went for a bike ride downtown and stopped at the new cactus club in english bay for lunch. Sam loved biking, every time I would speed up a little he started laughing. He was so cute and it was so much fun biking with him. Here are some pic's from our bike adventures. //Nina

Black and Blue

Sam fell today and hit himself on our coffee table pretty bad. We have been meaning to put it in storage and replace it with a soft storage ottoman but we procrastinated and now Sam has a black eye. After todays fall I took it out right away, that was the last straw. He does look tough though : ).  The table is from Colin's parents and we really like it although Colin does has a scar on his forehead from a fall he took on it when he was Sam's age, like father like son I guess.. I must apologise for the grammar but I am simply too tired to put any time into my writing. Here are some pictures of my little wild child. //Nina