Having a child has tweaked my perspective on myself. I can hardly remember what it was like NOT having a daughter. Who was I? I feel like those days were childhood, and these days are responsibility. I feel like a took my entire life for granted. All of life, for that matter. I really had no memory... 

Dear friends, Observe the extraordinary and dramatic entrance of Madeleine Zoë into this side of reality. Born April 15th, 2002 at 3:33am, at St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Blonde hair, blue eyes, big feet. 8lbs 2oz, 20.5 inches long. Beautiful and fearless. Madeleine has shifted... 

Woke up at 4:30am. Been up ever since with contractions (D’s, not mine). Today could be the day we have a baby. “ The Fingernail Wing has Crossed the Finishline ” Or it might be early tomorrow. You never know. D is getting a massage from a specialist in our bedroom and I’m going to sleep... 

Not everything is fully automated, but I have just implemented a mailing list feature for mundane media. Now you can be inundated with MORE SPAM, everyday! Just click on my head (left) to set this process in motion. Send a self-addressed, stamped email to mailing list with the word join in the subject,... 

According to the repair clinic, there could be two things wrong with our refrigerator: frost build-up on the evaporator coils, or a clogged condenser. “Appliancology 101” Our first fridge simply died. Our second (used) fridge lasted about 2 days before we had to call a repairman. Now the allegedly... 

(Toronto) On April 10th, 2002, in a stunning display of pure genius, fetal Baby McIsaac scored 8 out of a possible eight points in his/her first ultrasound exam. The Biophysical Profile, as it’s called, awards 2 full points in 4 different categories: AFV (amniotic fluid volume), Fetal movements... 

I couldn’t resist looking on the internet after all the joking about ‘placenta and onions’. All I can say is, beware of what you’re looking for because you just might find it. “Placenta Recipes!” The following link (if you dare) are placenta recipes from Mothering Magazine,... 

I love making icons. I created these icons of D. and I (i guess by now you’ve probably figured out her real name) on my last day of work before vacation/parental leave. I think I’ll miss the $30,000 colour printer almost as much as my friends at mmi. “Jason & Dayna spanning time” After... 

I’ve learned a lot this week. For every person we talk to, there are 2 more ways of inducing babies to ad to our list. And since we don’t have much to do other than wait… we try them (barring any risk to personal health or the well being of the baby– although, perhaps that’s... 

Okay, so the baby is now one week overdue. That doesn’t really mean anything. Perhaps the baby isn’t ready, perhaps the due date is wrong (I heard the other day that they are considering creating due weeks instead of due dates, because 85% of kids aren’t born as marked on mommy’s...