 The night arrived again – when we say farewell to our
students and wish them the best for their birth and the journey of family upon
which they are about to embark. Bruss
always tells the first-time parents that he is jealous of them because there is
nothing else like the experience of welcoming your first child and discovering
parenthood for the first time.I reflect and wonder if we have told them everything, showed
them everything, practiced everything – which is of course, realistically,
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I had planned to take you through a tour at the
Celebration Stem Cell Centre for today's post.
I had to change my plans to go due to family illness, which brings me to
today’s topic: Parent Fail. This is not
about pregnancy, birth or breastfeeding…it’s about what sometimes happens as
these infants grow up and away from us.
When I gather with a group of moms, it is inevitable that I
hear the evaluation questions that aim to determine who has the best and
brightest child.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…it must be song
week…here I go again, leading off with words that probably bring music to mind.
We are officially on our babymoon! We welcomed our daughter,
Angélica, on October 1, 2011 ~ more about her birth story will follow soon! In the meantime, I want to thank fellow Bradley Method® Instructor, Rachel Davis, AAHCC, for writing today's post so we can continue to snuggle and adore our sweet baby girl!
