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I’ve seen a few things in my online adventures recently that reminds me that little boys are supposed to be wild and get dirty and little girls are supposed to be pretty and gentle. This encourages me to get my daughter out playing in the dirt. Yesterday she was dressed in yoga pants and a shirt with a nice warm sweater and she was asking for her hat. We knew that her summer hat would not do. Joe fished her Ottawa Senators baseball cap out of our ‘outdoor accessories’ basket. With the cap on top of her messy hair that I no longer expect to be able to tame (just like Mommy’s), she looked like a tomboy and I told her so. Today I’m re-thinking my word.  Read more >

Now that I know I’m having a little girl (or will likely be having a little girl), I’m starting to think about the things I’ve lived through and everything that’s changed since I was a kid (and everything that hasn’t). I’m already thinking about the music we’re going to play for her and the things we’re going to expose her to (I imagine there will be Saturday nights on daddy’s lap watching hockey and I know I’m going to take her swimming as soon as we’re allowed to so she can get the hang of the pool.  Read more >