New Puppy

My sister stopped over for the night with her new puppy, Teddy. He is almost 5 months old: smart, gentle and going to be a big boy!



Teddy multitasking:

Lactivist Bash in Columbus

Since we are in the States for a few months, we drove up to Columbus, Ohio for the Lactivist Bash. It was fun to meet everyone, especially Jennifer, Robin and Judy whose writings and comments I read on the Lactivist blog. The weather was perfect, the food was great and the crowd was politically diverse. Christian Conservatives and Lefties gathered together for a cause. Living in DC, I only saw this when opposing groups were protesting each other's protests. It was a 7 hour drive (would be less without a baby), but it was worth it because Winchester is a lot closer to Columbus than Cairo! Wrangling a crawling baby while attempting to take pictures distracted me from getting remembering everyone's names. Here is a sampling of photos I managed to get.

Jennifer (The Lactivist) and Judy:



Greg and Emmitt:


Ann Twiggs of the Ohio Department of Health WIC Program:


Robin Neorr at the sign up table for the Ohio Breastfeeding Coalition:


Baby modelling the Breastfeeding Alliance bibs that Ann and Robin passed out:


Ian:


Rachelle and Devin:


Mama & Baby:


Hope & Her Mama:


Family Eating:


Kids Playing:

Kraus Family Hits Winchester

Katy, Rolf, Lili and Max Kraus stopped in Winchester last Tuesday on their way back to Montreal. Lili is 2 and Max is 9 months.

Oh the Outfits!

And I was worried that boys' clothes would be boring!

Ian Loves Sweet Potatoes or The Uselessness of Bibs

After giving bananas and apples a lukewarm reception, Ian wolfed down an entire jar of sweet potatoes in one sitting! Despite the amount on his hair, face and clothes, he managed to get quite a bit down. I've decided to feed him in his diaper from now on and just use the bib to wipe him off afterwards. He is so messy the bib really doesn't help keep his clothes clean.

Karen and Ian in the Paper!

We are in an article about using birth doulas in the Erie Times-News Magazine called Her Times. Hopefully more Erie-area women will think about using a birth doula in the future.

Breastfeeding Around the World: Motherwear Part II

Here is the second post about breastfeeding around the world from Motherwear. Ian and I are pictured on top of the boat on the Nile during our cruise.