Education Matters. Here's my single favourite reason.

Posted by the Sprout's mom Though I've always believed that public education needs to be protected, it's even more important to me now.

What has the Bean Sprout been up to?

It's been a busy few weeks in the Bean Sprout's household. She'll be three weeks old tomorrow, which is hard to believe. The days bleed together, just as I was told they would. We've been experiencing some feeding challenges, which has absorbed a lot of our time, so I haven't done much blogging. Nonetheless, I have to be responsive to the emails from friends and family telling me that they are checking the blog and wanting new content. So, what has the Bean Sprout been up to the last few weeks? Lots of firsts! Meeting her grandparents for the first time: First time in her car seat: First time in the car: First time in a stroller: First trip to the library (since her folks are big on reading): First time in her cloth diapers: First time in a swing: I've been acting as her booking agent as folks have made an effort to come by and see the Bean Sprout at our house. Everyone wants to have the chance to hold her. And, of course, she's had lots of cuddling with her parents: In a nutshell, that's what the bean has been up to! Stay tuned...

The bean, having a well-deserved nap the morning after being born:

Our bean has sprouted!

Born at home on Nov. 30th just after 10pm, our little one weighs in at whopping 8.5 lbs. Here's our first family picture: Right before the midwives left. I'm pretty exhausted at this point: Proud new daddy: Getting weighed: Getting examined: Still pretty tired, but we're quite smitten with her. Special thanks to the four amazing midwives who helped bring the bean into this world. We deeply appreciated it.