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Cosmo, Gratitude

January 20, 2015 by Yolande 2 Comments

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There is not one day that passes that I don’t, for a moment, feel flooded with gratitude–for the presence of Cosmo in our lives, and for the fact that with the help of my community of women, we were able to address his tongue-tie issues holistically and peacefully, with such success.  I will be writing about this experience more later, but I just wanted to share a few photos of our little sweetheart.  Cosmo has such a keen, chill, yet quietly energetic presence.  He adores his older siblings, and they are all, without exception, gentle, kind, loving towards him, and totally enraptured by his sweet personality.

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I have always used prefolds until Cosmo’s birth– by the time he came along, all the prefolds were seriously worse for wear after five kids, and I do admit that it was hard to keep track of the snappis with all the help I have.  I was so grateful for the gift of a brand new batch of diapers, from my dad, made by the company “Motherease”–they are one-size fits all, from newborn up, which is great, and they have snap-buttons which have been revolutionary for us.  These diapers have really simplified our diapering routine considerably, and we use them to the exclusion of all others, along with a wool cover–my favourites are the Disana wool covers, Aristocrats are nice too, and Sloomb are also great–I have a couple of each, which is extravagant, and so nice, because there are always a couple drying on the rack.  I adore woolies made from up-cycled sweaters, but I really don’t have the skills (yet?) to make those myself.  The wool covers do need to be hand-washed, but this only takes a minute, and I find it quite pleasant. I use Eucalan for wool covers and all other woollens or delicates, and buy it in bulk.

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I am still deeply conflicted about possibly opening up my blog to advertising.  I’m also nervous about the big change coming up in terms of the look and feel of the blog.  In regards to the sponsorship question, one of my closest friends snorted when I explained to her my ambivalence, told me I was being ridiculous and that the only real reason why I have such a hangup is that I like the idea that I’m somehow more pure than everyone else, which was such a grotesque thing to hear because of the immediate truth of it, so I’ll have to meditate on that one for a while. Oh dear.

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I am really enjoying my year so far, in general.  I have said no to lots of things, and in doing so, I have realized that I still have lots of things happening.  I am feeling especially grateful for my friends, and I think they  must be the most interesting, creative, and wonderful women ever.  It’s my birthday coming up.  A little bit strange.

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Hunkering down to make it through the winter.

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Comments

  1. Kimberley says

    January 20, 2015 at 11:46 pm

    Dear Yolande, thank you so much for sharing your family. My apologies if I have missed this in one of your posts over the course of this year, but do you have any notion when/where you will be sharing Cosmo’s birth? I am due at the end of February, was inspired by Felix’ birth, and have so looked forward to this coming revelation…

    All the very best to all of you!

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    • Yolande says

      February 1, 2015 at 12:36 am

      Hi there Kimberley! No, you haven’t missed anything–I’m still working on the little documentary I’m making of Cosmo’s birth–it was such a difficult birth in so many ways, and we had quite a few challenges afterwards–I will definitely be sharing it soon, but it’s been a longer process than I originally anticipated because, well, I am still processing it, to a large degree. But I’m looking forward to getting it out into the world, soon. Stay tuned 🙂

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