Thoughts & Things

I'm An Aunt!

Late last night, September 19, my baby sister (age 21 to be clear) gave birth to her first child, my only niece! I couldn't be more thrilled to have this sweet baby girl in my life. She's such a small thing, not quite six and a half pounds, but she's absolutely gorgeous and perfect. I started spoiling her months ago, but I look forward to spoiling her more now that she's here. I adore babies, and I adore this one even more since she is family. My poor sister had to go through thirty hours of contractions, and I'm hoping she feels better soon.

I got her bottles, pacifiers, cute outfits, a grooming and healthcare set, baby shampoo/body wash, etc. I also took my sister out for lunch, a movie, and a pedicure, because mums deserve some spoiling too. Mostly though, I am a total dork, so I actually bought her a baby bookshelf, complete with dozens of baby books. DC superhero board books, classic Robert Munsch paperbacks, dinosaur books, bedtime stories, half a dozen Beatrix Potter tales, and all sorts of books that my sister and I remember from childhood like Franklin, Berenstain Bears, Curious George, Paddington, and many others. I still have a few things on order. I'm waiting on Stolen Words by Melanie Florence (which is brand new and seems quite wonderful), a board book copy of Are You My Mother? by PD Eastman (one of my personal favourites from childhood), and a lovely plush bunny, all of which I am eager to gift to the sweet sugar plum that is my niece.

The chaos of this week has led to some decreased writing time between new baby and doctor's appointments, but I hope you lovely folks will hear lots from me in the weeks coming. One of my city's comic-cons is on Saturday, and Banned Books Week starts Sunday, so I will undoubtedly have lots to share. I am also working on some more sizable projects that I hope I can share with you soon.