Fred Penner Is Coming To Town! (and you can win free tickets or a free CD!)

One of Canada' most beloved children's entertainers, Fred Penner, will be performing in Nelson this weekend on February 28th at Nelson's Capital Theatre at 2:00 o'clock(250 352-6363) Fred is known for his wonderful, fun and loving stage presence and the delight he brings audiences of all ages. You can be sure that you will asked to sing and clap along to his upbeat, rhythmic melodies. Many of you grew up watching "Fred's Place" on CBC and probably remember the log he used to crawl through to get onto the set and start his show. I know that my kids (who are now in their 20's) loved his show and all of his music. Their favourite song was "Sandwiches". (Remember? Sandwiches are beautiful, sandwiches are fine, I like sandwiches I eat them all the time) Anyway, we had a friend who worked at the CBC TV studio in Vancouver, and he invited us to visit Fred Penner on the set. My kids insisted on making a whole pile of "sandwiches" to bring along. Fred very graciously accepted them, even though they had gotten quite smushed by those excited little hands! Bringing your children to a live musical performance introduces a whole new world to them. There is nothing quite like seeing a real person, not a TV or computer image, but a real live person up on stage singing and dancing and communicating with the audience. It's a great way to introduce "audience skills" to children in a safe a child friendly environment, and it gives them the idea that one day they may be able to be on stage singin and dancing as well.

HOW DO YOU WIN?

WIN FREE TICKETS TO SEE FRED PENNER!!!!!! or, if you are out of town, win a Fred Penner CD!. Just Enter the Mountainbaby Facebook Contest! Mountain Baby is giving away two free tickets to the Fred Penner Concert, or, for those of you from far away, we're giving away a Fred Penner CD. Here's how to enter to win: Tell Mountain Baby your favorite ways to spend special time with the little ones in your life. what do you like to do best together? What's your favorite memory of something you did together? share you ideas with other parents by posting them on our Facebook page...... Once you post your stories on our face book page we will enter your name into a draw to win 2 tickets to Fred Penner's concert Feb. 28th at the Capitol theater in Nelson, or a Fred Penner CD. Hurry, The Dead line to enter is 6pm Feb. 26th. We will contact the winner through Facebook after 6pm on Feb. 26th.

Oh Yeah, You’re Still Here….Romance After Baby Comes.

Since you had your baby, sex is possibly the least appealing thing you can imagine doing. Try as you might, you’d rather change poopy diapers than get naked with your partner. You never thought you could feel this repulsed by something you once found so pleasurable. You, and pretty much every other new mother in the history of humanity.
Rest assured, you are not the only one going through this.

It makes sense. Your hormones are all over the place, you haven’t slept properly in weeks, your body isn’t recognizable in the mirror, you’re concerned your breasts may explode at any second, and no amount of ‘sensual massage’ is going to make you anything but drier than the Sahara during a drought. All in all, a decidedly un-sexy time.

Undoubtedly, this is going to put some degree of stress on your relationship with your partner. They don’t get it, and you don’t get why they don’t get it. Not to mention you’re both suffering from lack of sleep and having your lives flipped upside down and your roles changed by a new baby. Frustration, resentment, even jealousy may rear their heads in your interactions with each other. It doesn’t help that you’re reading and hearing everywhere what the “normal” amount of time is for couples to resume sex, and you’re both panicking about being outside the norm and feeling pressured to measure up.

Before you google magic herbal sex formulas, there are some things you can do to minimize the stress this situation causes, and maybe even to get back into the swing of things.

Communicate. You’re pretty confused by your body’s changes, imagine how hard it is for your partner to understand. Tell them about what your experiencing,and let them talk about how they’re feeling. There may be a lot of misunderstanding happening, so clear the air with a frank discussion.
Do things together that are intimate but not necessarily sexual, and not necessarily without your baby if you aren’t ready to leave him or her. If you’re breastfeeding, bring your partner into the experience by having them sit with you, burp or rock the baby afterwards, etc. Family bed may allow you to have more bonding time and a more restful sleep.
Be flexible. You might be eager to get back to “the way things were,” but the fact of the matter is, things aren’t going to be like that for a while. Part of the process of adjustment is accepting that fact for what it is, then you can work within your new circumstances. You may only have small windows of time to be intimate.
Do your best to avoid comparing yourself to arbitrary standards of normalcy; they do not reflect reality and have no productive value. Your body will tell you when it’s ready, not a book. That being said, reviving your sex life is going to take a conscious effort and some energy. Letting it fall by the wayside isn’t going to help your relationship get through the transition into parenthood.


This aspect of the many changes you experience when you become parents is rarely talked about. Just as it's hard to imagine what it's like to have a baby in your life until you actually do, it's also hard to imagine how that baby will affect your relationship.

So this Valentine's Day try to take a moment, however so brief, to look into your partner's eyes and remember that you love each other, light some candles with a take-out dinner, put on your favourite music and dance - even if you have to hold the baby at the same time.

Happy Valentine's Day


With Love from Chief Mom
Been there, done that, seen it all.

We Love you sale goes bag free!

Love a Sale?

Our Valentines Mega Sale is Coming up! Mark your calenders for Saturday February 13th. We will be having a giant, We Love You! clearance sale. We will send you details next week. As part of the sale we will be encouraging people to "Love your Planet" by having two plastic Bag-free days. We will be supporting the hard work of the LV Rogers High School students who are organizing the Bag Free Day. Here is a link to the Facebook pageof these dedicated, caring young people, explaining what their campaign is about. If you desperately need a bag, for those two days they will cost 25 cents. All proceeds will go to the LVR plastic bag reduction program. In the meantime the clearance on Columbia snowsuits, Kamik boots, Stride Rite shoes, Snowshoes, fall and winter fashions etc continues. There are also a few sale items on our website,www.mountainbaby.com