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Christine Campbell

North Vancouver

Reflections of a first time Mom

Interests: Hiking with the dogs, listening to my husband play piano, morning coffee at Delany's, my family and friends, pinot gris, 30 Rock, learning, and pretending to enjoy yoga

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To Praise or Not to Praise...Part Two

Thank you all for your insight and comments to my previous blog entry. I agree that moderation is key and compliments and praise should be as concrete as possible. But then yesterday happened... I set out an avocado, a grapefruit, a lemon and a lime for M to try to... Continue reading

Posted May 26, 2011 at The New Adventures of the New Christine

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To Praise or Not to Praise - that is the question

I was raised in a family that was big on compliments and praise. I was a competitive ringette player and a swimmer and remember the feeling of getting praise - even as a youngster. I liked getting positive feedback and - truth be told - I still do. Over the... Continue reading

Posted May 24, 2011 at The New Adventures of the New Christine

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Adventures of Baby M

Well blow me over and call me Matt - M has two teeth that have broken through her gums. We went for our second walk of the day yesterday afternoon. I had her in my Baby Bjorn and was carrying her face forward. She grabbed my thumb and went for... Continue reading

Posted May 5, 2011 at The New Adventures of the New Christine

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First Day of School

Yes! My little girl had her first day of school today and she is 7 1/2 months old! M and I went to the 'Infant' class at North Star Montessori in North Vancouver. My lovely friend Karen told me about the school and said that they held an infant program.... Continue reading

Posted May 3, 2011 at The New Adventures of the New Christine

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An Amazing Birthday Week!

I love birthdays. I love a day in the year that gets to be all about you. For some reason, this was a birthday week and it was AWESOME! On Monday, my love gave me an early gift - the new iphone. It was love at first sight and my... Continue reading

Posted May 1, 2011 at The New Adventures of the New Christine

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Little Pleasures

Two days ago, my Mom came over to watch M so I could head to Kits to get my hair done. I was almost late after going through all the info bits I wanted her to know ( like she doesn't know how to be a Mom?) good grief. I... Continue reading

Posted Apr 21, 2011 at The New Adventures of the New Christine

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Lions and Tigers and Bears....

I had a wonderful morning. Little M slept for 12 1/2 hours with one wake up - so fantastic. I went down to the W. End to meet up with a new friend, Angela and her baby girl Riley. The sun was out, we had our coffee in hand and... Continue reading

Posted Apr 15, 2011 at The New Adventures of the New Christine

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What a fantastic weekend it was! On Friday, I took M to the Dr. to make sure that she was as healthy as I think she is. She is - and complete with a bit of attitude and a few smiles to boot! He gave me a very good suggestion... Continue reading

Posted Apr 11, 2011 at The New Adventures of the New Christine

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Rain Ruins Manners

OMG...this morning, I snuck out of the house with M and the dogs to let my honey sleep in. I left a note saying that we were at Delany's - our local coffee shop. When I left the house, there were glimpses of blue sky over UBC and I was... Continue reading

Posted Apr 5, 2011 at The New Adventures of the New Christine

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Well, today baby M and I went to Mother Goose...a nursery rhyme sing-a-long class. I didn't know what to expect. It was located in a plain room at the Parkgate Community Centre in North Vancouver. The leader's name was Brenda and she was very, very nice. I was the second... Continue reading

Posted Apr 4, 2011 at The New Adventures of the New Christine

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First Family Vacation

It is good to be home! After going to what I was hoping would be a nice, relaxing, sunny 2 weeks in Palm Springs - I am happy to be back and a bit more on schedule. M was a superstar on the flight down. She fell asleep during take... Continue reading

Posted Mar 30, 2011 at The New Adventures of the New Christine

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My Walk This Morning

Personally, I am not sure what all the fuss about the time change is about. I had 8 1/2 hours of consistent sleep last night - thanks to my hubby doing the night shift with little M. We were all up nice and early and M and I and the... Continue reading

Posted Mar 14, 2011 at The New Adventures of the New Christine

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Earthquake in Japan

This morning, we were up early and down to Delany's for my coffee. I geared up to take M and the dogs for a walk on Mosquito Creek. It was raining and a typical Vancouver morning. My energy level wasn't huge. My parking spot that conveniently allows me to forgo... Continue reading

Posted Mar 11, 2011 at The New Adventures of the New Christine

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A Toast to the Elements

It happens, sometimes, that you come across a few kindred souls in life. For me, I found three of them at work and we call ourselves The Elements. We have an Air, a Fire, a Water and an Earth sign. Last night, I called a meeting of The Elements because... Continue reading

Posted Mar 10, 2011 at The New Adventures of the New Christine

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Laughter up Mt. Seymour Continue reading

Posted Mar 7, 2011 at The New Adventures of the New Christine

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Yucky Bits of Parental Rage

Parental Rage is not pretty... Continue reading

Posted Feb 28, 2011 at The New Adventures of the New Christine

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Faith and Friendship

I had book club last night. Our selection was "Have a Little Faith" by Mitch Albom and it may very well be one of my favourite books. The discussion was excellent but tended to go way off the topic question as everyone related their personal story to the group. Then... Continue reading

Posted Feb 22, 2011 at The New Adventures of the New Christine

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The Future of Things to Come

We have had a full week of successful crib sleeps by our beautiful daughter - life is good. It was an eventful weekend marked with glorious sunshine and friends and a whole lotta kids! Saturday morning, my honey and I went skiing up Seymour Mountain. I think we were the... Continue reading

Posted Feb 21, 2011 at The New Adventures of the New Christine

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Christine Campbell is now following Desiree

Feb 20, 2011

First Full Night in the Crib

Maybe that sounds like a potentially awful rap song? Our little M had her first full night in her crib last night. We are thrilled with her transition and I believe she slept better...I know I did! There was a wake up around 10 and Daddy fed her and put... Continue reading

Posted Feb 16, 2011 at The New Adventures of the New Christine

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The Best Valentine's Day Gift

Happy V Day everyone! It is rainy and grey and a perfect Vancouver day. I am all bright eyed and bushy tailed this morning due to my husband's insight and his strong arms. Friday night was not great - little M was snacking at the 'all night diner' ALL NIGHT.... Continue reading

Posted Feb 14, 2011 at The New Adventures of the New Christine

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Feb 14, 2011

What a Difference a Day Makes

Wow - so I thought I had a bit of a routine going with baby M. She has a morning and afternoon nap that seemed to be almost effortless. Then, yesterday, it changed - or rather - I learned yet another new lesson in parenting. This week we had been... Continue reading

Posted Feb 11, 2011 at The New Adventures of the New Christine

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"I hope she has your rhythm."

Our daughter's first dance with Glee and Michael Jackson... Continue reading

Posted Feb 9, 2011 at The New Adventures of the New Christine

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