Sandra Telep

I can’t believe we are entering the second month of 2013 already!  I am among the many people who welcomed the new year by re-examining their hopes and goals for the upcoming year - and just like so many others - that included my health and fitness.  I’m an urban mama and that means that I travel on foot a lot.  I walk everyday!  I take the kids to music class, the library, the playground and the grocery store.  Still, all that walking isn’t always getting my heartrate up.  What we do usually resembles more of a leisurely stroll than a brisk powerwalk (unless we are running to catch the bus, then it’s a comical sprint).  So, at the beginning of this year I decided that I was going to try to make all those steps count by trying to take them a little more quickly and deliberately.  I’m hoping this makes them a better workout that naturally fits into my life - and maybe I’ll even end up with some extra minutes for myself since I’m shaving time off my commute. Now, nearly a month into this

The number of LGBT parents in this country is growing – and many people in the LGBT community have become parents through adoption. When looking into adoption as a path to parenthood LGBT people examine the same choices as straight parents do: domestic agencies, international adoption, foster care with possibility to adopt. The difference is that the legalities of same-sex couples adopting varies state to state with some states passing legislation prohibiting same-sex couples from petitioning jointly to adopt a child. These obstacles prevent kids in need being paired with loving homes. The good news is that more and more people are realizing that LGBT people can make wonderful parents and as public opinion changes, so will the laws - opening the doors for more kids to find a stable, loving and permanent home. My partner and I decided I would carry and birth our two children – yet adoption is still a part of our parenting story - because we are lesbians. Even though we both equally wished

When our first baby was born we were given a hand-me-down Ergo and we nestled our precious newborn in it with the infant insert – and so began our love affair with babywearing.

Ever since then, there has always been an Ergo in our home.  Our first baby is now an active two year old and Ergo has carried him (literally) through every stage – it could be easily be the only carrier you ever need.  Of course if you are like us, you might want to try all kinds of different carriers – and even several types of Ergo carriers.  There are several carriers we love, but Ergo has always been in heavy rotation