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Top Baby Names in Alberta 2012

22 May

Service Alberta is reporting the top baby names of 2012 in Alberta!

The top boys name in Alberta in 2012? Liam

The top girls name in Alberta in 2012? Emma

Service Alberta reports that 2012 was the busiest year for maternity wards in Alberta with 52,398 babies born in Alberta! Service Alberta Minister Manmeet S. Bhuller states about the record breaking year, “We are in what looks like a sustained baby boom…”

There were a few one of a kind names for some Alberta babies including Dancing Sunflower, Beautiful and Shy-Angel for girls and Thunderbolt, Brave and Little for boys.

Service Alberta notes that there were some trends in baby names last year with place names (Boston, Denver, Alabama, Jersey and Alberta) as well as spiritual names (Divinity Eternity and Heaven) and royal names for babies with 12 baby girls in Alberta named Princess.

Want to see the list? Well here’s the list for the top names for baby boys and baby girls in Alberta this past year, with a more in depth look at the names available later on in the year. Want to see all the names from 2011? Check out the link to see past years. Service Alberta also has an app for that available in iTunes or GooglePlay.

Alberta’s top names for baby boys and baby girls

Place	Boy Names (2012)	Boy Names (2011)	Place	Girl Names (2012)	Girl Names (2011)
1	Liam	Liam	1	Emma	Olivia
2	Ethan	Ethan	2	Olivia	Sophia
3	Jacob	Mason	3	Emily	Emma
4	Logan	Lucas	4	Sophia	Emily
5	Mason	Jacob	5	Ava	Ava
6	Benjamin	Alexander	6	Lily	Chloe
7	Lucas	Benjamin	7	Ella	Abigail
8	Alexander	Noah	8	Isabella	Lily
9	Carter	William	9	Abigail	Brooklyn
10	Noah	Logan	10	Chloe	Sophie

Photo credit: Etolane / Foter.com / CC BY-NC-ND

Urban Finds – At Target Canada

21 May

Target has made it’s big move to Canada with locations in Edmonton, Saint Alberta and Sherwood Park as well as Calgary, Red Deer and Grande Prairie

We went to check out what finds we could find for your children at Target.

If you’ve ever been to a Target in the states, you’ll find the Canadian stores are very similiar with brands such as Chico, Sam and Libby and Martha Stewart and Mossimo.

They have an extensive children’s clothing departement with some great find! I bought my 7 year old some shorts for $7!! Along with marternity clothing and even baby shower supplies (plates, bunting napkins that all match).

They also have some fun stuff for kids in the kitchen and outdoors departments. Here are some of the fun products I came across in the bathroom department.

….and not forgetting the boys…

Welcome to Canada Target!

This was not a paid article by Target. I went to Target in my own time and found these great deals!

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Getting Back to Your Career after Children

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