{"id":10000036,"global_id":"mommyconnections.ca\/ottawa?id=10000036","global_id_lineage":["mommyconnections.ca\/ottawa?id=10000036"],"author":"12299","status":"publish","date":"2026-05-04 09:31:55","date_utc":"2026-05-04 13:31:55","modified":"2026-05-25 07:57:28","modified_utc":"2026-05-25 11:57:28","url":"https:\/\/mommyconnections.ca\/ottawa\/event\/russell-mom-baby\/2026-08-25\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/mommyconnections.ca\/ottawa\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/10000036","title":"Russell Mom &#038; Baby Program","description":"<h2><strong>Learn, have fun with your baby, and meet other new moms in Russell!\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3712 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/mommyconnections.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2020\/02\/mom-and-baby-photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mommyconnections.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2020\/02\/mom-and-baby-photo.jpg 960w, https:\/\/mommyconnections.ca\/ottawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2020\/02\/mom-and-baby-photo-300x243.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our flagship Mom &amp; 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