Dec 7th, 2011
Wednesdays are kind of crazy in our house: first J, our 2.5 year old, has a parent and tot swimming lesson at 9:30am at the local Y. Although the lesson is only a half-hour, I can NEVER get him out of the pool when it’s done, and we’re always at least an hour in the [...]
I was at a baby shower today for a long-time friend (she’s not my “OLDEST” friend, as she likes to point out.) She mentioned that women have a tendency to tell all of their pregnancy, labour and delivery horror stories to moms-to-be. This is something I’ve never understood. Yes, you need to know what a [...]
Oct 12th, 2010
Back in the 1960s, The Smothers Brothers were famous for Tommy’s “Mom always liked you best” lines. It’s something you hear a lot from people who have siblings: that one parent or another favored one sibling over the rest. As parents, I think most of us live in fear of “playing favorites” and do our [...]
Jul 6th, 2010
Like a lot of people in this economic climate, my husband is out of work right now. Since a family of six can’t exactly survive on EI alone, I have gone back to work. It’s the first time since about July of 2006, one month or so before A was born, that I have “worked”. [...]
Apr 18th, 2010
Last night my three year old went to Grandma and Grandpa’s for a sleepover. Not for the first time, but for the first time in quite a while, and for the first time by himself. Because we’ve got four kids, it’s rare that any of them get one-on-one time with parents and grandparents, but at [...]
Apr 14th, 2010
When I found out I was pregnant, I was shocked, to say the very least. Shocked, because a so-called specialist had just told me a few months earlier that I would never have children without the aid of medical intervention. Welcome to the world, my son ‘E’ in July of 2008 at a whopping 10 [...]
Apr 9th, 2010
Any woman who has been through a pregnancy can remember the feeling of rubbing your belly and picturing what your little baby will be like: wondering whether his hair colour will be like Dad’s, or her eyes green like Mom’s. We picture our little angels being cooed at in grocery stores while we proudly accept [...]
Apr 6th, 2010
I’ve already told my breastfeeding story. Every mom has story, one way or the other. Some struggle for a long time, but finally come out victorious with a story of exclusive breastfeeding. Some get the hang of it with no problems. Some exclusively pump. Some just can’t physically do it. Some just plain don’t want [...]
Mar 17th, 2010
My son, Andrew, has been plagued with ear infections the past two winters. Last year after five in a row, we got a referral to a local ear, nose and throat doctor. After two visits, he declared that Andrew had “survived” the winter and didn’t need any further treatment. So far this winter he has [...]
Oct 30th, 2009
You see it everywhere: new moms and dads are reminded to “have a date night” or “take a bubble bath” or go out with friends. Every parenting book, magazine and website say the same thing. You want to take time for yourself so that you can be a better parent in the end. Have that [...]