Dear little one, You are just 3 months old. A whisper, really, and it was just yesterday that I birthed you in the dim candle-lit room with loud bellowing and moaning. You gave me a hard time in your entrance to the world, but you were a breeze from then on. A good sleeper, unlike … [Read more...] about Dear Sweet Baby Snoring On My Chest at 1:14am
Archives for September 2012
Favourite Parenting Resources
After I published 14 Ways to Connect With Your Child, a reader asked me to share my favourite parenting books. Coincidentally, this exact post was already in the works from a recent brainstorming session. Great minds think alike, I guess! I don't actually read a whole ton of … [Read more...] about Favourite Parenting Resources
14 Ways to Connect With Your Child
1. Look In Their Eyes First thing in the morning, look into your child’s eyes. See the world and the twinkling of innocence. Hold his gaze and whisper affirmations, or even just a simple ‘I love you babe’. Follow his lead and cuddle, play, or whatever he wants, to start the day off … [Read more...] about 14 Ways to Connect With Your Child
Apparently I Have a Lot of Kids. Who Knew?
Going out in public these days is officially a circus. Not because my children knock over $700 10-feet-tall stuffed giraffes in the toy store, narrowly missing the cashier's head amidst her proclamation of seeing her life flash before her eyes (true story). Not because my children … [Read more...] about Apparently I Have a Lot of Kids. Who Knew?
In Which I Begin a Love Affair With Coffee
It all started with carrots. Before I had children, I hated cooked carrots. Then, there was a pregnancy craving somewhere along the way. Now I LOVE them. They love me. Steamed carrots, butter, sea salt, and me... we're a happy bunch. Strange, yes? I thought so, too. But it got me … [Read more...] about In Which I Begin a Love Affair With Coffee