I was writing a short piece for a publication this week that had me reminiscing on baby milestones, many of which have already passed by for Charlie. Baby’s first belly laugh. Baby’s first peek-a-boo. Baby’s first climb-on-top-of-a-box-and-teeter-perilously-before-toppling-over. I’m going to get weepy about how it all goes so fast now. Well, actually, I’m going to [...]

I know nothing about car engines. Every time I drive the car (thankfully, only about once a week), I am consciously aware of the risk I am taking as I jump in, turn the key, hope the thing starts, and hope it keeps going for me. Because if it makes a funny noise or a [...]

I’m looking ahead to the next few weeks when, terrifyingly, there’ll be a newborn in the house, I’ll be zombie-esque and mostly stuck in a chair, and I’m thinking I’d better fill the freezer up with some meals. I’m thinking I maybe need to do some cooking this week while I’m still capable. Also, if [...]

Last month, I did a post about Seventh Generation diapers that included a giveaway and information about their products. This month (October 2011), if you purchase any Seventh Generation diapers (possibly with the coupons you got from 7th Gen Nation), an equivalent package will be donated to a women’s shelter in Canada – Give One, [...]

A month after school has started and our nanny started and it seems like an appropriate time to check in with my children who I was a little concerned about last month. Oh wait, I can’t, they’re running around screeching. They’re fine. They’re just fine. Things have mostly gone to plan. Callum seems to be [...]

When you’ve got a grandmother about to celebrate her 90th birthday, and you try to think of an appropriate gift for someone who has received 89 years of birthday presents, you might be a bit stumped as to what to get her. A serendipitous email from Blurb solved my problem – a photo book! Of memories! [...]

Part of my immersion back into thinking about babies and babyhood and what babies need (gulp) has been facilitated by a new Facebook page helpfully constructed by Loblaw Inc., called Baby and You. Want to discuss pain relief during labour, organic baby food or pregnancy cravings? This is a good place to hang out (it’s [...]

Is third trimester ADHD a thing? Because I have it. I have no attention span. I am distracted by shiny objects, random paperwork, and most of all, the red blinking light on my Blackberry. Oooh another email. Hang on…OK. Am back. I can’t focus on anything. I can’t multi-task like I used to, so if [...]

We’ve recently made some lifestyle changes that I hope are reducing our footprint on the environment. Some of them are pretty big – like moving into the heart of the city and suddenly finding myself only driving my car once a week as opposed to every day.  Other things are smaller, like paying attention to [...]

I signed up to participate in the Mom Central Canada Seventh Generation Blogger Campaign because of my genuine interest in their products – I had tried their cleaning products before, but mostly I was really interested in their diapers and wipes, what with the arrival of baby 3 in under 7 weeks. ‘Green’ cleaning products were [...]