reasons why I hope my kid isn’t an Olympian

So, we all saw Crosby’s goal. And there’s a little part of every parent that would love to see their kid be a hero like that. The bragging rights! The dreams come true! The cash they can loan you! (You thought it, I said it.) Not me. Personally, I’m hoping my son turns out to [...]

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Baby Trekker Giveaway

We walk every single day. If we don’t, someone will go a little squirrelly. It could be me, it could be the child, but whoever it is, it will not be pretty. Now that we live in Victoria, this is easily done. I’m still amazed that we can spend two hours at the park in [...]

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inevitabilities faced by mamas of a boys

There’s no place like the playground to remind you what the future holds. You’ll be pushing your cherubic little boy in the baby swing, and then you’ll overhear or see something that makes you think…OH. NO. Some stuff we girls just don’t get. And we’ll never get it. But now, some of us have to, [...]

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games to play with your one-year-old

So like I said, we’re halfway through the second year of Callum’s life. One-year-olds are cool little creatures. But it’s kind of an awkward phase in some ways. He’s a bit young for, say, art projects, baking, hopscotch, and board games, yet is old enough to know that sitting in an Exersaucer and watching me [...]

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ways a baby can put a kink in your princess wedding plans

Hard to believe, but hubby and I are coming up to our one-year-anniversary. “But how is that possible?” you cry in astonishment. “You have an 18-month-old!” I know, I know. Miracles do happen! He was born three months ago, and was already 15 months old! There’s a TLC special in the works about it as [...]

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things I’ve changed my tune about as of late

I’m nothing if not inconsistent, so it shouldn’t come as a huge surprise that my parenting is not exempt from wiffling and waffling. Take the following examples. Kindergym. I always thought that this was yet another horrid example of forcing organized activity on your child at a ridiculously early age, until I actually went. Kindergym [...]

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things you’ll never see engraved on a mother’s tombstone

For this particular article that I wrote, you’ll have to follow the link over to Victoria Stroller. It is simply THE place to be on the internet if you live in Victoria and since waking up this morning, you’ve wiped someone’s nose that’s not your own. Enjoy!

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favourite things I had for my newborn

Lots of people have asked my what I think is essential for a newborn baby. Probably because I’m such an expert, of course! So, I’ve compiled a list for my millions of fans. These are simply the items that I personally found the most useful above and beyond the obvious (crib, diapers, car seat, sleepers, etc). It [...]

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Craft Caravan giveaway

My son is a bit young for crafts, but I was once I child myself, as well as a babysitter extraordinaire and Grade Five teacher. So I know crafts, people. And when I discovered this lovely little Vancouver-based business called Craft Caravan that sends kids’ crafts kits straight to your home every month, I said [...]

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things that melted me this week

I’ve been rereading my stuff lately and can’t help but notice that I sound awfully grumpy. Admittedly, since often the gist of this blog is to speak of my personal parenting challenges, it can be hard to get away from sounding negative. I’m afraid that someday my son will read what I wrote and say [...]

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