I am writing this at 4:30 in the morning.
The house is quiet and everyone else is asleep. My mind is buzzing after a night of chat and of work and of life.
I figure, since I am up, I should write
……about sleep.
Sleep.
The holy grail of new parents. The bain of small children’s exsistance.
Sleep.
That we can’t [...]

A few weeks ago someone asked me this question on twitter: How does someone know when they are ready to become a parent? (no, I’m not going to tell you who it was)
It is a pretty amazing question. It’s honest and from the heart and truly a sign of modern times when there [...]

I learned an important lesson this week.
I can’t remember another week when I have tried so hard.
Between planning days off with my kids and a trip away, meeting dozens of new people, putting my best foot forward, I have rarely tried so hard.
This week I balanced, I struggled, I laughed, I worried, I faced my [...]

This week I had the pleasure of taking each of my children on a day long, one on one, day out.  All together, there were four train rides, two subway rides, rock climbing, a fun visit to the Hockey Hall of Fame, and a trip to the ROM.  We shared three amazing lunches, endless snacks [...]

There is a really good chance you are reading this sitting alone with your baby. At your computer, eating a meal you prepared with one hand. You’re laughing now, aren’t ya?
The first few months after having a baby are harder than you thought they were going to be.