Off to Oxford

I’m leaving for Oxford this afternoon; haven’t had much time for blogging in the last few days, what with recovering from the Berlin trip and getting ready for this one. Not to mention coping with an extremely clingy toddler, who gets jealous of Mummy’s laptop, and the phone, and anyone who dares get in between [...]

Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day, in its best manifestation, is a day to celebrate family and togetherness and children, as well as mothers. On this day though, it’s also good to spare a thought for those who would like to be mothers but can’t be, for whatever reason, and for those who’ve lost their mothers, in whatever way. [...]

Sleeping Babies

We’ve had problems with getting the baby (now 10 months) to sleep properly during the day, and when she also started waking more often during the night I decided I had to figure out an answer. Our first child slept readily, took schedule variations in his stride, and so it was a big shock when [...]

Flu Survival Kit

The Moose Fever that befell what seems to be half the NorthernVoice attendees (although to be fair, lots of other people I know in Vancouver are down with the flu as well, it seems particularly virulent this year) is slowly loosening its grip. It’s more than a little disconcerting when you go through the list [...]

Baby Monitors

A few thoughts on baby monitors; how you parent will affect how (or whether) you need a baby monitor. I’ve got a couple of “how to buy” tips if you do want one which I wish someone had told me!
First, do you need one? If you think you’ll be spending quite a lot of time [...]

Useful Things for Babies

The next part of an occasional series on what we found to be useful with a baby. I’ve noticed a few people coming to this site with searches on baby stuff, so here’s some more!
Standard lists for what you need for a baby always seem a little too prescriptive to me; “thou shalt have 6 [...]