Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Marketing Crap: Children's Products

After almost three years of being exposed to the world of children's products, I've become terribly cynical. I just can't believe how much garbage is out there and the incredible marketing ploys companies will go through to make people feel they NEED to buy their stuff. Here's an example: Last week I went to

Friday, February 18, 2011

Look Mommy! I made a SNAIL!

Adventures of Liam on the Potty.
I'm writing this partly to avoid writing about Adeleine's NICU story. I've found it hard to sit down and write that one, so consequently I haven't written anything in about two weeks. So I thought we could avoid/procrastinate together and I'll just write about Liam's potty adventures! :)

Liam got his first potty as a gift from Grandma when he was one year old.

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Bloggy, blog, blog

So far this blog has had over 700 pageviews from readers from all over the world! Thanks guys!

A big Thank You to readers from:

Friday, February 4, 2011

Adeleine's NICU Story: Part 1

Adeleine was born 13 weeks premature. Her due date was November 23rd. She was born on August 23rd. That's not even close. That's not even in the third trimester. To say we were shocked would be an understatement. This is the story of the 15 weeks our family spent at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

Part 1: Labour & Delivery

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Thumbs Up!

Two nights ago Adeleine found her thumb. I'm thrilled! But at the same time, I know it will ignite once again the great thumb sucking debate. Everyone (even strangers!) seems to have an opinion on the thumb vs pacifier. Sometimes people have very strong opinions on how you should raise your kid, grounded in culture, in tradition, in science and some even in myth. In general, this is my advice for new moms who are receiving well-meaning advice from everyone and the mail man: