Transitioning our daughter to a big girl best can be really stressful on little kids. In hindsight, I don’t think it was very stressful or worrisome to our daughter, Haddie – it was stressful for us, the parents. Kids are … Read More
Did you install you kids car seat? Do you know what you’re doing? On weekends, my SUV is typically our family vehicle. We love to overpack for weekend cottage adventures, so my extra large SUV is our vehicle of choice. … Read More
I feel a bit bad. Not terrible, but a bit bad. For our daughters first and second birthday we went all out of birthday cakes. Weeks in advance I ordered incredible looking cakes, specialized for her interested. I drove across … Read More
Why do we toilet train kids? Why are people always in such a rush to have their kids potty trained? The truth: diapers are the easiest! Shouldn’t we just leave diapers on kids until they leave for university, then they … Read More
Our kids drink a lot of water. I am not talking about a cup here and a cup there, I am talking about a constant stream of water entering their little bodies. If you have babies that drink a lot … Read More
Our two year old daughter used to love bathes. Bath time was her favourite. Playing. Fun. Splashing. Giggling. Washing her body and hair. Easy as could be. Then, a few weeks ago, all hell broke loose. It was literally overnight. … Read More
Traveling with two kids under 2 years old is really stressful. This stress is compounded when you are going to a destination where you might not be able to buy locally any of your staples for the kids, such as … Read More
Every month, from month one through month twelve, we took a picture of Haddie; and, we are doing the same for Zev. It is a lot of fun, and it is incredible to see the changes in them month by … Read More
Having a kid is not cheap. Having two kids is downright uber-expensive. Over the past 5 or 6 months I have been experimenting with ordering clothes for our 19 month old daughter and 3 month old son from AliExpress. If you … Read More
A few weeks ago one of my best friends told me that their daughter was potty/toilet-trained by 18-months old. I was surprised. I didn’t know that kids could actually be toilet trained that young. Haddie, our 18-month old, is super … Read More