Ash barfed on Clive’s face this morning. I laughed my ASS off. And then ran to get the camera.

Oh thank, BabyCenter, for telling me where my kid is supposed to be developmentally. Judging him as a 6.5 month old, the following is how Ash ranks. The bold items are things he cannot do yet:

Child’s Age

Mastered Skills (most kids can do)

Emerging Skills (half of kids can do)

Advanced Skills (a few kids can […]

Clive thinks I’m crazy for caring, but I really hope that new moms and future moms who are reading this breastfeed. I can be difficult at the beginning, but it’s so worth it in the end. I was a a breastfeeding meeting the other day and learned that in Nova Scotia about 90% of women […]

We got the new highchair today! The first thing he did was try to eat it. Ash turned five months old yesterday. Wowzers.


I had to hold back the tears today at lunchtime in a restaurant with my sister when I realized that Ash had cut TWO teeth overnight. I had no idea. He’d been sucking his bottom lip in the past couple of weeks, but I figured I had another six weeks before this milestone, as he’s […]

When Ash isn’t using his Jolly Jumper, Clive is using Ash for weight training.

I’ve officially gone batshit crazy with love. Look! He’s smiling! I finally feel like I’m doing something right!

Family beds are the way to go! Last night we slept for nearly twelve hours (in 3-4 hour incriments) with only short breaks in between we learned how to properly breastfeed so that he stays full for longer. The first few days I’d get have to get up to nurse nearly every hour. It was […]