‘I am hungry I want some food. I AM HUNGRY I WANT SOME FOOD. Are you not listening to me? I WANT SOME FOOD. Oh nice. Food. Porridge. Yumm. Yummy. Oh that toy on my mat looks fun. I like its yellow colour. I AM HUNGRY. Food. FOOD. Good. I have to open my mouth?… Continue reading Eating (from Baby’s POV)
Babies Are Useless
I don’t want to knock my gorgeous baby daughter but it has to be said she is pretty useless. She is uncoordinated, sleepy, inattentive, forgetful and has no idea how to get her own food and no idea how to protect herself. Leave her on her own for a day and she would starve. And… Continue reading Babies Are Useless
The Longest Day
For years I’ve wanted a child. It took over 5 years and a lot of struggles and heartache to make our daughter. But on Saturday when wifey announced that she was going to a day spa and “don’t you remember you agreed to look after baby for the day”, my first reaction was fear, closely… Continue reading The Longest Day
“dad of the year” gorilla
We can all learn some parenting skills from this Silverback mountain gorilla.
My Daughter’s First Snow
Somebody is up before dawn yelling “Snow, snow, snow. Let’s play.” That somebody is me. Wifey pulls the duvet over her head. “Let’s sleep.” A layer of whiteness covers the streets. A sprinkling of magic that hides the dog sh*t and the McDonalds wrappers. I pace the house looking longingly at the whiteness outside waiting… Continue reading My Daughter’s First Snow
Being an IVF Dad
Father’s Day 2007 was not a good day. I took my dad for a beer to celebrate his special day. “Son, not everyone can have kids, you know.” It was said with tenderness and I realised he was preparing me for disappointment. My wife and I had been trying for a child for two years,… Continue reading Being an IVF Dad
Baby Injections Fiasco
It was my turn to take Baby M to the doctors for her immunisations. I was worried Baby M may have inherited my needle phobia. But she was brilliant. So was the nurse. She had a great bedside manner, and really looked after me when I feinted. Baby M found it very funny especially when… Continue reading Baby Injections Fiasco
Dad Caught Using Breast Pump
Daddy Dazed spent the evening assembling a breast pump. What an amazing piece of apparatus. Mum-in-law walks in as I am trying out the pump on my own nipple. “Its got amazing sucking power” I say. She looks at me and walks out again without saying a word.
Dads influence when daughter enters puberty
Over the past three decades, social scientists have uncovered compelling evidence that the absence of a father figure can be associated with early reproductive development in girls. This discovery has led to a deeper understanding of how family dynamics and social environments can shape the physical and emotional development of young women. While the idea… Continue reading Dads influence when daughter enters puberty
Baby Scribbles
Today I discovered that baby has managed to scribble pen over every page of a children’s library book so i thought it would be relevant to post a guest post today from Sarah Morris about other, more structured ways, to encourage writing skills in your toddler. Recognizing the Beginnings of Writing Skills in Your Toddler… Continue reading Baby Scribbles