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Why Your Baby Should Eat Better Than You

To put it simply, your baby, child, or small person is growing at an astonishing rate. New functions are appearing daily and they’re developing the motor skills to do tasks that us grown-ups take for granted. When you go to the gym or become more active, your diet needs to change to adapt to your new lifestyle. More protein is needed for muscle growth, iron for healthy blood, and more water to replace all that sweat. After having all his or her meals from nutrient-packed milk or  ...

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How Your Food Can Save the Bees

Did you know that one out of every three bites of food we eat is made possible by bees and other pollinators? As well as helping our flowers to grow, they’re responsible for a third of our food. In a Rolling Stone article, ‘What is Killing America’s Bees and What Does it Mean for Us?’,  ...

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IVF: The Egg Retrieval

Another pivotal moment in our road to a hopeful pregnancy happened today. After weeks of multiple self-inflicted injections, my wife underwent an egg retrieval. It seemed like a fitting time of year, with the stores full of delicious chocolate – something I’ve  ...

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Win a Fujifilm Instax Mini 8 Camera

How very exciting! I’m joining forces with a select group of bloggers, artists, and Instagrammers to give you a chance to win your very own Fujifilm Instax Mini 8 camera, just like one of these: The lovely and talented people involved are: SocialDad.ca Burly and Puff Worthy Women Art  ...

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5 Ways to De-Stress, Fast

When everything is happening, all at once and you’re starting to get hot, it’s awfully easy to say something that you don’t mean, or that you shouldn’t have said out loud. Maybe the kids are screaming at you from different sides, each with a different demand, or  ...

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The Road to IVF: The Second Try

We’ve been down this road before, our very first try with IVF, thanks to the wonderful staff at Olive Fertility, got us two tested embryos, and one perfect baby. The other embryo was implanted, but wasn’t meant to happen.  Today, 15 months and a few days after the birth of our  ...

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