Dear Hamish,

At 1:30am, I was holding you and rocking you and whispering in your ear to help ease the pain.  We waited together for more than 45minutes for the Motrin and Tylenol to kick in and relieve the piercing ache in your gums caused by more than one tooth as it pushed its way [...]

Dear Hamish, Well, here we are my boy.  It has been a busy month.  Grandad and Nana came to visit on August 19th and then on the 22nd we had a party to warm our house.  Many friends and family members came to say hello to our new digs including:  Grandad and Nana, Granny and [...]

In reference to shaved chocolate:  ”I like chocolate, not chocolate crumbs.”*

On hot tub usage:  ”When we get home after our long day, let’s have a soakout.”

On dealing with parents the Barbara Coloroso way: “You have two choices:  the train can run fast or it can run slow.”

On dealing with parents the Barbara [...]

Dear Hamish,

If we were to choose a theme for your tenth month – it would be moving.  On more than one account really.  We, as a family, moved house from Merritt Place to Tiffin Place.  But also you have started moving and exploring more than ever.  Not only are you crawling on all fours [...]

It’s hard to say who drew their sword first.  About 11 months ago, the battle began.  We thought we were doing everything right.  After all, without even reading literature on the subject we took it upon ourselves to involve our son when we installed the integrated toddler toilet seat and purchased the oh-so-cool Lightning McQueen [...]