Adulting is hard, so I don’t get why people want to make kids “big” before their time. I have a friend with a small baby and she often asks for advice regarding what age to do what. It makes me think back to a year or so ago when little M was only 4 months old. A time when I was faced with the question “Have you started giving her solids yet?“. I know there is the big ‘4 month vs 6 month’ debate. I decided to do my own research, because when she was 4 months old I found it way too small to give solid foods. She was…

Often you hear people say “you are so lucky to have a husband that helps out around the house & with your child”. Um, come again? Shouldn’t that be the rule & not the exception? Why is it seen as ‘lucky’ when the father is actively involved in parenting the child HE made as well? Maybe it is strange to me as my own father was always supportive and actively involved in my life since I can remember. I am blessed with the MOST fabulous dad in the entire world, loved by many. He was always there next to the hockey field cheering me on & wouldn’t miss it for…