January 07, 2025
Fatherhood
Total 174 Posts
A typical "road trip" for me is a long drive to a campsite or cottage where we'd stay for a few days before returning home. This summer, we decided to do something different. GM Canada kindly lent me a 2016 Chevrolet Traverse so I could go on an east coast
I'm a very lucky guy. I have four amazing children. My youngest, who is now four months old, is also going to be my last. The next time I'm caring for a child this size, I'll be a grandfather, so I'm really trying to soak this in. Every day I'm
With great interest I read this CBC article about the fact many Canadians diagnosed with asthma don't in fact have it. This was my experience with my firstborn. Weeks before his second birthday, my oldest ended up in the hospital with pneumonia. I spent five nights sleeping on that cot
On Tuesday night, my oldest won his house league's hockey championship. I enjoyed every second of it from the lonely end of the rink. This morning, a package arrive for my youngest and it included this little doll. I thought I'd snap a pic.
My oldest son went into daycare when he turned one. His mother's parental leave ended, and she went back to work. James started daycare, and I still remember the day I was told how much it costs to put a 12 month old in daycare in this city. It cost
My sweet boy celebrates his second birthday today. He's at an age where he knows there will be cake today, but isn't certain what all the fuss is about. Happy birthday, son! You've come a long way.
Fewer and fewer kids are playing hockey these days. It's a fairly expensive game and there are plenty of other, often safer, options. Neither of my nephews play hockey. It's no longer a surety that a Canadian kid will strap on the skates each week and chase a puck. I
This morning, at 6:34am, Morgan Sophia arrived. She was 7lb 11oz and perfectly healthy. Mom was awesome and is doing great. James and Michelle met their little sister today and Jarvis gets the honour tomorrow.
It's March. This is the month. This is the month in which my baby girl will be born. My wife is almost 37 weeks pregnant. I know because I've literally been counting them down. Her OB/GYN is happy with everything, from the baby's heartbeat to the fundal height, and
On Thursday night, I had three tickets to watch the Leafs and Hurricanes at the ACC. They were in the Fan Deck and courtesy of @TheFordFanatic. Me and my two oldest donned our Leafs jerseys and got set for Maple Leafs action. The Fan Deck, if you've never been, is
Tonight, I surprised myself. I was at the Raptors game with the family and when Vince Carter entered the game, I found myself cheering. It was completely spontaneous. I was sincerely happy to see him again. Less than two years ago I wrote this about Vince Carter. He quit on
We spent a good chunk of yesterday at the Ontario Science Centre to check out a couple of travelling exhibitions: Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age and CIRCUS! The Exhibition. As usual, everyone had a great time. These exhibitions run through April 24, 2016.
On December 29, it snowed. You may remember this snowfall as it was very, very wet. With my youngest obsessed with Olaf from Frozen, my daughter was determined to make him a snowman. I helped her make a soaking wet snowman and snapped the photo below. The next day, it
My youngest is unable to pass a park bench without wanting to sit on it and chill. It sure slows down walks through High Park. When he first started doing it, I thought it was cute and would take a picture, but now it happens so often it's lost its
On Friday, my wife and I learned the gender of our unborn baby. We kept that detail to ourselves for one day so we could inform the kids in the best way possible: via cake. My wife made a vanilla cake with food colouring. My daughter would cut the cake,
With my first three kids, I knew their gender as soon as possible. That's typically at the 20-week ultrasound. All of my children were named while they were in the womb. This Friday, I'll learn the gender of baby #4. My daughter really wants a baby sister, so for her
I love fatherhood. I think I'm pretty good at it. At least my kids tell me so. I do my very best and treat the responsibility as if it's the most important job I'll ever have. My first born will soon be 14-years old. We talk about everything. My goal
My daughter knows me well. She can anticipate my reaction to just about everything. It's frightening, really. She has a birthday this month so she's started dropping hints about things she'd like. After her last soccer match, it went something like this: Michelle: Daddy, there's something I want, but you're
Happy Father's Day to all the dads out there.
As part of their job action, my kids' teachers won't be entering grades into the report card system. I'm A-OK with that. I simply don't care what grades my kids receive in primary school. I never have, and I never will. In fact, I'd be happy if grades disappeared forever
My son won his hockey league's house league championship this afternoon. Stop me if you've heard this one before. He also won it all last year, and the year before. That's three titles in three years, if you're keeping track at home. This is James's fourth house league title overall.
