Tag Archives: parents

Sleeping like a husband… and other perks of the working Dad

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Kevin

Hellooooooooooo sleep! Yes, my dear friends sleepy and bobo are back in the house and I am welcoming them with open arms. The fog is clearing as I swap 40 minute cat naps for solid bouts of sleep. Deep, peaceful sleep! … Continue reading →

Posted in Being a Dad | Tagged health, parents, Sleep disorder | 33 Comments

Top 5 reasons I’m glad not to be a mum

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Kevin

It starts with a quiet, insistent licking of lips. I can hear her at the end of the bed. Her head rubbing against the sheets and she moves from side to side, quicker and quicker and then, the first “uh!”. … Continue reading →

Posted in Being a Dad, fatherhood | Tagged Breast feed, Breastfeeding, Family, Fathers, humour, Infant, Infant formula, Mother, parents | 25 Comments

It’s ok to be scared

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Kevin

Miss 2.5 is indestructible. From as early as I can remember, whenever she’s hurt herself I’ve said “It’s ok sweet, dust yourself off” and she does. I’ve had strangers in parks comment on her robustness as she dongs her head on … Continue reading →

Posted in Being a Dad, Raising Girls | Tagged General anaesthetic, health, Magnetic resonance imaging, motherhood, parents | 46 Comments

So-long sleep

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Kevin

A warm afternoon about 1pm, curtains a drawn, and a ruggedly handsome, doting father is tenderly putting his calm, serene daughter in her cot for some quiet time [Adoring Doting Daddy] “Ok so you’ve got teddy?” [Slight Tired 2.5 Year … Continue reading →