ONE YEAR STATS!
ONE YEAR baby stats: We have all survived the first 12 months! Below are some stats of how Baby…
April 25, 2017ONE YEAR baby stats: We have all survived the first 12 months! Below are some stats of how Baby…
April 25, 2017So, we started sleep “training” Averie this weekend or as it is otherwise known; how to buy a fast…
April 3, 2017Eleven-month baby stats: We have all survived the first 11 months. Below are some stats of how Baby Averie…
March 8, 2017Ten-month baby stats: We have all survived the first 10 months. Below are some stats of how Baby Averie has progressed…
February 22, 2017Nine-month baby stats: We have all survived the first 9 months. Below are some stats of how Baby Averie has…
January 11, 2017Eight-month baby stats: We have all survived the first 8 months. Below are some stats of how Baby Averie has…
December 12, 2016Seven-month baby stats: We have all survived the first 7 months. Below are some stats of how Baby Averie…
November 21, 2016Six-month baby stats: We have all survived the first 6 months. Below are some stats of how Baby Averie…
October 19, 2016Claudine took Averie on her very first plane ride yesterday. Just a short one-hour flight to visit her parents…
October 8, 2016Five-month baby stats: We have all survived the first 20 weeks. Below are some stats of how Baby Averie…
September 9, 2016It’s a long way to Tipperary Tobermory. We spent the last week exploring crystalline blue waters that sparkled against…
August 29, 2016Four-month baby stats: We have all survived the first 16 weeks. Below are some stats of how Baby Averie…
August 10, 2016I've always scoffed at the quantity of things some people pack in order to travel with babies and small…
July 16, 2016Three-month baby stats: We have all survived the first 12 weeks. Below are some stats of how Baby Averie…
July 8, 2016We have all survived the first 8 weeks. Below are some stats of how Baby Averie has progressed so…
June 8, 2016Disclaimer: As with almost everything in life, everyone will have their own unique experience. This is mine. Also the…
June 2, 2016Babies are pretty much all about the boobs and the poops. It is probably not a coincidence that these…
May 26, 2016***UPDATE*** Claudine seems to be capable of functioning in only one mode of late. Facking Megastar Warrior Mode. They…
May 18, 2016We have all survived the first 4 weeks. Below are some stats of how Baby Averie has progressed so…
May 8, 2016Claudine was in labour for over 36hrs. I can barely do anything for a two-hour stretch. (With the exception…
April 25, 2016Being the first time parent to a new born is like drowning in a vat of maple syrup. Sticky…
April 14, 2016Welcome to your adventure, baby Averie James Craig I hope that you will stand strong against the waves of…
April 12, 2016This is just a short update for now because I am not sure what day it is anymore, but…
April 8, 2016Waiting to have a baby is like being packed and ready for a trip, except you have no clue…
April 6, 2016Statistically only 4% of babies are born on their actual due date. Statistically I wish it didn’t snow in…
April 5, 2016The early stages of labour are happening and things have been progressing slowly and steadily, but all this waiting…
April 3, 2016Waiting for anything good always feels impossible. Even waiting for bad things is hard. Overall waiting just sucks. At…
March 31, 2016We have gotten the baby room as ready as it is ever going to be. It is clean, cozy…
March 25, 2016Our friend Aviva recommended this raspberry tea to help “tone” the uterus and prepare for labour. I find the…
March 20, 2016My mother was born on March 15th, 1947. In an inexplicable administrative blunder her birthday was officially registered as…
March 16, 2016Week 36 and counting… Last weekend we had our official tour of the prenatal/birthing floor at Mt. Sinai. It…
March 9, 2016At this stage of pregnancy we visit our OB at Mt. Sinai weekly. The 35-week ultrasound showed us that…
March 5, 2016Shopping for a stroller is shockingly difficult. Modern strollers are frustratingly expensive and baffling because – to my untrained…
February 25, 2016Mount Sinai hospital offers a breastfeeding (or beret feeling as autocorrect suggested) class for expectant mothers. Claudine signed us…
February 16, 2016The 2015 remake of Mad Max is not the most relaxing Friday night movie choice. I had to keep…
February 11, 2016Claudine and I celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary yesterday. Our 19-week anatomy ultrasound was done around 11am and instead…
November 12, 2015We had our Fetal Cardiac Echocardiogram done today. Several revelations became clear in varying order of importance. They are…
November 10, 2015Early on in the first few weeks of pregnancy, Claudine woke up to tell me about a ‘horrible nightmare’…
November 5, 2015Claudine got to pee into this jazzy little cup to test blood sugar levels and her risk of gestational…
October 29, 2015Claudine ran across the kitchen vigorously shaking her hands when I was about to add salt to our food.…
October 22, 2015