Category: Mum and Dad Blog

Daddy Daycare used to just be a movie to me but now it’s a very real nightmare. Now it sends cold chills down my spine while at the same time giving me the hot sweats. Now the mention of Daddy Daycare has given me a brand new respect for my wife and what she does every single day.

A parcel pick up seems like a simple task on a normal day. today however, was no ordinary day. It was an ordinary day where I got a little upset after I felt a little disrespected. I was frustrated, antsy, and just needed some air and  something to focus my mind on. I looked down at the floor in the doorway and saw an Australia Post card that was left saying I had a parcel to pick up from the post office. Then it all started to go wrong.

Is childbirth the Musical or the Comedy? So, I recently gave birth to my firstborn son, Tyson Isaac Ariel Holt.  His name means high-spirited, laughing, lion of God.  We had chosen these names before he was born, but strangely the high-spirited and laughing bits were particularly relevant through his birth story.

Motherhood has bought with it many challenges, many lessons, and many blessings. Unbelievably, it’s now over 9 weeks since I gave birth!  Nine weeks! And I haven’t blogged a thing!!! Fortunately, when you have a new baby, people are incredibly forgiving and make many allowances for you.  This is just one thing I’ve learnt since having a baby.

The struggle to fall pregnant seems more and more prevalent these days.  People everywhere are finding it difficult to fall pregnant naturally and at that precise time that they want to.  This is how it was for us.

Should Men Cry? Well in today's day and age many people get upset that the question is even asked because us blokes are supposed to strive for being sensitive, in touch with our feminine side, secure enough in our masculinity to be comfortable showing emotion. However I think I have gone too far at times.

Sleeping difficulties in pregnancy seem to increase the further along I get in pregnancy!  Being 37 weeks, one of the difficulties now is that I have a full-sized baby whose body clock refuses to match my own.  Time for me to sleep is time for him to play and almost always time for him to get the hiccups.  This, however, is not the worst offender working against a good night’s sleep.

Dizziness in Pregnancy is a symptom that many pregnant women experience at some point or another. This can cause difficulty in doing the most basic of household chores, stop you from going out, give your husband an oppotunity to make an absolute fool of you. The average day basically.