“I recommend women in the latter stages of their pregnancy not wait even a week for unadjuvanted vaccine.” This is the quote from Nova Scotia’s Chief Public Health Officer that greeted me in the Halifax edition of Metro on Tuesday morning. There was a similar statement in the online version of The Chronicle Herald. Trouble [...]
Archive for October, 2009
H1N1 – looking after maman and baby-to-be – a swinish afternoon
Posted in Adjuvant, commuter dad, Dads, Family, Fatherhood, H1N1, Papa, Road trip, Swine Flu, Vaccinations, Working Dad on October 28, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Treats all round
Posted in Celebrations, Clay Café, commuter dad, Dads, Family, Fatherhood, Hockey, les Canadiens, Les grandparents, Papa, Playgrounds, Sports, Susie's Shortbreads, work life balance, Working Dad on October 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Tout le monde en parle is rounding out the weekend – always a list of interesting guests and often a provocative perspective on what is happening in politics, the arts, pop culture and sports. Mé is beside me thoughts roundly fixed on her belly. “I would have liked to have had the baby this weekend,” [...]
Musical chairs
Posted in commuter dad, Cute, Dads, Family, Fatherhood, High chair, Milestones, Papa, Toddlers, Uncategorized, Working Dad on October 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Nellie-Rose is graduating. She’s in a transition mode right now, in the process of being liberated from her high chair. The potential messy quotient of the food along with her gigotage levels – wriggliness – are the key determinants as to whether or not it will be another meal strapped in behind a plastic tray. [...]
Dance, dance wherever you may be
Posted in Beaches, Birthplace of Hockey, Celebrations, commuter dad, Dads, Dancing, David Bedford, Diogal, Family, Fatherhood, It's a George Thing, Lake Pezaquid, Mermaid Theatre, Papa, Pre-schoolers, Pumpkin Regatta, Road trip, Sports, The Jungle Book, Toddlers, Transportation, Waterfront, Windsor Nova Scotia, work life balance, Working Dad on October 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As far as I know, Noah’s viewing of Disney’s animated The Jungle Book more than a year ago was not a defining moment. I was barely able to get him to sit through part of the jazzed out temple bacchanalia. Now he’s doing what he calls the ‘monkey dance’ complete with simian sound effects as [...]
Big steps
Posted in commuter dad, Dads, Family, Fatherhood, Friendships, Milestones, Papa, Pre-school, Pre-schoolers, Toddlers, work life balance, Working Dad on October 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Noah-David is now a three mornings a week lad at pre-school. We’re into our fourth week and he still occasionally asks if he can stay at home. We haven’t succumbed to these requests as yet because we want to establish a pattern and expectation of leaving the house and participating in a learning/play environment with [...]
Chance encounters
Posted in Uncategorized on October 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Occasionally I clock some beyond Nova Scotia travel with my job. Most recently, it was off to Ottawa for a professional development opportunity. A quick trip – two days on the road. Day one is a series of serendipitous encounters. In the seats in front of me on the plane are a mom and three [...]
Meta
Nuts and Bolts
Pages
-
Recent Posts
Archives
