We have decided that in the next few days we will tell our siblings that we are expecting our second child.
We will proudly announce that we are to make them Aunts and Uncles again. As we consider the way we are going to let them in on our fantastic news we also ponder the response that we will get. I expect the reaction will probably be something along the lines of excitement and happiness.
On the subject of peoples reactions though I wonder how many times we will hear the following, …

Only one week has passed since we have found out that we are to have our second child.
Having told our parents the news we have decided not to share the news with anyone else just yet. Albeit we talk about the new arrival pretty much every hour as we consider how we will redecorate the bedrooms and like most couples we debate whether it’s going to be a girl or a boy.
Neither of us really mind if it’s a girl or a boy but deep down I think Alex would …

It was a Friday morning on which I woke early as we had decided the night before to perform a pregnancy test first thing. I gently nudged my wife to wake her to get on with things. We were both hopeful that there would be a baby on the way, so with anticipation we waited for the test to take effect. Moments later there was a gleeful look on Alex’s face. I automatically knew the outcome – I’m to be a dad for the second time.
That day started brilliantly but …

Rules… As parents we are famous for them. As kids we hated them. Young and old, we all need structure in our lives simply because it works.
When it comes to designing your own workout routine, don’t get paralysis by analysis by the 1,950,000 results looking back at you from Google.
..and please don’t try to follow some of the marathon bodybuilding workouts from the muscles mags on your local newsstand unless you want to break your body down instead of build it up.
No cookie cutter workout program works best for everybody, …

When it comes to teaching our kids new things, we as parents are pretty confident that we have a handle on teaching them good habits.
As the saying goes, “with age comes wisdom,” so as we get more years under our parenting belt we all become our own parenting experts, right?
But when it comes to exercise, maybe it’s time we look to our little leaguers for some expert workout advice… and the younger they are, the more we can learn.
You Don’t Know Squat

Here you see my 15 month old daughter naturally …