Milestones
When my first child was born, I was not well versed in child rearing. I had done some babysitting in my past (my Aunt Janet blithely trusted me with her offspring), but I really didn't have a clue. However, once I realized I was going to be someone's mum, I wanted to do it right. As luck would have it, Bill and I stayed with my parents for the first 6 weeks of our daughter, Emma's life. We leaned on my mum and dad heavily for support. After that stint, Bill and I were largely on our own. We stumbled along and, in the process, found out that we had similar ideas when it came to parenthood. We both really wanted our kids to actually like us - not just love us. So, we spent a lot of time together as a family and we made it a point to travel as much as we could. That way we could experience new countries, new food, new cultures, and people together as a unit. And, we had a blast. Don't get me wrong, we also fought like crazed animals, too. Too much toget...