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What Makes a ‘Good’ Parent?
What makes a good parent? Right now I think Jess and I are doing a bloody good job but every now and again people ask us a question and I...
Gareth Ellis
Jan 17, 20192 min read


Daddy’s First Day Back at Work
This week I had the very unfortunate task of going back to work after my paternity leave. Yes, that’s right, our little Ru is already two...
Gareth Ellis
Dec 11, 20182 min read


Thank you to the NHS
Today marks a significant day as Rupert turns 12 days old. Not a particularly big birthday I know, but it means that today he has been at...
Gareth Ellis
Dec 5, 20183 min read


Welcome to the World
On Friday morning, 9.42am, on the 23rd of November something truly magical happened – Jess and I became parents. Our little boy decided...
Gareth Ellis
Nov 28, 20184 min read


Time is precious, spend it wisely
Time is such a precious commodity. It’s one of those things that when you have a lot of it you don’t need it and when you need it you...
Gareth Ellis
Jun 20, 20182 min read


Advice – Make it Nice
Why when people find out your pregnant, and they’ve had children, do they tell you all the bad bits? J and I recently shared the good...
Gareth Ellis
Jun 8, 20182 min read


To Buy or Not to Buy
So currently J and I are tackling the minefield of baby shopping. Quite frankly I’m lost already underneath the mire of travel systems,...
Gareth Ellis
May 31, 20183 min read


Dos and Don’ts of the First Trimester
After nearly a year of marriage and almost six years of this relationship, you think I’d know my other half. And I do to a certain...
Gareth Ellis
May 25, 20183 min read


We’re having a baby!!!
Jess and I are having a baby! That’s right, today we went for our 12 week scan and saw our little prince or princess for the first time...
Gareth Ellis
May 21, 20183 min read