parenting | the musings of monique

this is about william, catherine and their little prince

Posted on July 24, 2013 by moniquefischle

The beaming new parents

The whole world (well not the whole world, but a lot of people) have royal baby fever. Today, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge left the hospital with their newborn little prince and he is gorgeous. Absolutely beautiful. And William and Kate are beaming just like any first time parents. They look so lovely and happy and so they should, it is a happy occasion.

But there’s something that bothers me a little every time something good happens for William — people will inevitably bring up Diana. Read More

the duchess of cambridge is pregnant…now leave her alone

Posted on December 4, 2012 by moniquefischle

When we woke up this morning, we were all greeted with the news that The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are expecting their first child. According to ABC News St James Palace made a statement saying:

“Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are very pleased to announce that The Duchess of Cambridge is expecting a baby,” the palace said in a statement today. “The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Harry and members of both families are delighted with the news.” Read More

bye bye, birdy?

Posted on October 11, 2012 by moniquefischle

Originally published on KiKi & Tea.

Though I like to think of myself as being informed about politics, the truth is there is quite a lot that I don’t know about our political system and there is even less that I know about US politics. As we draw even closer to the next United States presidential election, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have been filling the news channels and news websites with their pledges and what they will do as President of the United States of America. I don’t know much about what they stand for because, as ignorant as this is, I don’t get a vote, so I feel that it doesn’t REALLY matter who I support as I don’t get a say. But after the first presidential debate last week, even though Romney clearly won, I found myself rooting for Obama. Despite the fact that I once referred to Romney as trustworthy, when I heard that he wants to get rid of PBS, I took issue. Read More

the element of surprise

Posted on June 21, 2012 by moniquefischle

I’ve spoken before about my love of Giuliana and Bill Rancic and how I’m very happy for them that they are expecting a baby via gestational surrogate. This week, they held a baby shower with their friends and enticed them on the invite with the knowledge that by the end of the shower, they would know if it was a girl or a boy. My initial gut feeling was that it was a girl, don’t ask me why, I just really felt that it was. But having a second look at the invitation, the gender of the baby is pretty obvious, isn’t it? I just hadn’t realised it until now. If you want to know whether Giuliana and Bill are having a boy or girl, keep reading. Read More

the price of pregnancy

Posted on May 7, 2012 by moniquefischle

After facing fertility issues, Giuliana and Bill get a happy ending, but the sad reality is that many won’t

Recently, we received the wonderful news that E! News anchor, Giuliana Rancic and her husband Bill were expecting a baby. The couple, who married in December 2006, have had a highly publicised battle with infertility and miscarriage that has been documented on their reality show Giuliana and Bill. After the shocking diagnosis of breast cancer became public knowledge in November last year, their supporters have been waiting for their happy ending. Last week they got it, though by different means then they expected.

You see, Giuliana and Bill are expecting their first child through the help of a gestational carrier/surrogate. Read More