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Inside Fatherhood

Archive for September 2007

September 30th, 2007

Nursery progress

My baby’s room now has walls. I’m not one to rush out and get something just because everyone else has it, but I have to say that putting up walls is one of the better ‘follow the crowd’ decisions I’ve made.
Tearing down the walls
Just to recap, I’ve torn out the old walls, ceiling and insulation […]

By Bill -- 1 comment

September 28th, 2007

Baby Ticker

I keep track of my unborn baby’s progress using a couple handy and free internet tools.
The most graphically entertaining is the Baby ticker from babystrology.com. By simply filling in your due date, name and number of babies you’re provided with the HTML required to make this magic happen. The image (right) is how your baby […]

By Bill -- 4 comments

September 28th, 2007

More Chinese toy recalls for lead content

The New York Times reports that there are yet more problems with lead levels in Chinese-manufactured toys.
“Amid a fresh wave of toy recalls yesterday, a consumer advocacy group said it had found hazardous levels of lead in many toys made out of vinyl plastic, potentially expanding the scope of testing and recalls of contaminated toys.
[…]

By Bill -- 5 comments

September 27th, 2007

A Baldwin brother’s view on fatherhood

This isn’t quite what you’d expect after Alec Baldwin’s voicemail tirade on his daughter, but William Baldwin recently told OK! Magazine that fatherhood “[i]s the greatest thing in my life.”
Who’da thunk from a Baldwin?
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By Bill -- 1 comment

September 27th, 2007

Kid and eco-friendly paints

I’ve slowly been making progress on redoing my unborn son’s nursery. I ripped the ceiling and walls down to the studs from their former plaster and paneling coverings. I’m just about done with the drywall, so the topic of paint is coming up on the radar.
In the course of my never ending surfing I’ve […]

By Bill -- 1 comment

September 27th, 2007

School lockdown alerts via email and text message

Also spotted on BadDadRadio.com, the Lockdown Alert service notifies you of emergencies and disruptive events in your school district that might effect your child. These disruptive events include things that happen at the school (e.g. phoned in bomb threat) to situations in the vicinity (e.g. a shooting nearby).
Lockdown Alert works with almost any pre-kindergarten, […]

By Bill -- 2 comments

September 26th, 2007

Massaging a pregnant woman

Although I have a significant amount of work to do tonight, I have been informed by my pregnant wife that giving her a massage is one of the things that’s on my to do list. When I got home after work she said that today her obstetrician “prescribed” massage, of course to be filled […]

By Bill -- 1 comment

September 26th, 2007

Free wireless AMBER Alerts

Bad Dad Radio has some information on getting alerts from the AMBER (America’s Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response) System free to your wireless phone.
“…a state-wide alert is issued when an abducted child, age 17 years or younger, is reported to a local law enforcement agency. By quickly distributing information to the public, citizens may be able […]

By Bill -- 2 comments

September 25th, 2007

Sore throat remedies for pregnant women, part deux

Seeing as how my original concoction of salt, pepper and lemon made my wife want to puke, we decided to revisit homeopathic cures for her scratchy, irritated throat. This time we tried a honey lemon drink that is much more palatable. I tried it after I made a batch for my wife and found it […]

By Bill -- 1 comment

September 25th, 2007

Pregnant woman slashes assailant

As an expectant father I am well aware of how volatile a pregnant woman can be. It’s perfectly natural, but you fathers (and some of you mothers) know that expectant moms can be hormonal, angry and often hard to calm down. However, here is substantial proof that you should not mess with a pregnant woman.
A […]

By Bill -- 1 comment

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