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Inside Fatherhood

Archive for March 2008

March 19th, 2008

Dad’s burps soothe infant

Much to my wife’s chagrin, I discovered a secret method to calm our three and a half month old son; burping. And I’m not talking about his burping either, I’m talking about my burping.
Recently my wife and I were shoveling down a meal as fast as possible so that we could deal with our self […]

By Bill -- 3 comments

March 18th, 2008

The Dangers of PVC at Tree Hugging Family

Tree Hugging Family has a great post on the dangers of PVC (polyvinyl chloride) and its use in common consumer products.
When children chew on vinyl toys like rubber ducks, they can be exposed to dangerous phthalates. PVC also gives the gift of dioxins when it is produced, recycled or burned. Dioxins are bad, bad.
You can […]

By Bill -- 0 comments

March 17th, 2008

Honey, let’s name him ‘Wrath Gordon’

…no? ‘Cash Guy’? no? ‘Ima Hooker’?
As much joke-like as those names may sound, they’ve all been used as legal monikers in the past. And as bad as those sound, they have plenty of company in the realm of weird and obscure baby names.
The least common name my wife and I considered when naming our son […]

By Bill -- 0 comments

March 16th, 2008

Matt Damon expecting baby

…. well, actually his wife Luciana is. Damon and his wife are expecting their second child together, number three total for the couple. Luciana has a 9 year old daughter, Alexia, from a previous marriage and the two had daughter Isabella a year an a half ago. There is no word how far along […]

By Bill -- 0 comments

March 16th, 2008

Following in your professional footsteps

As another Monday prepares to rear its ugly head, I began wondering what my son will be doing in another twenty to thirty years when he enters the workforce full time. While I like my job and enjoy what I do, I don’t know if I would try and foster a life-long aspiration in him […]

By Bill -- 1 comment

March 15th, 2008

America’s Favorite Mom

If a mother in your life, the mother of your children or mother of your own, is particularly noteworthy (aren’t they all?) then nominate her for America’s Favorite Mom. Teleflora has teamed up with NBC and Redbook Magazine to hold the America’s Favorite Mom contest.
Visit http://www.americasfavoritemom.com/ to enter for a chance to win […]

By Bill -- 3 comments

March 13th, 2008

Win an Evirosax kids’ reusable shopping bag

Tree Hugging Family is running a contest to win an environmentally friendly and reusable Envirosax shopping bag for kids.

Envirosax specializes in artistic, eco-chic shopping bags. And their new kid series is no exception. Check out all six designs here. It’s never too early to start teaching kids about respecting the environment. These kid-friendly bags can […]

By Bill -- 2 comments

March 12th, 2008

Daylight savings time messes with sleep

Since we’ve sprung forward with daylight savings time I’ve enjoyed having another hour of sunlight at the end of my day, but the beginning of the days have been rough.
First off, I can never seem to wake up if it’s dark outside. I need some daylight otherwise my body just doesn’t want to get moving. […]

By Bill -- 3 comments

March 10th, 2008

Calling All Daddy Blogs

I’m assembling a list of top dad blogs out there and I’m looking for input. If you’re a daddy blogger or a reader of a noteworthy dad blog, I’d love to hear about it.
To suggest a dad blog, leave me a comment on this post.  I will publish the list and then narrow down crowd […]

By Bill -- 11 comments

March 9th, 2008

Swiper, get counseling! Swiper, get counseling!

If you’ve ever read any of the Dora the Explorer books you have encountered the likes of Swiper, a kleptomaniacal fox. Swiper’s sole purpose in life is to steal anything and everything from Dora and her friends, apparently at any cost. The Dora crowd always seems to vanquish this thieving fox by saying aloud with […]

By Bill -- 3 comments