As a coworker recalled the dangerously idiotic driver he encountered on his way to work this morning, I realized that my own driving habits have changed since being a dad. My response to his story about a person who raced him to the end of a drop off lane was “why don’t people just wait […]
For the past 23 years the 4th of July weekend has had a bit of additional activity for me and my family. While most people associate parades, hot dogs and fireworks with the 4th, it also has a very strong association with antique and classic cars for me.
Twenty three years ago my dad and some […]
1. Early to bed, early to rise.
Aside from the “early to bed, early” to rise cliche you’ve always heard, going to bed and rising early will maximize the time you have to spend with your baby or young child. This aligns you more with their sleep patterns so you are both awake during more of […]
Today was my son’s six month check up and the pediatrician gave us the OK to start solid foods. While his first few spoon fulls of oatmeal cereal left him with a perplexed and disgusted look on his face, he was soon reaching for the whole cup, trying to get more into his system.
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I’ve never liked to shave. It’s time consuming and bugs my skin. It’s an annoyance that I’d live without if the Grizzly Adams look weren’t frowned upon at work. However, recently I’ve gotten in the habit of working this irritating necessity into a highlight of my day.
Now after my morning shower I go grab my […]
The roads in my area have cleared of snow recently so I’ve been taking the baby out on more drives, which really soothes him. He howls like an alley cat if forced to sit in a stationery car seat for more than three seconds, so I have to rush to get his seat locked in […]
One of the most prevalent themes of having a newborn is that of sleep deprivation. (That and poop.) Not only do my wife and I not sleep much, the sleep that we do get is quite often punctuated. Studies suggest that sleep deprivation is linked to psychiatric disorders in as much as “It’s almost as […]
Did you know that an infant cries for between two and three hours a day? (I guess it just feels like longer.)
Crying is an infant’s only method of expression, yet can be incredibly stressful to new parents. Food, a clean diaper and attention are the three key elements of keeping baby happy, but this list […]
If at any point during this post you see a string of random characters it is probably because I have fallen asleep and my forehead crashed down onto the keyboard.
Late in my wife’s pregnancy she began craving apples and apple juice in massive quantities. Come to find out, there is evidence that apples in a […]
In line behind “do you know what you’re having?” and “when is the due date?”, one of the most common questions people ask me as an expectant father is whether or not I’m planning on cutting the umbilical cord.
As with the case with many questions in life, people are only asking you so they can […]
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