Realizing I Know Nothing
Being Dad
Maybe “Parent Blogger” would work?
Mar 25th
I read a post this morning on Boston.com by Erica Noonan discussing a double standard when it came to mommy and daddy blogs. You can find it here. It is a few days old, which is the equivalence of a decade in this new world of instant information, but still relevant.
The post is more of a question than an opinion — which is clearly stated at the end “Is there a double-standard about what dads can get away with saying about pregnancy, labor and parenting? Are women criticized too much for what they write and say?” Within the post, Ms. Noonan More >
T-shirt Head Holes
Mar 23rd
Early on, our son was in the 90th percentile for head circumference. I blurted out “baby big gourd” at which the wifey (pronounced whiffy — like a whiff in baseball or “Man, get a whiff of this!) gave me a quick slap to the arm. The pediatrician, not missing a beat, replied that he did in fact have a “big gourd”. But I digress…
Now, he sits in the middle around the 50th percentile — so about average. Now…why is it so hard to get a shirt over his head? He will be one within the week and is in 12 More >
Toys are for Kids?
Mar 22nd
As our son’s first birthday approaches, I went out in search of a present. Why? I have no idea. He has more toys than he knows what to do with — and typically doesn’t even play with them, opting for a plastic container filled with kid-safe items from the kitchen. Most of the toys are hand-me-downs from various relatives and friends — so, needless to say, we have a lot of toys.
I went on a search anyway since I have never really gotten him anything and I wanted to get him something cool (which definitely falls in the category of More >
I hate numbers
Mar 20th
I got my Xbox360 back (well, a different refurbed one anyway) after a second bout with the red ring of death, and was up late “unwinding” (yes, I am an adult with a child and play video games) when I got to thinking about the already reduced amount of sleep I was getting as a quasi-new parent…
Think about this: They (doctors? quacks? health nuts?) want you to get 8 hours of sleep a night to be your most productive and live up to your full potential — literally. This means you will spend 122 days of the year sleeping — More >
Whew, wasn’t me.
Mar 5th
Our son is eleven months old and amazingly, we have avoided bloodshed for the most part. He is now pulling himself up on things and taking steps, so we are fully aware that bumps ‘n’ blood are just around the corner. The beauty of things for the Daddy Blogger is that I wasn’t the one watching him when he had his first band-aid-required cut. As dads, we are typically the ones portrayed in the media as not watching our kids and telling them to “shake it off” when something happens. Not this time…oh, not this time.
It was only a small More >
