Starting with Maddie, Heather and I have always been pretty good about sharing the misery of nighttime feedings. With James, we’ve come up with an arrangement where Heather feeds him around midnight before she joins me in bed, then gets up at the crack of dawn to feed him again. I have just one night…
Bread In The Head
July 9th, 2013Comments: 14
A few nights ago I was working at my computer when Annie strolled over to me and said, “Dad, do you know any magic?” This made me smile – I love that she’s at an age where the prospect that her dad knows magic is totally reasonable. “Why yes,” I said, arching an eyebrow. “I…
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The Queen of Birthdays
June 27th, 2013Comments: 51
Heather loves birthdays. LOVES ‘em. This makes Annie and James very lucky because each of their birthdays is going to be very special. Annie, in fact, has already enjoyed two incredible themed birthday parties (Yo Gabba Gabba and Three Ring Circus), and is sure to have many more. Before we had kids, though, Heather poured…
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Modern Day Dads
June 20th, 2013Comments: 7
This post is sponsored by P&G’s Thank you, Mom campaign. Are today’s Dads different from those of our parents’ generations? According to an interesting new parenting survey by P&G Thank You, Mom, 65% of modern day dads say they have a different parenting style than their fathers. While I agree my generation of dads has some differences…
World’s Greatest Dad
June 13th, 2013Comments: 11
This post is sponsored by P&G’s Thank you, Mom campaign. I’ve always admired my father, but now that I’m a father myself I admire him even more. No matter what (often crazy) interest I became obsessed with as a kid, he always supported me one hundred percent, and believe me, that was easier said than done with…
