Oh Great… Another Dad Blog About Another Baby
The internet, if used cautiously, can actually be a very useful tool for treading the treacherous waters of first time parenting. It is also filled with awful, crappy and terrible parenting advice that will make you question how the internet ever got it’s doctorate degree. Since we’re currently knee deep…
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Have you ever looked at someone’s professional newborn photos and wondered what all the other photos looked like? You know, the ones when the baby is crying or peeing all over the lovely props. Back when stupid cameras used stupid film the photographer was very frugal with the stupid shutter…
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I, like most people, usually use social media for evil. Things like blatant self-promotion, stalking potential employers or wasting time that could be used to make the world a better place. You know, your standard, basic everyday online fun. So imagine my surprise when I figured out that I could…
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There have been some big moments in the last year: finding out we were having a baby, having said baby and then hanging out with aforementioned said baby. If you’re keeping score, that’s a lot of baby. So it should come as no surprise that we would want a little…
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Wow, time flies when you’re having fun. Now don’t get me wrong, it also flies when you have a baby… just in two hour increments. Have I mentioned how much I like sleeping with the light on? It’s soooooo the bestest. So where was I? Oh yeah, our little Popeye…
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Babies aren’t known as big readers, nor are they usually swayed by brand names, so why all the labels on baby stuff? There are labels for clothing, labels for toys, labels for towels and sometimes even labels for the labels. Now, I’m not a total idiot and I do realize…
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So the other day, when it was my turn to change the diaper, I unsnapped the onesie and pulled it up to get me some backstage access. I immediately noticed that the cord stump was gone. After looking around for a bit I shrugged, completed my stellar maintenance tuneup and…
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My last two and a half weeks have been awash in baby poop. People assure me that babies actually have organs and regular human interiors, but I am beginning to believe that everyone is wrong. Due to my studies thus far, I have estimated that babies are 8% pee, 11%…
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Connor is a quarter Chinese (via Jamaica), so we thought it would be cool to document his Chinese Zodiac and see what the future has in store for our little bugger… Disclaimer: I have zero to no idea how to interpret the Chinese Zodiac so I did my best. Any…
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If I thought there was a lot to learn when we were expecting then imagine my surprise now that I have a newborn to contend with. Simple pleasures like reading time (also known as toiley time), taking a shower and fixing something to eat now involve a complex spreadsheet and…
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The first night was basically no sleep but right now he’s literally sleeping like a baby. He constantly wants to eat so Heather hasn’t gotten any rest and the delivery was fast and furious so she’s beat physically and mentally. Other than that he’s pretty alert, makes some eye contact…
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Full disclosure: Before you go wondering how I found the time to compose a coherent post at a time like this: I wrote it ahead of time. With all signs pointing to an inevitable birth, I decided to plan ahead and have this post ready to roll (I’ll try not…
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