A Cup of Jo posted an excellent photo from Flickr today. In this photo, as the babysitter arrives, the little ones question the return of their parents, and their anxiety is apparent in their little fingers. Little Bird has increasingly become attached to New Daddy and even more so to New Mommy. If he see’s [...]
It’s hard to believe Little Bird is 7 months old. He’s progressing like a textbook baby. His first two teeth have cut through his gums. He takes great interest in trying to grab his ‘lil pup, Spike. He’ll even crawl like G.I. Joe if he sees something worth lunging towards. Lately, he loves to sit [...]
Although most men might not fully understand a woman’s obsession with the high end designer handbag, I on the other hand, share in this obsession. I owe it to Jack Spade, a brand created by Andy Spade (husband of Kate Spade), as a men’s compliment to the Kate Spade Brand. Carrying this obsession into fatherhood, [...]
New Mommy recently returned to work after spending Little Bird’s first four months together. With this new transistion in parenthood, I thought back to when I returned to work and felt a sense of withdrawal from baby and mommy 3 weeks after Bird’s birth. Not being home to witness some early milestone moments with Bird [...]
I know it’s way too early but Little Bird will be getting one of these for his second birthday. I remember learning to ride my first bike. I was certainly a lot older than two, more like ten years old. I was embarrased to use training wheels and all my friends already knew how to [...]
Cloth diapering seemed more like wishful thinking than reality when we were preparing for Little Bird’s birth. Like the vegetable garden in my backyard that I’ll eventually get to, so was the thought of wrapping our little one in washable diapers. Then Bird was born and off to the store we went, to buy disposable [...]
Leave it up to me to get this crazy idea to maintain a blog about my life as a dad. As if I would ever have the time to update it. Yeah yeah, excuses, excuses you say. Well let me, at the least, take you through that first morning, the day our Little Bird was [...]
These have been my last days as just any ol’ someone. In a few hours life will cease to exist as I have known it to for 30 plus some odd years. The past 9 months have been a crash course in all things baby 101. Don’t even ask me about proper foods for mom-to-be’s [...]
I used to get asked the tired question all newlywed’s get thrown in their face, the proverbial “So when are you having babies?” question. I always answered, in my smartassery tone of speak, “Oh, soon. I ordered one online. Free shipping!” I usually received the fake smile/fake laugh deal, followed by the “what a smartass” [...]
Do not attempt these techniques yourself without consulting a professional. During her pregnancy, mom-to-be has become somewhat of a light sleeper, and things like the neighbor’s barking dog has been testing her nerves. Lastnight, I was awaken by mom-to-be’s frustrated sighs. “I hate that stupid dog!” she complained. But I was so groggy it sounded [...]