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The Life and Times of a 5-week old

Has it really been one month since their birth? The past 30 days has been a series of noisy, smelly experiments that were packed with love, sleeplessness and the occasional jolt of caffeine. Here are some things to expect from your 5-week old. Continue reading The Life and Times of a 5-week old

Daylight Savings Time, children and the timeline of a parent

The end of Daylight Savings Time means different things to people in various age groups. It signals cooler weather to everyone, as well as the pending, arrival of lots of holidays. As I’ve gotten older and started a family it means something totally different to me now than 20 years ago. All things about the family are good, but the changes wrought from the end of Daylight Savings Time aren’t. Continue reading Daylight Savings Time, children and the timeline of a parent

Dad and Mom Go to the Baby Store

After the 39^th week of pregnancy moms-to-be are ready to go to the hospital. In some cases you’ll schedule the appointment and others will manically drive to The Women’s Center at your local hospital. We learned a couple things from our most recent visit to The Women’s Center that might help some of the expectant dads. Continue reading Dad and Mom Go to the Baby Store

The Life and Times of a 2 year old toddler

The 2-year-old toddler is a running, curious creature. Imagine the one thing that you don’t want him to do, go into or pick up and that’s exactly what they’ll do. It’s like the Star Wars Jedi training orb, but instead of shooting lasers they’ll misplace dad’s car keys, cell phone or the remote control. Continue reading The Life and Times of a 2 year old toddler

A visit to Alliance Theatre to see Theatre for the Very Young

The attention span of a toddler is tougher to navigate than the mood cycles of woman who’s eight months pregnant. If you plan things poorly then you’ll be up against nap time. Don’t bring enough snacks or supplies and your activity will be cut short by 23 months of crabby. Continue reading A visit to Alliance Theatre to see Theatre for the Very Young

September iPad apps that will entertain toddlers

The weather is fabulous, but if it were up to our toddler he’d be on the iPad for hours a day. We limit his time to about 20 minutes a day on the iPad. Usually it’s when we’re cooking, cleaning or just need a short break. For now, open up the windows, enjoy that cool breeze and have your toddler check out these great (Free!) apps for your iPad. Continue reading September iPad apps that will entertain toddlers

DIY a Stay at Home Dad can do- Babyproofing the house

In a couple of weeks our second child, More Mojo will be here. As we prepare the infant clothes and get the nursery ready we’re relieved that the house is already babyproofed. In hindsight it was easy to babyproof; we just didn’t do some of it in a timely manner. Parents can avoid our mistakes by taking advantage of these helpful hints. Continue reading DIY a Stay at Home Dad can do- Babyproofing the house

The life and times of a 23 month old

Our 22 month old son must have heard us talking about him. Mom and Dad were figuring out how to socialize Toddler Mojo and he went and figured it out all by himself. Now he approaches some kids his size, they speak their toddler slang, do the Jedi mind trick and follow each other around. Continue reading The life and times of a 23 month old