A Dad’s guide to the pacifier

Prior to being a dad I didn’t know beans about the pacifier.  Now that I’m a dad I still don’t know beans about the pacifier because my wife told us that we wouldn’t be using one with our child. 

Husbands will attest to this that sometimes their better half will simply state that (insert activity or thing that you may, or may not want to do) will not be happening.    Most of the time your spouse will be correct and that thing either wasn’t needed, would’ve added needless danger, calories or really would’ve made your butt look big.  I’m not talking about those black pants, I swear sweetie.  Continue reading A Dad’s guide to the pacifier

Dad day in the doctor’s waiting room

Today I had to take Baby Mojo to the doctor.    After check in we went into the “well patient” waiting area where they have a couple toys and a movie playing.    It was unique today because every parent with their child was a dad.   Baby Mojo settled on the floor and started playing with another boy while his father and I chatted about our kids. 

When the nurse came for the next patient she said, “Wow, it looks like Dad Day in the waiting room”.  With one less dad in the waiting room I could focus my attention to Toy Story 2, which was playing on television.    I defy anybody to not get sucked into watching that movie.  It’s like a giant sink hole in Florida, except in a good way, unless it was sucking up one of those neon t-shirt shops, then it’s still in a good way.  Continue reading Dad day in the doctor’s waiting room

Keeping family pets safe on Halloween

Most of the families that we know do have a pet of some kind.  That’s a great thing because pets can really teach children a lot about responsibility, as well as, provide laughter and lots of love.  Just like young children, Halloween can be a confusing time of year for our cats and dogs.  These tips will help you get through Halloween, with a happy, healthy pet.

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New babies: a primer on communication

When Baby Mojo was first born my greatest fear was ‘how will I know what to do?’  Even though you have nine months to prepare for their arrival the pressure about what to do and when to do it is the underlying albatross for most parents.   We were talking one day and Daddy Mojo said something along the lines of my greatest fear aloud.  Continue reading New babies: a primer on communication

Tips from a dad on helping your baby sleep

Ask most doctors how much sleep a baby needs and it’ll vary between 15-12 hours total, depending on how old your child is.  We’ve been very fortunate in that Baby Mojo has been a great sleeper ever since the second day out of the hospital.

The first night home for him was a disaster, but not because of anything he did.  Continue reading Tips from a dad on helping your baby sleep

I’m keeping tabs on my neighbors

Even before I was a stay at home dad my ability to remember names in a timely manner left lots to be desired.   At previous jobs and social gatherings there were people who I genuinely wanted to know, but couldn’t remember their names.  I’ve tried mnemonic devices, like associating somebody with an action or thing that will trigger their name with something.  They do work occasionally, but then I have to remember somebody else’s name and the whole process gets gummed up inside my head.  Continue reading I’m keeping tabs on my neighbors

Lessons learned on baby proofing the outlets

I’m cheap by nature and when we were shopping for outlet covers there didn’t seem to be any difference.  As with all things baby and parenting we’ve discovered better options than what we first tried.

As this is our first child we didn’t know how naturally attracted children are to electrical outlets.  Granted ours have the classic 90s gold covering, so maybe our child is just going up closer to get a look at his baby mug.  Never use gold appliances in plumbing or with your outlet covers.  We ran into this problem when we had to switch out a shower head as there, thankfully aren’t many options for people with gold plumbing.  Sometimes I feel like we live in the home of a pseudo successful suburban rapper, Continue reading Lessons learned on baby proofing the outlets

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