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3 Ways to add Value and Meaning to your Family Time
I spent two weeks in September where I was only home once for 14 hours. That’s not fair to my wife, my daughter, or myself. But that’s life. And we all face that sometimes.
So what’s the key to building a happy home life when you just can’t be there as much as you would like? When you can’t provide the quantity of time for your family that they deserve then you had better provide the quality of time that they deserve. (more…)
The Opposable Digit
I noticed a thumb shoved in his mouth out of the corner of my eye. I was hoping that Jonas wouldn’t have to suck on anything. Elijah was a paci baby and it was a nightmare breaking his addiction. I won’t allow my kids to be thumb suckers! My twin brother and I sucked our thumbs and we didn’t kick the habit until we were five. I didn’t want the same misfortune for my children. I decided to give Jonas a paci.
Babies have a strong…
Sink or Win
I rounded the corner into the kitchen. The sink overflowed with dishes, but how? Didn’t I just wash the dishes this afternoon? What enables the sink to multiply offspring faster than a bunny? Is it my strange inability to reuse the same cup I was just drinking from? Seriously, how hard is it? Instead of reaching into the cupboard and pulling out a new cup, I need to go find the one I left on top of the bookshelf or on the bedside table. Why do I never do it? (more)
Preparing for Parenthood
I came home on a Tuesday around 6 o’clock as usual, asked my wife the usual question “what did you do today” and received a response that was anything but the usual. “Oh I sat around trying to figure out if I’m pregnant”.
“What? Are you serious. Did I hear that right, what exactly does that mean anyways?”
It means it had been six weeks since her last cycle and neither her nor I had really noticed up until that day. If you would have asked me a month before when I wanted to have a baby I would have told you in a few years. I had no..
10 Things I Learned In The First Year of Parenting
If your baby wants to leave early, you don’t really have a say, you leave early.
The joy of your child learning to crawl is quickly overshadowed by the annoyance of him getting into everything and wanting to put it in his mouth. Mmmm dirty shoes.
Sleeping through the night only means sleeping till the crack of dawn.
The toy you see at the store that you know your child will love, he doesn’t. He’d rather play with the box.
I’m too old to spend that much time on the floor.
Parenting Help | Tips To Help Get Your Baby Sleeping
Getting your little one to fall asleep anywhere takes a combination of opportunity and creativity.
It’s your little one’s bedtime and you desperately need him to go down. You yearn for that time to yourself to catch up on life or just relax a little. The only problem is your cute little bundle of joy is anything but at the moment. He seems to have forgotten how to put himself to sleep and you’re on the verge of a meltdown.
