Month: December 2013
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3 Month Update
Wow, three months have already gone by? Isabel is obviously growing physically, but she is also growing emotionally. She is a tummy-time expert and can roll over from her tummy to back. She smiles regularly (especially when we all wake up together in the early AM). She talks or whines when she wants attention. She…
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Parody Photoshop Ads
As a father to a daughter, I want to make sure she grows up with a positive concept of beauty. I will not be able to protect her from the media portrayal of beauty and at some point, she may even think that the women portrayed by Hollywood and Madison Ave. are more beautiful than…
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10 Ways Parenthood is Like “The Matrix”
While The Matrix is definitely full of a bunch of sci-fi mumbo jumbo and awesome special effects, there are some striking similarities with parenthood. Read Part 1 of this “Parenting-Matrix” comparison. Once you take the red pill (ie. your baby enters this world) there is definitely no going back – but why would you want…
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First Blip in Our Matrix
Most parents have a routine for everything – morning, bedtime, bathing, eating, leaving the house, etc., the list can go on forever. These routines become our savior. They make us sane and bring peace to chaos. Routines, even at 12 weeks, have given us confidence that we are getting the hang of it, adding normalcy…
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Conan Visits American Girl and Hilarity Ensues
As you all know (or at least most of you), I have a daughter. And she may, one day, want to visit or own an American Girl. I am saying this now, Mrs. FWL, please, please, please, do not drag me to the American Girl Place. And rest assured that no matter how much she…
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“The Slide” – Convos With My 2-Year-Old
The Convos With My 2-Year-Old guys are conquering their fear of slides! We all grow up with fears, some bigger than others. I can’t predict what Isabel will be afraid of, but I’m sure she will be apprehensive at some point about going down a slide (two toddlers who played on our jungle gym recently confirmed this…
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Once a New Dad, Always a New Dad
Shortly after starting this blog, I joined the “Dad Bloggers” group on Facebook, which now has over 500 members. This group has some dads who have been blogging for years and others like me who are still rookies. With Isabel now out of the newborn stage, I recently posed a question to the group, “At…