Tag: Newborn

  • Thank You for Making Me Your Papa

    Thank You for Making Me Your Papa

    September 22, 2013, was a pretty special day. It was the day Mama and I officially became Mama and Papa, and while we both have a ton to thank Isabel for, with Father’s Day around the corner, I am going take the mic for a bit.

  • My Golden Hour

    My Golden Hour

    Photo by Monica @ Shoots and Giggles In photography, the hour around the first and last hour of daylight each day is the “golden hour”. The shadows are minimal and the colors are magical. There is even an app that indicates the “golden hour” based on your location. The hour after our daughter was born…

  • Blurred line between day and night

    Blurred line between day and night

    I was sitting at my desk at work and realized that I didn’t feel much different than I did at 4 am this morning. With my newborn sleeping in 1-2 hour stretches at night (and slightly better during the day…sometimes), it feels as if I’m always up (at night that is). Thank god my wife…

  • What happens in Vegas…

    What happens in Vegas…

    Think back to the last time you went to Las Vegas. Was it a Hangover-esque bachelor party or a romantic getaway with your partner? Regardless of  the occasion, most Vegas trips usually involve lots of eating and drinking, little sleep, loud noise, and you usually end up feeling worse when you leave then when you arrived.…

  • The First Two Weeks: Growth Spurt

    The First Two Weeks: Growth Spurt

    Yep, you read it right. Growth spurt. Your baby will go through it around 7-10 days, and you will definitely know it. While that first week isn’t easy, by the end of that first week a routine had started. Baby’s sleep pattern was kind of established, their eating habits were beginning to form, and you…

  • The First Two Weeks: Pooping Bili Baby

    The First Two Weeks: Pooping Bili Baby

    Many babies are born with jaundice and it is pretty normal. The “accepted” level is somewhere around 13 (although hospitals will be more cautious than that). Our baby had a bilirubin (the yellow in jaundice) level of only 8 in the hospital – yet they still had her sleep one night in the phototherapy bed…

  • The First Two Weeks: Mama’s Touch

    The First Two Weeks: Mama’s Touch

    The first two weeks with a newborn are a trip. We’ve all heard the cliche that you don’t get any sleep, that you have no idea what is coming, yada, yada. All that is true to some extent, but there are definitely things that nobody tells you. One of these things is the magical “Mama’s…