3 Valentine’s Day Tips for New Parents

February 11, 2010 Fun Stuff

Valentine’s Day should be about parents dumping the kids on someone else so we can have one night of uninterrupted ‘sleep’. (ahem) Instead, retailers insist on cramming every red, piece of junk in our face. Insisting that we NEED to spend our dollars on heart shaped crap, chocolate, and jewellery.
As a new parent, time and [...]

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My Kid Is Better Than Yours

February 8, 2010 Parenting

New parents love to talk about their kid. I’ll admit, I will talk to anyone about Little Miss until I’m blue in the face – or until they pass out from boredom. I will gladly debate the smell of breastfed baby poop versus formula poop.
That’s the funny thing about being a dad, you think that [...]

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5 Dad blogs you should be reading

February 5, 2010 Blogging

Over the past six months I’ve discovered several dad blogs, each with their own unique take on fatherhood. As a source for inspiration they have been invaluable as I stumble my way through fatherhood and blogging.
Whether you are a new dad or an experienced father there is bound to be something interesting for you.
In no [...]

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Create Memories With Your Kids

February 2, 2010 Parenting

Today is my late father in-laws birthday. He passed away after a courageous battle with cancer just over a year ago.
As we reflect, we are reminded of the experiences we’ve had as well as the experiences we should’ve had. It’s tough thinking back at all things you should have done, or said. My wife is [...]

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7 Things every new dad should know

February 1, 2010 Parenting

Being a dad involves a lot on the job training. There is only so much you can learn from books. As a new dad myself there have been things I’ve learned the easy way and the always fun – hard way.
After 5 months of being a dad, I have realized the following:

Babies cry. (Captain [...]

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Removing the Blogging Training Wheels

January 30, 2010 Blogging

Its been roughly 6 months since I decided to enter the elusive world of blogging. Throughout that time I learned a lot about myself and creating a blog.
Quite honestly the biggest thing I learned was that I suck at writing. It comes as no surprise, by trade I am a computer draftsperson who spends the [...]

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Roll Baby Roll

January 27, 2010 My Story

My good friend and his wife came to town and stayed overnight for a visit. It was just like every other time – drink beer and play video games as the ladies chat and maul the baby. Little did we know, Little Miss has some new skills that she was waiting to show off.
It was [...]

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Overcoming Baby Sleep Regression

January 25, 2010 Parenting

Three weeks ago I wrote a post about Little Miss’s recent bout of sleep regression. I soon noticed an increase in visitors searching the exact same topic.  Apparently this is quite the popular topic for parents so I decided to attack the topic again and go a little further into detail on what sleep regression [...]

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6 Ways to Make Your Baby Smile

January 22, 2010 Parenting

Every dad has his own bag of tricks when it comes to making their baby smile. This is where I shine, in our household it has been determined that mommy is cozy, and daddy is funny. All it takes are the simplest trick, so lose your inhibitions and get crazy.
Here are the top 6 hits [...]

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9 Tips for the Dad-to-be

January 21, 2010 Parenting

Now that Little Miss is over 4 months old, I’ve had plenty of time to think about my experience at the hospital. If you ask me, I think I handled it exceptionally well, in fact I’d say that I was the epitome of cool.

Just don’t ask my wife…

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