When is the right time to do your first night away from your child? Who really knows, but due to circumstance and how busy our life seems to be, we did our first overnight away from Sammy when he was 13 months old. I think we all would have been fine doing it sooner but as I … [Read more...]
Sammy’s First Birthday
Hard to believe Sammyâ??s first year has come and gone, itâ??s a milestone that seemed like an eternity away yet it showed up so quickly. Itâ??s been quite the journey for Annie and I; from miscarriage to Sammyâ??s first birthday this past Saturday (October 12). … [Read more...]
Parenting: In the Zone
As Sammyâ??s one year birthday comes speeding at us it definitely makes you realize that life is going by entirely too fast. Itâ??s been kind of funny to have these moments here and there where I really â??seeâ? him as he is today. I mean, I see him all the time but … [Read more...]
The Secret to Being a Happy Parent
Give up. Thatâ??s my grand advice on how to be a happy parent. You see, I donâ??t know that there really are a lot of â??happyâ? parents. You can sit and play games with what the definition of happy is but letâ??s just use it in general speak. Before I continue I will say … [Read more...]
How to Get Your Baby to Sleep: 5 Things You Can Do
Sleeping seems to be one of the most difficult and elusive parts of baby-ness. I can't tell you how many times I wondered how to get my baby to sleep more in the first few months of his life. Looking back, he was doing exactly what babies do, but I had this idea that he needed to … [Read more...]
Parenting 101: You WILL Screw Up
Parenting 101: Iâ??m going to try something a little different in this post. I read a lot of parenting related articles and most of them are in the parents section of the Huffington Post online. I donâ??t read them to try and learn anything other than hearing other peopleâ??s … [Read more...]
How to Baby Proof Your Home
Our little dude has been army crawling all over the house the past couple of weeks and it really makes you pay more attention because heâ??s not this little mushy, non-moving human anymore. Heâ??s got ideas and he has places he evidently needs to go. No matter how much … [Read more...]
I Can’t Think About That Right Now
I'm too busy to think about that right now. I don't have time to sit here and wait for you to finish this bowl of food. I wish he would go to sleep so I could get some work done. I wish he would wake up so I could go run those errands. I can't wait until he's older and he's more … [Read more...]
Parenting in the Digital Age
Iâ??ve read several articles recently about mom and dad bloggers, as well as parents that over share on Facebook, and how unfair it is to the children. The point of the articles was to say we were not giving our children the right to privacy and how dare some of the mom and dad … [Read more...]
How to Be a Better Parent
Personally, I donâ??t think thereâ??s any magic to being a good parent. The key is to know that youâ??re going to have days where you feel like you got it down pat and you donâ??t understand why everyone complains about being tired and all that crap. However, other days youâ??re … [Read more...]