I woke up at six o’clock this morning, and my husband was not in my bed. I checked the bathroom, and he was not there. I glanced into the living room – not there either. He wasn’t rummaging through the kitchen for an early morning snack. His running shoes were in our front hallway, so he […]
5 Comments. Continue Reading...We had it too good for too long. After “Ferberizing” our daughter at three months, we had over a year of full, uninterrupted nights of sleep. Not to say there weren’t rough patches here and there, like when our daughter was sick, but for the most part we had it GOOD. And then one day, […]
29 Comments. Continue Reading...Ah vacations…I remember them like they were yesterday. My husband and I used to vacation with the best of them. We would sleep in until noon, order room service, have an afternoon activity and head out on the town at night for a big booze-filled dinner. Fast forward two years and a baby later, and […]
6 Comments. Continue Reading...One of the things that you try your best to brace yourself for during pregnancy is the inevitable lack of nighttime sleep that will be commonplace during your baby’s first months. During your third trimester, your body works to prepare itself for the upcoming lack of sleep, when your bladder, which is laboring under the […]
No Comments. Continue Reading...The timing of your baby’s milestones is a silent competition amongst parents, or maybe not so silent depending on who you ask and how often you check Facebook. I am competitive by nature but I try to not to get too hung up on who did what and when, mostly because my baby’s next milestone […]
2 Comments. Continue Reading...So our little lady (April) is six and a half months as I write this and fatherhood has already changed quite a bit in that time. These are some parenting lessons I’ve learned that I’d like to share with the un-initiated. (1) The Poop Thing Doesn’t Stay Cute For Long – I’ll admit it. I […]
2 Comments. Continue Reading...I’m ashamed to admit that I’ve read more books on baby sleep in the last three months than novels in the last three years. My husband and I are champion sleepers so we knew having a baby would cut into our favorite pastime. We hoped that genetically she would be a good sleeper and, luckily she […]
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