I went into the doctor's office to get a flu shot at the end of last year. I don't normally get them every year, but needed to this time around because it was recommended I do so with an expectant wife at home. My doctor noted that I had an elevated blood pressure reading.
My son Wesley loves cooking. He loves it so much that I can't be in the kitchen preparing a meal without him there joyfully offering to help. Even the clean-up is a source of enjoyment for him.
I attended the 15th Annual Chicago Battle of the Badges presented by COUNTRY Financial yesterday. The event was held at De La Salle Institute on a rainy night in the city.
I attended the 2017 Chicago Polar Plunge on Sunday. No, I didn’t jump in the water, but I did cheer on the teams that were dressed up and having fun for a good cause.
Would you like to win a copy of Monster High: Electrified? If your answer is yes, then get ready to do some work as we have teamed up with a few dadbloggers: Cutemonster, Daddy’s Grounded, Fandads, Poppin’ Bottle Dadcast, and ThirstyDad, to giveaway 10 copies of the newest Monster High movie to our readers.
This whole having a newborn in the house thing is rough on my sleep schedule. That's the bad news. The good news is...
Newborn photography is tricky. There are so many photographers in the Chicago area it can be hard to know who to choose. We lucked when we found Magalena. She was not only talented with the camera, but she was great with directing us in front of it. We took these images in her home studio […]
Back when we thought we still had some time to prepare for our second child's arrival we had a maternity photo shoot with Victoria Beauchamp of Hera's Gift.
So here's the thing. When your first child is 10 days late, you kind of expect that's how long your body gestates. I remember saying to Joel, "I have a friend whose first was 41+3 like Wesley and her second was only 40+3 so we better be ready a little early." Baby didn't know that was the plan.