Two nights a week I watch Wes while Abigail is at class. Its for a few hours at a time...
I was able to attend the 2014 Dad 2.0 Summit in New Orleans earlier this month. It was awesome.
I’m madly in love with my wife of (almost) 8 years now. We’re best friends and don’t really celebrate Valentine’s day. It’s a made up holiday (or at least one that’s been over commercialized.) Shouldn’t couples treat each other as special every day and not just once a year? Don’t worry,...
This post was written a few days after my son was born. It’s being posted today (one year later) as...
I wanted to be the perfect dad. I wanted everything to be right. I was scared to death that I would screw something up, break him or drop the baby. That's not happened yet, so I count it as a win!
I'm just going to say it upfront. I'm a huge supporter of open-air breastfeeding. It's natural. It's beautiful. It's 100% acceptable and supported by my wife, family, and myself.
Disclosure: I received a product for review from Tuft & Needle in exchange for the creation and sharing of this...
I was in my 30s before I participated in my first 5k. My son, however, participated in his first 5k at the ripe old age of 1. No, don’t worry, he didn’t walk it. We did bring a stroller along for him to ride in as we went up and...
Here are a few things I found to help our fussy little guy calm down when he wasn't an adorable sleeping baby.
I remember watching my son sleep when he was a newborn. Those moments were precious and often happened only in the afternoon in the early days of my fatherhood. Those sleepless nights were full of frustration, exhaustion and time that seemed to slow to a crawl. In a way and for some odd reason I miss it a little.
Dad blogging lost one of its heroes this past weekend. His name was Oren Miller and cancer took him from us. Oren started a Facebook group in December of 2012. His goal was to create a community for dads to share ideas, increase their influence and help create a better form of fatherhood. He simply named it Dad Bloggers.
I've been asked that question half a dozen times in the last two weeks. Everyone from coworkers to friends and family seem to be vocally curious if we are having unprotected sex or not. We've really enjoyed the first two plus years of having Mr. Dude around, but it has been a lot of work. Going from a childless couple to a couple with a child, as well you may already know if you are a parent or caretaker, causes a great change in your life. Those early months are wonderful and horrendous at the same time.
It hit me for the first time as I sat there in the waiting room of a medical diagnostics location a few blocks from my work. Abigail was in the back room getting blood work done to confirm what we already knew. The signs were all there. We couldn't ignore what was happening and simply hope the best would prevail. It wasn't going to get better or fix itself if we just gave it more time.
When a baby is born, a dad is born. I became a father just over three years ago. Mr. Dude's arrival into the world changed my life in ways I had never anticipated.
...and found out we are officially expecting baby number two! We had an ultra sound at the doctor's office today and heard the baby's heartbeat.
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.
Birth the second time around was a lot more interesting...
Newborn photography is tricky. There are so many photographers in the Chicago area it can be hard to know who...
We all know that Boudreaux’s Butt Paste® helps to eliminate diaper rash, but what if it could magically make other sources of discomfort disappear as easily? Let's just imagine that #KickingRash super power could be used for something else.