Month: December 2013
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2 Month Update
The first month as a dad was like being dropped into a foreign country without any preparation (not that I would know anything about that). We had a new language to decipher (crying), new survival techniques to learn (“How much sleep do I really need?”), and new identities to navigate. But we also had the greatest…
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“Doctor” – Convos With My 2-Year-Old
The Convos With My 2-Year-Old guys are going to the doctor! Remember when you played “Operation” as a kid and were terrified of that alarm sound indicating that you had failed to successfully extract the pancreas, heart, or whatever small plastic body part you were trying to retrieve? Well, this isn’t quite like that, but I don’t…
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I freaked out and my wife didn’t care…but I am thankful
Photo by Evelyn Molina I had my first freak-out as a new dad the other day. Isabel had just finished eating and hadn’t really slept all day. I was going to “encourage” her to nap and Mrs. FortyWeeks was going to go on a much needed grocery run. I started doing the usual things –…