Category: Parenthood
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The Chrine
All parents (and probably non-parents) have heard it. That annoying little shriek that emanates from the depths of a toddler’s throat. It isn’t quite a cry, but it sounds a smidge more “painful” than a whine.
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Hiatus
I have always been one of those people that tried to stay busy. I added more and more onto my schedule so that down time was kept to a minimum and often piled on too much. I would volunteer to do something extra or lend a helping hand, even if I didn’t need to. And I…
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More than a Red High Chair
Photo by Evelyn Molina Photography It’s more than just a red high chair. According to Mrs. FWL, this particular style of wood high chair is highly sought-after for the first-year-birthday cake smash. But it wasn’t always red. And it wasn’t always en vogue for what is really the parents’ “first birthday” (we all know baby doesn’t remember…
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Time Hack: Healthcare (#HealthyDad)
Time. A four-letter word that has never had more meaning in my life than now. I knew that becoming a parent would significantly change the available time I had to myself in a given 24 hour period; I would have had to be an idiot to think differently. But I didn’t realize how it would change.
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9 & 10 Month Update
This update is combined for two reasons. The first is that I always seems to neglect these monthly updates until days before her next monthly-birthday, and secondly, these two months are very related – splitting them up would have been too confusing for me and thus you, and I care about your feelings. So without…
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Worst Parenting Advice Ever
As soon as people find out you are having a baby, they are eager to give advice, whether or not it is actually solicited. In their defense they are just excited for you and have been waiting to share their acquired wisdom. And when said advice is first heard, it sounds glorious, as if each…
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Want New Parent Advice?
We recently took our first family trip to Northern California and survived the 5-hour drive both ways. In fact, that was actually the easiest part of the whole trip. It was great seeing our friends from college whom we don’t see enough and Isabel was relatively well-behaved (as much as a 9 month old can…