Category: Parenthood
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8 Month Update
Why do I always write these updates during the week leading up to her next monthly birthday? I guess this is why. Anyway, during this month Isabel really started getting stronger. She learned how to fully sit-up from the ground all by her little self, which according to the experts is actually a developmental milestone,…
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Parental Rite of Passage: Baby Gates
We had been waiting for this day for a couple months now. We ordered the gates in anticipation that crawling was imminent. And I installed the rails over a month ago thinking Isabel was on the verge. And then we waited.
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#PowerofDad: Little Moments, Big Smiles
I’ve been spending a lot of time on the floor lately. Carpet, hardwood, rubber, tile, you name it. Being 6′ 5″, the perspective from the floor is definitely not one I am used to, but I love it. You know why? Because it’s the easiest way to nap play with Isabel. She spends most of…
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7 Month Update
Alright, alright, I know this update is super late seeing as how she is 8 months old today, but I had five papers and a final to study for during early May. I remember one of the most important things to remember when holding Isabel as a baby was making sure her big noggin didn’t…
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The Day She Became My Forever
I recently read that with kids, things eventually just click. Whether it’s crawling, walking, reading, or riding a bike, the seemingly eternal waiting game of watching them learn a new skill just vanishes in one instant and they are soon running a marathon, writing a book, or riding in the Tour de France. But what…
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6 Month Update
The first few months of parenting are not boring, but they aren’t exactly exciting. Your baby isn’t very responsive, they can’t do much, and so you spend a lot of time just looking at them, listening to the occasional babble, and figuring out ways to make them laugh. I would argue that it isn’t until…
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30 Lessons for My Daughter
When I started a list of common sense “lessons” that I wanted to instill in my daughter, I promised that I would write the more sentimental version, this is that version. Sometimes I wish I kept track of everything I’ve learned over the years. Some things would be poignant and others pretty useless, but they…