Reflections on Family, Fatherhood, Loss & Grief
Sarah and I talked a bit tonight about diapers. Sarah's mom, Karen, sent us a copy of the The Eco-nomical Baby Guide: Down-to-Earth Ways for Parents to Save Money and the Planet. Sarah was reading the parts about diapers and she started talking about … [Continue reading]
See, I don't really know what the problem is. You get a really fancy/cute-looking belt to wear (well...two if you have twins I guess!) AND you get to have your kids (who are still in the womb) have a chance to engage in some social media activities. … [Continue reading]
Being pregnant is hard work. I don't know that from first hand experience, and I certainly am the first to say that I have no idea what it must be like to have your body go through so many changes and to be incubating two little people inside of you. … [Continue reading]
Back on November 25, 2006, I wrote a post on Pomomusings entitled "Hubbyblogger? Mommyblogger?" Here is a short quote from it: "During our time last night hanging out, we talked some about blogging, and about blogging about children, and it was … [Continue reading]
This morning while Sarah and I were at our weekly "Day Off Breakfast" (otherwise known as "It's frickin' 7am and I'm hungry so get your butt out of bed so we can go get some food!"), we were talking about baby stuff: names, showers, registering for … [Continue reading]
Yesterday marked the first day of the second trimester. And to all of you who said that Sarah would magically start feeling better as soon as the second trimester began...I say, "Liars!" Just kidding - but we are still waiting for that second … [Continue reading]
I wanted to briefly share with you the results of our first Dazed Dad poll. The question wasn't worded well, and I think the votes reflect that. The question was "What is the average length of paternity leave for working fathers?" The question should … [Continue reading]
So last night I decided to be helpful. This isn't to say that I haven't been helpful so far in this pregnancy...I've been doing pretty well picking stuff up around the house, taking over the vacuuming (even though that chore had just recently been … [Continue reading]
Today we went into Oakland for the nuchal scan ultrasound. This is something that Kaiser does frequently and is the test that helps to identify babies that might have higher risks of Down Syndrome. It's crazy that by checking the tiniest of … [Continue reading]