From the monthly archives:

June 2009

Diffusing a Toddler’s Meltdown

June 27, 2009

Tonight I did something good, on accident. It was one of those things that ‘parent enthusiasts’ would read in a How to Raise Your Kids book.
Rachelle and I spent most of the day packing our house to move, so there are bins scattered throughout the living room. Layla sees these bins as nifty blocks provided [...]

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Rachelle’s Having Contractions

June 25, 2009

I got a call from Rachelle about an hour ago telling me that she’s having contractions. She called the doctor, who ordered her to report to Labor and Delivery so that they can figure out what is going on since we’re only in our 35th week. If this sounds familiar it’s because it happened with [...]

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Layla Mastering the World Wide Web

June 24, 2009

This post will be a release from the usual, incessant blabbering. I’ve been trying to show Layla how to perform very basic tasks on both the computer and my iPod Touch. So far she can swipe her finger across the iPod and scroll through picture albums. When she reaches the end of an album she [...]

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Friendly’s, The Doctor’s Office, Wendy’s

June 22, 2009

When I got home from work, Rachelle asked if I wanted to go to Friendly’s for dinner. Friendly’s is on my list of toddler-approved restaurants, and even though Layla was acting cranky and immature, I rolled the dice and agreed to tag along for the ride. Let the record show that I didn’t have a [...]

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Happy Father’s Day!

June 21, 2009

To all of my fellow fathers out there, Happy Father’s Day.
Every year my special, Father’s Day request is always the same: I would like to sleep late, and when I wake up, do a whole lot of NOTHING. No errands, no running to Betty and Bill’s house, no food shopping, no mall. Today I wasn’t [...]

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Another Reason to Hate Home Depot

June 20, 2009

I hate Home Depot, and every other hardware store for that matter. It just symbolizes ‘work’ to me. Every time I go in there it’s because something is broken, or because my night is going to be shot painting a room. But today I found another reason to dislike Home Depot.
We were standing in line [...]

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34 Weeks Pregnant

June 19, 2009

Well, from the looks of this picture the baby should be born weighing right at around 134 lbs. This picture is a drastic difference from the picture we took last week.
Since I’m off of work today me and the baby went with Rachelle to her OB/GYN appointment. Most of the time was spent chasing Layla [...]

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On Top of My Dad Game

June 18, 2009

Man, I feel good tonight. Here’s why:

I’m off of work tomorrow.
I’m drinking a beer.
I only got bear-clawed in the face by the baby twice tonight, or three times. Wasn’t even that bad, she went light on me.
Rachelle is at dinner which means I’m not getting guilted into picking up shoes and feeling like a monster [...]

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In Case of Emergency

June 18, 2009

In the event that the baby in Rachelle’s stomach starts kicking the door down early, I will be posting updates for family and friends who want to follow the situation closely, via Twitter. On the right side of this page you’ll notice the column header that says “Twitter Updates”. For those of you who aren’t [...]

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DYFS Should Be Here Any Minute

June 16, 2009

Layla slept at my mom’s house last night, and mom returned her today, damaged. Her cheek is bruised because apparently she fell face-first into the corner of an end-table.
Since parents are supposed to teach children the err of their ways, I explained to Layla that it’s not a good idea to fall face-first into the [...]

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