The palaver of a childish father
Layla’s crib at bed time contains a pacifier, a juice bottle, a big blanket, a small fuzzy blanket, and a stuffed rabbit. When we put her to bed we lay her down, give her the pacifier, then the juice bottle. We cover her with the big blanket and walk out of the bedroom. Ten minutes [...]
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Last week, while I was changing the baby, I was pretending to bite her feet. She flashed me that signature Hollywood smile, and I noticed that there were more than 2 front-top teeth… I pulled her top lip up and saw that there were two teeth that grew-in almost completely, next to the top teeth. [...]
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Last night I was chasing Layla up and down the hallway like a rabid bear. I tackled her, then picked her back up, she ran away, I tackled her again…over and over. At some point, 200lb me clumbsily kneeled on the 28 lb-baby’s foot and she started crying. I felt terrible so I gave her [...]
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Last night Rachelle, Layla and I went to the grocery store to go food shopping. I always squirm at the idea of taking the baby food shopping because I know what it means; it means that Rachelle is going to food shop while I chase the terrorist up and down the aisles. So we first [...]
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Layla has been a whole lot of hot and cold lately. When I reach down to pick her up I wince like a battered wife because I know there is a possibility that I can get a bare hand slap + face-claw combination. There is also the possibility that she could rest her head on [...]
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It is confirmed that Layla finally has her first tooth. It took fourteen months, and one week, but a fang has definitely popped through her bottom gums. Well, it’s either a tooth or a small ceramic shard, but most likely it’s the former. It’s also worth mentioning that it’s crooked and in a weird spot [...]
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