Category: Family

Mom, dad and child make up the family. These posts are about the things that involve mom, dad and child.

The DMZ on the Christmas tree

My wife has always put up her Christmas tree the day after Christmas.  If we were doing a family trip over Thanksgiving then I suspect that we’d have to stop somewhere, purchase a tree and take it back home with us.  “Sweetie, they sell Christmas trees back home”, I’d say.  She’d then remind me about how pretty the house looks once decorated and that a Christmas tree from hundreds of miles away would only add to the beauty of the house.

So we decorate the tree the day after Thanksgiving.    Entering into a relationship with this decorator was quite the change for me.  Many years ago, it’s possible that I’d have a tree, but it wasn’t guaranteed.  I always had green things growing in my place, but it was not garland and may have required a plastic suit and gallons of white vinegar. Continue reading The DMZ on the Christmas tree

A dad and mom play “did somebody step on a duck”?

As a stay at home dad I encounter lots of funny situations with my child.  Toilet jokes are the low hanging fruit in the blog world.  I made a pact with myself to avoid stories about the toilet, a moratorium if you will, for as long as possible.  I’m sure that when Baby Mojo gets to the potty training phase of life we’ll have more stories, some of which may actually be funny. 

 Speaking in a very technical sense, it’s not a story of the toilet, more accurately it’s a case of “did somebody step on a duck”?  Continue reading A dad and mom play “did somebody step on a duck”?

My marriage is not like an 8 track: New families and the stay at home dad

This past week a study came out on marriage from The Pew Research center.  You may have heard the highlights, mainly the fact that MARRIAGE IS ON THE DECLINE.  Well make me watch television infomercials, I thought my marriage was great and if the masses are getting out of this mom and dad racket then I’m not going to let the violin player beat me off this sinking ship. Continue reading My marriage is not like an 8 track: New families and the stay at home dad

A Dad’s guide to the pacifier

Prior to being a dad I didn’t know beans about the pacifier.  Now that I’m a dad I still don’t know beans about the pacifier because my wife told us that we wouldn’t be using one with our child. 

Husbands will attest to this that sometimes their better half will simply state that (insert activity or thing that you may, or may not want to do) will not be happening.    Most of the time your spouse will be correct and that thing either wasn’t needed, would’ve added needless danger, calories or really would’ve made your butt look big.  I’m not talking about those black pants, I swear sweetie.  Continue reading A Dad’s guide to the pacifier

Tips from a dad on helping your baby sleep

Ask most doctors how much sleep a baby needs and it’ll vary between 15-12 hours total, depending on how old your child is.  We’ve been very fortunate in that Baby Mojo has been a great sleeper ever since the second day out of the hospital.

The first night home for him was a disaster, but not because of anything he did.  Continue reading Tips from a dad on helping your baby sleep

I’m keeping tabs on my neighbors

Even before I was a stay at home dad my ability to remember names in a timely manner left lots to be desired.   At previous jobs and social gatherings there were people who I genuinely wanted to know, but couldn’t remember their names.  I’ve tried mnemonic devices, like associating somebody with an action or thing that will trigger their name with something.  They do work occasionally, but then I have to remember somebody else’s name and the whole process gets gummed up inside my head.  Continue reading I’m keeping tabs on my neighbors

Lessons learned on baby proofing the outlets

I’m cheap by nature and when we were shopping for outlet covers there didn’t seem to be any difference.  As with all things baby and parenting we’ve discovered better options than what we first tried.

As this is our first child we didn’t know how naturally attracted children are to electrical outlets.  Granted ours have the classic 90s gold covering, so maybe our child is just going up closer to get a look at his baby mug.  Never use gold appliances in plumbing or with your outlet covers.  We ran into this problem when we had to switch out a shower head as there, thankfully aren’t many options for people with gold plumbing.  Sometimes I feel like we live in the home of a pseudo successful suburban rapper, Continue reading Lessons learned on baby proofing the outlets

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