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The Life and Times of a 2-week old

It’s two weeks into the life of More Mojo. Mom is resting lots and has finally been given the green light by the doctor to go up and down the stairs! We’re also settling into a grove with our newborn and getting back in the habit of (somewhat) cleaning the house. Continue reading The Life and Times of a 2-week old

The Life and Times of a 1-week old

Now that they’re born and on the way towards adulthood let’s take a look at what you can expect during this first week. The trip to the hospital has been covered, so has the birth. Now it’s time for mom to recover, get that newborn home and see how soon they can start mowing the grass or doing the dishes. Continue reading The Life and Times of a 1-week old

The birth of your child

After nine months of waiting, the time has come. You pregnant moms can now drink beer and eat sushi. You’ll also give birth to a child. Here’s what to expect when you’re not expecting anymore. Continue reading The birth of your child

Daddy Mojo reads: Curious Critters by David FitzSimmons

We’ve been reading to Toddler Mojo since he was born. Now that he’s older, i.e. a toddler, his books are getting more complex. He has his books that are age appropriate, as well as, several that are beyond his reach, but still enjoyable because of the pictures. Continue reading Daddy Mojo reads: Curious Critters by David FitzSimmons

The Life and Times of a 2 year old toddler

The 2-year-old toddler is a running, curious creature. Imagine the one thing that you don’t want him to do, go into or pick up and that’s exactly what they’ll do. It’s like the Star Wars Jedi training orb, but instead of shooting lasers they’ll misplace dad’s car keys, cell phone or the remote control. Continue reading The Life and Times of a 2 year old toddler

The Way is an earnest father/son movie that entertains in many ways

The Way is the story about Tom (Martin Sheen), an American father who’s living a simple, successful life in California as an optometrist. Tom’s son, Daniel (Emilio Estevez) is killed in an accident while walking “El Camino de Santiago”, a 500 mile trail that crosses from France into Spain. Estevez doesn’t appear in the movie much, but did direct it. After Tom arrives in France to collect the body he decides to embark on the pilgrimage that his son was doing. Along the way Tom meets some fellow travelers who have their own reasons for doing the trek. Continue reading The Way is an earnest father/son movie that entertains in many ways

The first rule of underage MMA fight club is no cameras

The first rule of underage MMA fight club is….wait, who brought in the video camera? Greenland’s Labour Club is a pub/entertainment complex in England. MMA is Mixed Martial Arts; it’s a little bit of boxing with a whole lot of Steven Segal and Chuck Norris. An 8 year old is that little boy that should be studying in the living room right now. Combine all of them, add a bikini ring girl and 250 observers ginned up on beer and you get this. Continue reading The first rule of underage MMA fight club is no cameras

Even Thomas the Tank Engine and Star Wars need to change

Toddler Mojo started to enjoy television. To him television is Thomas the Tank Engine. He just entered pre-school, so I’m glad that he can point to Thomas the Tank Engine and be in the same click as the other boys. Continue reading Even Thomas the Tank Engine and Star Wars need to change