C has been waking up earlier and earlier these days. I get up at 6, so it hasn’t been too much of an issue for me. This morning, however, we heard the little guy wake up at 5:30. It wasn’t too long before he came running into our room jumped up on our bed, and […]
Read MoreNow that C is starting to push 4 years old, I’ve been starting to work on getting him to be a little more respectful. He has a bad habit of shouting “No!” when he doesn’t want to do something, and I’ve been letting him know that that’s not how he talks to daddy (or mommy […]
Read MoreAgainst my better judgement, J decided to teach C to go potty standing up. Why do I say against my better judgement? Because he’s just barely tall enough and he’s easily distracted. This is a combination that seems to me like a recipe for disaster. Once she put the idea in his head, however, she quickly […]
Read MoreI’m sure you’re familiar with Victoria’s Secret. If not, it’s a lingerie store with a penchant for displaying mostly naked mannequins in suggestive positions. It’s the sort of store that – if I’m not with my wife – I have to hurry past. Otherwise, I risk looking like one of those creepy guys that don’t hurry […]
Read MoreThere are certain times when it’s not such a good idea to listen to your son. This would be one of them. I will admit that I have a tendency to drive a little bit faster than my wife does. When I’m in my car (as opposed to the mini-van), the gas pedal gets even […]
Read MoreLast night C woke up having to go the bathroom, so I went in to help him out. As I sat there waiting for him to do his business, he looked at me.and said “Daddy, I love you.” Awww. I love you too, big guy. “And, and I really like nice girls.” Oh yeah? Me too. “But not mean girls. […]
Read MoreWe’ve found a new place for swimming lessons for the boys – one that’s not quite so traumatic as the YMCA was. For one thing, the pool is actually heated, so the little guys aren’t having to deal with both drowning and hypothermia at the same time. N has been taking classes for a couple […]
Read MoreA couple months back, I took the kids to visit Nana and Grampa at the shore. It was too cold to swim at the beach, so we went down to their condo’s indoor pool. We had a great time, but for one small mishap. C had apparently forgotten all his swimming lessons from the previous […]
Read MoreNot too long ago, we purchased a computer for downstairs. It’s a little computer, just something for the rest the family to use so they don’t have to come upstairs to the work computer. I also purchased a wireless router so both computers could share our internet connection. The challenge with wireless routers, it turns […]
Read MoreSome nights, C has nightmares. He calls them “mean dreams”, and they are quite traumatizing for him. Around 4:00 this morning, C came running into our room. He had apparently had a mean dream about pirates, and he wanted to sleep with us. Breaking from our standard policy, we decided to allow it. While J […]
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