On (Im)Perfection

June 3, 2010 Little Life Lessons
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As a parent, I often fall into the trap of expecting perfection — perfection from myself as it relates to the parenting of my children. I equate perfection to being “in control” of my emotions — parenting with a calm, logical grace where every reaction to my children has a measured purpose in it’s counter [...]

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Julia and Ryan at Five Months

June 2, 2010 All in a Day
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My entry for this week’s “Wordless Wednesday” at Dad Blogs features recent pictures of Julia at five months of age with the two family teddy bears in comparison with Ryan at the same age, with the same bears. Julia is long for her age, but she still has a baby face and the light sparse [...]

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Week 4: The Best Laid Plans…

May 29, 2010 Week by Week
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{Best Laid Plans…} It may be fair to say that the only constant in parenting is dealing with the unexpected. Being able to quickly alter paths and adapt to ever-changing circumstances is one of the prerequisites of good parenting. Jen and I are pretty good planners — more so Jen than myself — and we [...]

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Happy 4th Birthday Ryan!!

May 26, 2010 On Being a Child
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It’s hard to believe that four years ago today our lives where graced with the presence of Ryan. Each day since has been a wonder to behold. For this “Wordless Wednesday“, I couldn’t think of a better tribute than to my beautiful daughter Ryan on her birthday. Ryan: 1 day old Ryan: 1 year old [...]

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Some Assembly Required

May 25, 2010 On Being a Dad
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With Ryan’s fourth birthday upon us tomorrow morning, after dinner this evening it was just about time to buckle down and put together her gift — a “big girl” Barbie bicycle. Here’s a blow by blow of my experience: Then I opened it… Where are the instructions for this thing? I think by the third [...]

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Silly for Silly Bandz

May 24, 2010 All in a Day
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It was bound to happen sooner or later. We are now a family contributing to the “Silly Bandz” craze apparently sweeping the nation and children’s wrists in a town near you. The neighborhood has been buzzing with the sounds of chattering six year olds trading animal shaped colored silicone bracelets for the past month*. *Does [...]

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Week 3: Transitions

May 23, 2010 Milestones
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{Transitions} As young children grow, transitions come fast and furious. Sometimes the change is welcome and an exciting step forward in life. Other times, it involves giving things up that were once held dear. With Ryan’s fourth birthday upon us next week, we are currently navigating a few such transitions. Ryan’s night time routine since [...]

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Fatherhood Friday: On Playdates, the Dirty Dozen, Being a Dad and Birthday Parties

May 21, 2010 {friends.of.me}
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One thing I’ve found fascinating since starting {dad.is.me} is the amount of incredible information I’ve been exposed to as I navigate the parenting blog network, specifically the “dad blogs” out there. I thought the spirit of the Fatherhood Friday meme would be the perfect context to share some of the parenting content that interested me [...]

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Thinking Organically

May 18, 2010 Chow
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The topics of buying organic food and limiting the amount of toxins and chemicals used around the house have been at the forefront of conversation in our house over the past few months. While our family on the whole has always been fairly health conscious — in that we have limited the “overtly bad” traps [...]

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Week 2: Settling In

May 15, 2010 Week by Week
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{Playdates} Entertaining a four year old to the level which they desire can be a near impossible task for a parent. It’s critical to enlist the aid of other four year olds to help. Last week we were lucky enough to stumble into multiple playdates with our neighbor Shaelyn and while the same happened this [...]

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