Boober's Dad

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2009-12-11T16:54:00.000-08:00

Why’d I have to grow up?

2009-12-09T05:57:00.000-08:00

I wish I was a baby again. How nice is that? Everything is new. Everything is there to explore. Except for the inability to explain yourself intelligibly, it's a sweet life. No job. No responsibilities. Can walk around in your pajamas all day. Everyone brings you your meals. You're given a bath every night. When you cry and complain, people actually care and listen.

Why’d I have to grow up?

duck duck duck goose

2009-12-04T16:27:00.000-08:00

For awhile now Baby J. has been saying "da da". And some will argue she's just babbling, while I argue that it isn't a coincidence that she says it mostly to me (especially when I first get done with work or when she's bringing me something). But that's beside the point. For sure, without it possibly being interpreted any other way, Baby J. says "duck".

duck duck duck goose

Reminiscing

2009-11-23T05:22:00.000-08:00

My wife and I have started going through all the pictures of Baby J. since her birth. We're trying to put together a bunch of pictures for the holidays. I can't believe she's already 10 months old. So much time has passed so quickly. It's surprising too to see her now and to think of how much she has changed but also how much she really is still a baby.

Reminiscing

too expensive being a parent

2009-11-19T06:26:00.000-08:00

Before we had Baby J., my wife and I were dinks (double income no kids). It was easy getting by. We were able to save up enough money to buy a nice house, a nice car, live in a good neighborhood and have all the amenities. Now that we're parents and my wife stays home with the baby, it isn't enough that we're on a tigheter budget, but everything is more expensive now. I'm not just talking about the cost of diapers and formula. My health insurance tripled in cost. The health insurance company refused to cover what it should have for the hospital visits.

too expensive being a parent

Baby Blanket

2009-11-18T05:45:00.000-08:00

We live in Western New York, so this time of year, it starts to get really cold. We had our first snow on October 1st. That being the case, we wrap Baby J. in two layers of pajamas each night. Even with the heat going all night, it still gets really cold. The pajamas alone aren't enough. So at the last pediatrician's visit, we asked if there was any reason we couldn't give her a blanket. All the books say wait until they're a year and a half before giving them a blanket. That seemed pretty ridiculous to us. Baby J. is an extremely active baby. And even though she sleeps for long stretches at a time, she's a light sleeper. The pediatrician said we were ok to give her a blanket, and we have.

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It’s Time to Sleep

2009-11-17T06:45:00.000-08:00

Ever been so utterly exhausted after taking care of your kid that you can't stay awake any longer? Yesterday, I was taking care of Baby J. She was playing on the floor of her bedroom with some stuffed animals, while I was sitting next to her. I'd been up late the night before working. It didn't help that the baby woke me up at 5am, because she was tired of sleeping in the crib but wanted to pass out in my arms. So, there I was, going on about three hours of sleep, watching a baby playing with her toys, when I passed out.

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Kitchen Baby

2009-11-17T06:30:00.000-08:00

Baby J. loves playing on the kitchen floor. She prefers the kitchen over every other room in the house.

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Baby Pancakes

2009-11-16T17:50:00.000-08:00

Baby J. keeps impressing me with what foods she loves right away. She tried pancakes tonight, and at first, I thought she wasn't into them. I gave her little pieces she could chew, and she just kept looking at them funny, and then tossing them over her shoulder. My wife said, "Give her a big piece and see what she does." Baby J. took a half pancake, and she devoured it. She gobbled it up. She tore it apart, and she ate every little piece. I guess she just doesn't like being given little pieces. She wants the whole pie.

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Photo Shoot Disaster

2009-11-15T13:40:00.000-08:00

Today didn't turn out well at all. It was the day we took Baby J. in for her photo shoot. We went to Sears photo. We chose them largely because we had a 40% off coupon and a free session. If I had to do it over again, I'm not sure I would have gone had it been free.

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Painting with Grandma

2009-11-14T08:02:00.000-08:00

My wife and Baby J.'s grandma are painting the kitchen today, so it's another Daddy Daughter Day. I took Baby J. to the supermarket this morning. The cashiers were doting over her as usual, trying to play peek-a-book with her and making silly faces; she was a little too tired to play along.

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Baby Monitor

2009-11-13T05:23:00.000-08:00

This morning after waking up at 6:30am and after I prepped Baby J.'s bottle, my wife was changing her diaper. The baby monitor was still on, so I could hear their entire conversation. It went something like this:

My wife: Say, 'mama'. Say 'mama'.

Baby J. emits louding farting noise.

My wife: That's not how you say 'mama'.

Baby Poop

2009-11-12T17:26:00.000-08:00

Whenever Baby J. gets red in the face and stops breathing, I know it can only mean one thing. Poop. I swear sometimes when she's pooping, she looks like she's going to explode. Sometimes, she'll stand up against a piece of furniture, squat down, and push so hard she grunts.

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Baby, Don’t Cry…

2009-11-12T12:56:00.000-08:00

How much does it break your heart, when your baby is crying? I hate it. I want to pick her up every time and make her feel better. I hate seeing her cry. It goes down in the list of all time things I can't stand. Recently, I yelled at one of the cats; the stupid cat was clawing up the furniture,

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Pointing at Dad

2009-11-12T06:16:00.000-08:00

Baby J. has started pointing...at everything. She points at me, and she says "da". She points at her toys. She points at her mommy. She points at books. She points at the cats, the fireplace, the floor, the ceiling, the tables, the chairs, and so on.

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Taking Turns with Baby

2009-11-11T06:13:00.000-08:00

My wife and I have adopted a simple system of taking turns. One morning, I'll get a little extra sleep, while she gives the baby the bottle. The next morning, I'll let her sleep some more. One night, I'll handle the bath. The next night, she will. If my wife put the baby down for her last nap, then I'll handle getting her down that night.

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Flu Season

2009-11-10T17:20:00.000-08:00

Maybe it's better if we never go outside at all.

I mean, how careful are you during flu season? My wife have gotten into the habit of wiping anything and everything down with baby wipes, especially anything in public like shopping carts, benches, tables, chairs, etc.

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Why isn’t my baby sleeping?

2009-11-10T11:20:00.000-08:00

Why isn’t my baby sleeping?

Losing the Baby Weight…or not?

2009-11-10T09:22:00.000-08:00

Nice blog on being a mommy.

Losing the Baby Weight…or not?

Ditch the Pink

2009-11-10T09:14:00.000-08:00

Whenever we go out anywhere like the store or the mall or wherever, people are always coming up and saying "hi" to Baby J. Now, unless we have dressed her in pink, everyone refers to her as "he". "Aw, he is such a cutie?" or "He's a really beautiful baby." Now, how come boys get every color in the spectrum except the color pink? I'll grant you, maybe if we dress her in a more pastel color with butterflies on it or something, people will figure out she's a girl, but if it's a basic, normal color like red or green or blue or yellow, people invariably assume my baby is a boy. Sometimes, I can dress her in the girliest fashions, and people will still ask, "Boy or girl?"; for example, we had her dressed in a floral red dress with a red bonnet, and a man asked if she was a boy or girl. "Yes, sir, that's my son, I just like to dress him up in daisies."

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Spitting Mad

2009-11-10T09:07:00.000-08:00

For those who don't already know it, I work from home. I have a little office down in the basement. My wife and Baby J. are upstairs most of the time, doing whatever they're doing, while I'm working. Right now for instance, I can hear Baby J. She's spitting mad.

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How to Get Baby to Sleep Through the Night

2009-11-10T08:57:00.000-08:00

Are you having trouble getting your baby to sleep through the night? How many hours is he or she sleeping at night, before waking up? How much sleep are you getting yourself? For us, we were lucky at first. Baby J. naturally fell into a pattern of sleeping through the night at around 4 months of age. We didn't have to do anything. No tricks. No special bedtime routines. It was like we were suddenly gifted with a great sleeper (after a couple rough months of always waking up due to reflux).

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Cheese in the Hair

2009-11-10T08:55:00.000-08:00

Boober Gets some cheese in her hair in this funny video.

Cheese in the Hair

I'm so tired.

2009-11-10T05:15:00.000-08:00

I'm exhausted. Baby J. woke me up at 5am this morning by squealing into the baby monitor. She continued sleeping for another hour, while I sat in bed, wide eyed wanting to use the bathroom but afraid that making any noise at all would wake the baby.

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