5 Questions With Daddy Clay from Dadlabs.com

5 Questions with Daddy Clay…yep - the one with the beard

When I first began my blogging adventure one of the first websites I stumbled upon was Dadlabs.com. I’ve been a big fan of their videos for quite some time and needless to say I was excited and humbled when Daddy Clay agreed to do an [...]

How Becoming A Father Will Make You A Better Man

Fatherhood will make you a better man

My wife and I are literally days away from the birth of our second daughter. (Actually, the C-section is scheduled for July 24th) The last couple of weeks have seemed like the calm before the storm and my mind has been flooded with memories of when our first daughter [...]

If Only Everything Came In “Princess”

Ahh….the joys of having a daughter. She has a very simplistic view of the world…things are either “princess” or “not princess”. It’s pretty simple really…when we walk into Target she only recognizes things that are either pink, sparkly, glittery or have one of the many Disney Princesses on it.
If you’ve ever shopped for a [...]

Pregnancy Week 18: Is It A Boy Or A Girl?

My wife and I had our 18 week O.B. appointment this morning. Neither one of us is very patient so we had to find out the sex of the baby. We found out with Olivia so we had to find out for this one.

Drum roll please………
IT’S A GIRL!
Yep, that’s right…having another little girl!
How much estrogen [...]

Guess What We Saw At The Zoo

It was a beautiful day yesterday here in Memphis so we packed up the kid and headed to the zoo. Of all the cool things we saw at the zoo, what does my daughter remember?
Poopie!…That’s right, poopie
We covered most of the zoo and saw all kinds of animals. I was being a good dad [...]

Join Others And Pledge To Read To Your Children

The National Education Association’s annual National Reading day is March 3rd 2008. The event coincides with the birthday of Theodor Seuss Geisel [a.k.a. Dr Seuss].
Reading to your children is a great way to show them you love them. It is such a simple activity and a fantastic way to bond with your children.
What can [...]

Dad’s, Has This Ever Happened To You?

My daughter is going through a phase [at least I hope it's a phase] where she wants “mommy” to do everything. She’s been in a mommy-mood for the last 3 or 4 months and I need some help!
I can’t help put on shoes…
I can’t read to her at night…
I can’t get her dressed…
I can’t put [...]

My Wife Is 15 Weeks Pregnant

It’s been three weeks since I announced that Mandy was pregnant. And in three more weeks, we find out if it’s a boy or a girl. How time flies!
When Mandy was pregnant with Olivia, it seemed like it took FOREVER for us to find out the sex of the baby. Now it seem like it’s [...]

Fatherhood Squared: My Wife Is 12 Weeks Pregnant

Yep - I’m going to be a dad again! The wife is due at the end of July and this pregnancy could not be any more different than her first.
During her first [tag]pregnancy[/tag], we read all the books, magazines, etc…We were engulfed with the idea of having a [tag]baby[/tag]. We went through all the [...]

The Sleepy Dad Chronicles: Ear Infections

Photo Courtesy: Powerbooktrance

Over the last week or so my [tag]daughter[/tag] has gotten into this habit of waking up anywhere between midnight and 3am and again around 5. My wife and I were at our wits end because she has been such a good sleeper for quite some time. All we could think is: “What is [...]