Fatherhood: It’s about Compromise
Fatherhood: It’s about Compromise My wife and I didn’t realize how opposite we were until after we were married. The only thing we found that we agreed upon was our…
New Baby Bonding: Faraway Family
New Baby Bonding: Faraway Family If you’re like me, you’re eager for your new baby to spend as much time as possible with her relatives. Seeing your baby bond with…
Mastering the Stay-at-Home Dad Routine
Mastering the Stay-at-Home Dad Routine As a stay-at-home dad, I struggle to keep my two children happy while saving the house from the terror these tots can unleash. Many new…
How to Tell your Hubby You’re Pregnant
How to Tell your Hubby You’re Pregnant I remember being eight, watching an episode of my favorite television show, where the wife tells her husband she’s pregnant, and thinking, “I’m…
The Top Four New Mom Gifts
The Top Four New Mom Gifts Let’s be realistic: Pregnancy pillows and nursing bras aren’t the most thrilling items on a baby shower registry. Most guests want to get the…
Newborn Photos with the Family
Newborn Photos with the Family When it comes to taking newborn photos, for me, it was just as important to get some great shots with the whole family as it…
7 Great Gifts for New Moms
7 Great Gifts for New Moms For weeks after I gave birth to my little bundle, the generous gifts kept rolling in for her. Without question, for parents whose expenses…
The Expectations and Reality of Labor
The Expectations and Reality of Labor My son’s birth was both everything and nothing like I imagined — and trust me, I spent a lot of time thinking about how…
My Low Birth Weight Babies
My Low Birth Weight Babies “They are so small!” I heard those words a lot during the first couple of months of my twin sons’ lives. I was nearing my…
My Easy Delivery
My Easy Delivery At 38 ½ weeks pregnant, I thought I was as emotionally ready as I would be at 40 weeks. I woke up at 12:30 a.m. feeling ……