This afternoon I was feeling contemplative and so I wrote one of my horrible poems– full text below. On a cloudy day Late in May I sat and watched my son Struggle to roll And giggle in play. Boxing was on in the background And I thought of dreams and hopes And then he rolled […]
Tomorrow marks one year since our little guy popped out. Here is a pictorial trip down memory lane. A little over a year ago… Straight out of uterus. All three of us. I did the least work to get to this point. Oh, the indignity. Two of my favorite people! Random pic of a cat […]
Tonight my wife was feeding our son. I went downstairs to get the medicine he’s taking, which has to be stored in the fridge. When I got back upstairs, I encountered my wife in the hall, carrying our son in her arms. “Gotta poop,” she said. “Don’t you want to leave him with me?” I […]
Our little guy is battling yet another cold and upper respiratory infection. The breathing problems, I’m afraid, come from me. (Things my son has inherited from me, aside from his dashing good looks and infectious personality: a lot of hair, tendency to sweat profusely and breathing problems). Besides the nebulizer treatments, the doc also prescribed […]
My son’s first birthday is a month away and I don’t know what to get him. I want something memorable, environmentally responsible, eclectic, fun and most of all, affordable. I know some of his favorite things: Binkies Cardboard boxes Cat collars with a bell on them Sweet potatoes (although he calls them “yams”) Earrings, but […]
I’ve always loved scary movies. As a kid, Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th and Texas Chainsaw Massacre haunted me for days (especially the first one, because I lived on Elm Street). I’ve been thinking about things that scare me now, as a new parent, and came up with a list of movie titles […]
My wife and I are leery of communal high chairs. We always wipe them down, douse them in Lysol, paint them in antibacterial ointment, set them briefly on fire, cover them in sanitized plastic wrap, and ensconce our son in a hazmat onesie prior to sitting him in one. I’ve wondered at times if this […]
