Now that L is all about eating solid foods, I’m starting to think it might be healthier for her (and cheaper for us) if I make the stuff myself.
Along these lines, a good friend (and fellow new parent) recommended some food mills today, like this one from Bed, Bath & Beyond and this one from [...]

Little L has developed a new favorite pastime over the last two weeks: playing audience in her crib as I or Powergirl sing to her in theatrical fashion.
We belt. We gesture with our hands. We even throw in a few step-ball-change moves here and there.
Judging by her laughter and the way L kicks her little [...]

Our little L finally has embarked on her journey toward overtaking Joey Chestnut as the world-record holder for hot-dog eating, as today she downed her first batch of solid food.
In the interest of full disclosure, describing the food as “solid,” might be an overstatement. On her menu: rice cereal mixed with breast milk. For those [...]

The turkey came and went this week, but played second fiddle to a more eardrum-splitting development: letting L cry it out when she awakens in the middle of the night.
This approach—known by some by the acronym CIO, encourages parents to let a baby cry for a specified period of time (often a very short period [...]

It feels trite to pen a Thanksgiving post about how thankful I am to finally be a dad. Trust me, I’m grateful. Instead, I present to you a list of fathering feats for which I’ll be thankful on Thanksgiving 2027—the first Thanksgiving our little L will celebrate at 18.

10. Convincing my baby that, no matter [...]

Listen up, parents: If you think you’re spending too much money on your infant or toddler, you probably are.
This isn’t exactly a news flash. According to 2009 data from Easy Analytic Software, infant gear sales soared at $1.66 billion in 2008, and are expected to reach $1.86 billion by 2014. Baby gear sales have more [...]

I’m learning quickly that in infants, teeth announce their arrival like kings of old—with lots and lots of fanfare.
Last night, the spectacle took a number of heinous forms, including multiple crying fits (one of them lasted 90 minutes…at 3 a.m.), an ornery little girl and a poop explsion that somehow managed to rocket from baby [...]

It was the late, great Johnnie Cochran who uttered the phrase about how the O.J. Simpson jury should acquit if the infamous black glove “don’t” fit. He very well may have been talking about a Bobo Glove.
I know because a friend bought me one; I’ve experienced the Bobo for myself.
For starters, it would be impossible [...]

Is it strange to ask your child’s doctor to write you a prescription for horse tranquilizers? I feel like I’m going to need one next week, when, at L’s six-month check-up, we throw down the gauntlet and announce to the doc that we’re transitioning the baby onto solid food.
I’m not dreading the actual appointment; instead, [...]

I’ve read the literature on co-sleeping. I know the Consumer Product Safety Commission warns parents not to place their infants in grown-up beds. I’ve heard the American Academy of Pediatrics agrees, warning parents about rolling over on their babies in their sleep.
That said, I admit it: both Powergirl and I spend a few hours alone [...]