Between life as a full-time parent and full-time freelance writer, blogging has sunk on the list of priorities this week, and there’s nothing wrong with that at all.
The bad news: this scenario likely will occur more frequently in the next year, so get used to it.
That’s my crass way of notifying you faithful readers that [...]

Is there anything more life-affirming and wonderful than a baby’s giggles?
I’m not talking about the giggles they make when you tickle them, imitate an emu or sniff their freshly tubbed bellies like a dog. I’m talking about the giggles they make when they’re finding happiness completely on their own, when they’ve put themselves in a [...]

After a slow start to the holiday season, Christmas 2010 is in full effect at our house, and little L is reveling in every minute of it.
She requests carols four or five times a day (“Jingle Bells” and “Frosty” are her favorites, though she also likes “Santa Baby”). She plays with the stockings every [...]

A good friend of mine became a father last week—the latest in a series of spectacular milestones for him (he’s an accomplished author of multiple books). Now, the fun for him really begins.
He learned this immediately. After he and his wife spent their first night home with the new baby, he sent me (and, I [...]

Most of the time my daughter is utterly fearless, barreling into new experiences with unflagging curiosity. Recently, however, particularly after my Thursday-Friday work trip to Denver, the baby has exhibited a new personality trait, too: She’s getting scared.
Literally. As in, she says, “Scared, scared,” and clutches me for dear life.
I wrote about the very first [...]

One of the biggest upsides to being busy in my professional life: Cold, hard cash. One of the biggest downsides: Long days without the opportunity to kiss L goodnight.
Such was life for me on Tuesday. After spending the first three hours of the day together, the baby I parted ways when the nanny arrived. Then [...]

Generally speaking, L has been a maternal mood of late. This doesn’t mean she’s ignoring me completely, it just means she’s gravitating toward Powergirl and the other women in her life. This weekend, for instance, whenever the baby wanted something, it was “Mommy, Mommy, Mommy,” or “Grandma,” her name for my mom.
Daddy, it turned out, [...]

Mondays in this house used to be a joyous occasion, full of excitement and anticipation over a being that defies description: the garbage truck.
L would wake up stoked. From the moment she looked out the window and spotted our cans on the street, she’d yammer on and on about the garbage truck. Every time she [...]

It was with great relief tonight that my wife and I returned from four full days in Vegas away from our little L. Yes, Mom and Dad had a blast. But man—we missed our baby girl.
The missing increased exponentially over the course of our trip.
On Day No. 1, as we were enthused by the mere [...]

Following L’s obsession with the word, “Zamboni,” which she learned during a trip to the local ice rink last week, Powergirl and I have been anticipating eagerly the moment when our daughter graduates to the next level of self-expression.
Considering the developments of this afternoon, I’d say a celebration is in order today.
For the first time [...]