Tomorrow is my thirty-fifth birthday. My stance on such occasions, however, has changed completely since L was born.
Previously, though I wasn’t a real present guy, I reveled in “me” on birthdays, doing precisely what I wanted to and very little of what everybody else had in mind (unless, of course, everybody else wanted to celebrate [...]

As if it weren’t a big enough deal that today is L’s one-year birthday, she commemorated the milestone today by accomplishing something even bigger: She walked.
Granted, it was only three steps. And granted, yours truly didn’t actually witness it first-hand (sadly, I was out running when the incident occurred). Nevertheless, look out world—our baby girl [...]

With L’s first birthday less than two months away, Powergirl and I have begun tossing around ideas for a party.
Our big question: How important is it to plan something our little baby is going to remember?
The party animals in us want to plan something over-the-top and cool. The rational portions of our brains have taken [...]

Today was L’s nine-month birthday—a major milestone considering her short time here on Earth. I was lucky enough to get to spend the better part of the day solo with my baby girl while my wife tended to some schoolwork.
The two of us started the day over breakfast at our favorite local Greasy Spoon. L [...]

I’m not going to mince words here: the last day of my 34th year on Earth (yes, Saturday is my birthday) was one of the worst. Thankfully, my baby girl was waiting for me when I got back to the ranch tonight.
Her “welcome home” smile made me grin. Her fountain of drool turned the grin [...]