All my life, my father has regaled me with stories about moments during my childhood where his role as a father truly hit home.
One of the stories I remember most vividly (which means he remembers it most vividly) involves a hot dog, an upset belly, puke in a new car, and dad catching all of [...]

Tonight was girls’ night out for my wife and her colleagues from work, so I pulled double duty and extended my daily allotment of L time into the evening.
Most of our night together was awesome as always; after a leisurely dinner of puffs, tangerines, bananas and chicken with yam/apple/zucchini compote, the baby joined me for [...]

After 11 months of practice at fatherhood, I’d like to think I’ve mastered most of the day-to-day tasks that have made me freak out at one point or another. Putting on onesies no longer makes me sweat. Dealing with fountains of pee is now a piece of cake.
Still, there is one chore that still makes [...]

If this morning’s showing is any indication of how I’ll be as a disciplinarian, it’s clear that L is going to walk all over me—especially during her teenage years.
Let me explain. Every morning after L wakes up, I stagger into her room, take her out of her sleep sack and change her diaper (we call [...]

It’s no secret that these little babies grow up quickly. Still, from my vantage point as a father, there aren’t many moments in an average week that make me stop and wax nostalgic for the days when my nearly seven-month-old daughter was, well, younger.
I had one such moment today. The inspiration: L’s first grown-up turd.
Not [...]

Someday, I hope to inspire my daughter to practice good living by treating people kindly, using proper grammar, eating lots of vegetables and rooting for the New York Yankees.
So far, however, it’s clear that one of the only things I inspire her to do currently is poop.
I came to this conclusion after some (not-so) scientific [...]

On days like today, when L threatens to establish a new world record for the number of diapers soiled in a 24-hour period, I am thankful for the Knot-It bags from a company called Prince Lionheart.
The product essentially is a portable bag dispenser. Inside, you drop a cylindrical refill that consists of one long plastic [...]