I ran my first-ever marathon this past weekend, and while I burned through the 26.2-mile course, my saint of a wife was left with the job of shuttling baby L (and my folks) from one stop to another to cheer me on.
Looking back on the experience, Powergirl shared with me a few pointers for other [...]

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 [...]

We grownups take for granted just how challenging it is to eat solid food. The chewing, the swallowing; these are tough tasks—especially for a 9-month-old baby who’s just getting the hang of things.
Powergirl and I were reminded of this fact this morning, when, while eating one of those “melt-in-your-mouth” cereal snacks, L, for a brief [...]

Blankets are nice, outfits are fun and stuffed animals are cute, but the best kinds of gifts for us new parents are the practical ones.
Granted, practical gifts usually are pretty boring. They’re not the kinds of stuff that makes grandmas and grandpas (or doting friends, for that matter) giddy with excitement. They’re not the [...]

In an effort to get L to socialize with other 9-month-olds on a regular basis, Powergirl and I have been searching for playgroup activities to which I can take the baby during the day.
Other cities—New York among them—offer classes specifically designed for dads who spend most of the day at home with their youngsters. The [...]

I always crack up at those Cars.com commercials that tell the story of the David Abernathy, the kid who had so much “extraordinary confidence” that, as a newborn, he congratulated the doctor on a perfect delivery. For some reason, I always imagine little L doing the same sort of thing.
Well L had a David Abernathy [...]

Out of nowhere today, L unveiled her latest skill: waving hello and goodbye.
It happened this morning. Our nanny had arrived for a few hours (I needed to report an upcoming story for The New York Times) and I turned to head from the kitchen (downstairs) to my office (upstairs). As I pivoted, the baby squealed [...]

We came home from our trip to Las Vegas to find a baby who only slightly resembled the one we left.
First and foremost, this new baby—still named L, of course—has ditched the cold (and congestion) that was bugging her before we took off, and is now talking and cooing and yapping like always. She’s also [...]

It’s been more than a year since Powergirl and I vacationed just the two of us—a huge deal, considering I’m a travel writer and she loves to travel. Our last trip came when she was five months pregnant with L; naturally, we have not gone anywhere together without the baby in the eight months since [...]

At the suggestion of a doctor friend, I recently signed up for recall notices from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. These notices, which appear in my email inbox every day, keep us abreast of all of the product recalls in the world of baby gear.
In November, for instance, when Stork Craft recalled all of [...]