What I Learned At Baby School, Part II

Well, thanks to the warnings of our friend Allison, I was denied the awkwardness of attending breastfeeding class — and subsequently felt like a jerk when only one other husband was absent, and he’s deployed by the military, but I digress — so the What I Learned At Baby School series has been reduced by [...]

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Why I Love Sports (And Hope My Son Will, Too) – Part 1,462,973

It should come as no surprise to those who know us that we are decorating our son’s nursery with a sports theme — sports bedding, sports memorabilia, vintage sports photos (if we ever get around to ordering those). What might come as a surprise, though, is the fact that I’ve felt somewhat conflicted about doing [...]

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What I Learned At Baby School, Part I

If you read my last post, you know we attended an all-day class Saturday entitled “Prepared Childbirth,” which loosely translates to “Scaring the Bejesus Out of New Parents-To-Be.” We sat through several videos documenting the “amazing process,” and despite the pretty blatant bias toward natural childbirth, I’m fairly certain the moms-to-be left the room thinking [...]

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A little of this, a little of that on a busy baby weekend

It’s time for a busy baby weekend. We’re out the door in a few minutes for an all-day prepared childbirth class, where we will get “an overview of the anatomy and physiology” and an explanation of the process of labor and delivery in simple, easy-to-understand terms. Terms like “woozy,” “light-headed,” and “pass out,” are the [...]

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