Well, our life as we know it may officially be over (though some would say our life as we knew it ended the day Avery was born). First it was the army crawl. Then she would stand. Next she started cruising. Then came the crawl. Now the baby has some guts.
She is standing on her [...]

The grandparents have arrived today from New Jersey in anticipation of Avery’s baptism on Sunday, and they came bearing toys (or so I am told). Someone should have informed them that to get more attention from Avery, you need less toys – otherwise she is a whiz at playing with those new toys on her [...]

It is time for our monthly survey at The Parental Olympian (ok, so this is the first time we have offered a survey). This month’s question:
Is it normal for an 8 and a half month old to have the ability to climb an entire flight of stairs?
Your comments please …

Tonight I went to put Avery to bed and she was practically asleep on the changing table.
But no. She wanted to play, not sleep, and she let me know accordingly when I put her down in her bed. So, Avery and I went back to the basement and we played for another half [...]

I was always excited about having a child and being a father, but I really never knew how great it would be. I dream all throughout the day about the moment that I can head home from work and play with Avery. Sure, I won’t lie, it was pretty boring to come home to a [...]

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Colleen, Avery and I were invited by friends to the Kansas Motor Speedway on Saturday for a giant easter egg hunt. I had my doubts about this whole thing, and no, they did not stem from the fact that I am jewish and would have preferred a giant search for the afikomen. No, [...]

Colleen and I had it all planned. We had the babysitter, we had a restaurant in mind, and we had a list of movies we could see. All but the babysitter turned out to be worthless.
We left the house around 6:30 for our first night out for just the two of [...]

I actually do not know if it is true or not – the fact as to whether or not our neighbor is crazy. If you ask me though, she probably is. Today she was out in long sleeves and pants in 90 degree plus heat moving about a ton of dirt about 10 feet using [...]

I was witness to the quote of the day today and let me tell you, I almost fell over laughing. It was in the midst of a conversation I overheard about someone who had given birth earlier in the day.
"She only pushed for 5 minutes."
"Really? She must have a really big …"
Not quite the conversation [...]