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When we were expecting our first we knew the money would be tight. We both worked at a low paying company considering our experience & title. Adding to that the price of living in southern California is high. We could have moved to an area that cost less but it would have cost too much …
When you are expecting baby number two or even number three you might worry about “How can I love someone as I love my first born”. You’ll feel like, “How can I love another child when I feel like I gave all my love to this child.” I remember having that feeling. I was afraid …
Let me start with I love being a dad. For how much of a struggle it is, it’s still one of the best experience I’ve ever had. With that said, it’s not easy nor did I expect it to be. There are things that have caught me off guard that would have been nice to …
Something that never really crossed my mind before having kids is losing someone close to me and the funeral that follows. Probably because who really thinks about that when it doesn’t feel like time is moving. I know it’s going to happen eventually and it scares me. Eventually it’ll be someone that brings me to …
No, I’m not talking about “expect the unexpected”. We are expecting and we were not planning on it for at least 4 years if ever, it was still up for debate. Now between when we first met back in high school and our first child over 10 years had passed and we only got pregnant …
Yup, here’s we go again!!! We have been keeping the news hush for quite some time, about 11 weeks. With it being unexpected and with the past miscarriages we didn’t want to say anything too soon. Plus we were trying to wait for her parents to come out from Maine to announce to them in …
You’re here because you want to know what it’s like to cut the cord. 1 questions you might have is what it feels like to cut the umbilical cord. I’ve been through it twice and it’s definitely one of the most rewarding things for a dad to do other then holding your baby of course. …
After the first few weeks your wife and you will be begging to escape the house and see real adults. The obvious choice is food because after eating home cooked meals for weeks you will drool over the idea of a meal you didn’t have to cook. Though it’s best to avoid crowds and enclosed …
Traveling as a new parent is rough. Not just for you, but for your family as well. I haven’t traveled for work, but I have been the one to stay home to take care of the kids when my wife had to travel. I had no idea how difficult it would be. Being thrown into …
Miscarriage is one of the hardest things a woman would ever have to go through and it’s more common then you’d like to think. According to Web MD, 50% of all pregnancies end in miscarriage, most before her even knowing she’s pregnant. About 15-25% after a recognized pregnancy. My wife and I found out we …
