Early Morning Emergency Room Visits Are No Fun

Jul 25, 10 Early Morning Emergency Room Visits Are No Fun

Posted by Michael in Being A Dad

The boys fall down about a hundred times a day.  Each time, we pick them up and tell them that they are okay and send them off to play again.  On Sunday morning, Aiden was running down the hall when he fell.  He was on the floor crying, so I picked him up from behind and said, “You’re okay, buddy”.  By the...

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Epic Fail For Daddy As Unsupervised Son Paints With Vaseline

Oct 12, 08 Epic Fail For Daddy As Unsupervised Son Paints With Vaseline

Posted by Michael in Being A Dad

Chrissy is the best Mom ever, so of course she deserved to take a day off for a twelve-hour scrapbooking event.  I’ve been at home alone with Aiden before, but so far I haven’t had both kids at the same time by myself.  Chrissy’s mom took pity on me and borrowed Aiden for the morning.  That left me with Gavin,...

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Little Boys Are Fragile But Resilient

May 16, 08 Little Boys Are Fragile But Resilient

Posted by Michael in Being A Dad

Last night was Chrissy’s first Master’s class, so it was just Aiden and me by our lonesomes once I got home from work.  We know the nightly routine (bikeride, dinner, bath, book, bed), so there should be no problems.  You foresee a problem coming, right?  It wouldn’t be the first time, as it would seem that...

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Blood and Baby Spit Congeal Almost Immediately

Mar 08, 08 Blood and Baby Spit Congeal Almost Immediately

Posted by Michael in Being A Dad

Chrissy left on Friday for another scrapbooking retreat with a group of friends. I took a personal day from work so that she could leave early in the morning. Aiden and I were looking forward to three days together on another whirlwind “Daddy and Son Weekend”. We’ve done this before, so I wasn’t expecting...

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