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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Return of the Daddy and Son Weekend

Jan 26, 08 Return of the Daddy and Son Weekend

Posted by Michael in Being A Dad, Hardly Working

This is the weekend for Chrissy’s three-day scrapbooking retreat, so I’m at home alone with Aiden until Sunday.  This shouldn’t be a big deal, since we’ve done this before.  Aiden is now seventeen months old (last time he was only five months old), so this weekend should be much more enjoyable (last time...

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Weekend Recap

Feb 25, 07 Weekend Recap

Posted by Michael in Being A Dad

Chrissy has returned from her scrapbooking retreat, marking the end of the Daddy and Son Weekend. In retrospect, I think that I worried too much over the three days alone with Aiden. Aiden followed his regular schedule, was very obliging at feeding time and didn’t complain much when I put him down for naps or bedtime. I had...

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Daddy and Son Weekend

Feb 23, 07 Daddy and Son Weekend

Posted by Michael in Being A Dad

Chrissy is out of town on a scrapbooking retreat with friends this weekend. That leaves me alone with Aiden. I wasn’t entirely certain that I would be capable of taking on the parenting duties all by myself. I’ve done pretty well in the last five months in a supporting role, but I’ve never had the boy by myself for...

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