Music for baby, shake it!

Chris says: A baby having his own MP3 player!? Like, OMG. Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa for this very cool gadget. And props to cousin Linus for letting Owen test his before buying; and for burning some of his CD’s. It’s the Sansa Shaker by Sandisk and it’s an MP3 player for young ‘n’s. Though [...]

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Submit Your Dumb Ideas to Industry!

A Chuck Rave: You’ve heard those cheesy commercials  on Spike TV, “Guys, hurry now and submit your ideas to industry.”  Apparently, a couple of those ideas did indeed make it to industry.  Yes!  Finally, a breakthrough in men’s underwear technology that rights an age old wrong, and because you’ve [apparently] asked, someone out there felt [...]

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Child restraint re-use after an accident

Chris says: With all the “firsts” in a baby’s life, this is one we were not wanting: Owen’s first car accident. Luckily, everyone was OK. Some douchebag rear-ended us at a stop light.  I’m just glad we were in the truck as the car would have been pummeled by the truck-and-trailer. I’m sure most everyone has [...]

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Baby gets high

Chris says: If the subject line sounds offensive to you, you’re reading the wrong blog.  I’m talking about high chairs here. OK, product review alert…alert… As you may know, and we point out often, many items marketed for babies are just frickin’ useless. Just ways to make more money for a company who’d rather you [...]

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Goggles, Boggles, and Doggles

A Chuck Rave: This has nothing to do with dudes or diapers. But, hey, it’s Friday, and this thing, item, accouterment, I stumbled across is way too funny not give some props to. So what the hell – Doggles. Doggles are goggles, but for your dog, hence Doggles. Sunglasses on dogs are nothing new, but [...]

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Go Fish!

No, not the card game.  So, ya’ll have probably heard of the benefits of DHA, Omega 3 fatty acids. From Dr. Fuhrman: “Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is a long-chain omega-3 fatty acid. About half of the brain and eyes are made up of fat, much of which is DHA, which is an essential nutrient for optimal [...]

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Shopping for a Baby Backpack – Dude Style

A Chuck Rant: I love my wife. I really do. But, some days she kills me . Literally. Like when she suggested we go for a ‘little hike’ when the weather forecast called for 113 degree heat. Despite my vociferous objections, she parried my weak arguments and made a deft thrust at my dudely pride, [...]

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A Gift that Will Make Dad Arrogant

A Chuck Rant: Do you ever look at your dad, and think “man, I will NEVER, EVER dress like that!” Dad’s over there sporting the Members Only jacket, shorts pulled up to his nipples, white calf socks, and to top it off, Rock Port walking shoes. How’d he ever get to this sad point? He [...]

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I Want to Ride My Bicycle…

A Chuck Rant: One of the best things about being a stay at home dad, (besides drinking beer and hitting on stay at home moms), is that you finally have time to complete all of those projects you managed to put off every year.   So, this past weekend, after listening to Queen’s “Bicycle” I was motivated.  I pulled our bikes out of the attic; [...]

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Adventures in Bottle-feeding

Chris says: Now that Owen is weaning off the boobies, we had to get more serious about our bottle useage.   Are we using the best one for him?  What are all the differences? What’s better?   In a blog months ago (before The O.C. was born) I asked my trusty mentor Chuck for tips on bottle shopping. [...]

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