Wrangle them li’l rascals!

Chris says: With our little monster’s new found mobility, we’ve had to finally do some baby proofing to the house. Resistance is futile. Your house will look like a baby lives there, whether you like it or not!  Of course we don’t mind this, as long as the stuff we get blends into the house [...]

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Baby’s gone wild

Chris says: A couple days ago, I wondered if I was in trouble. My questions have been answered. How is that ALL OF A SUDDEN he realizes he can get around and get into all sorts of mayhem.  What happened to our “little baby??”  Here are some shots of this morning’s activity time… What’s the [...]

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Car seat update

Chris says: Recently, I blogged about discovering that (as a result of our minor car accident) our car seat (infant carrier) manufacturer specified that the seat must be replaced when involved in any type of accident.  A reader (I believe his wife actually!) informed us that the other party’s insurance (since liable for the rear-ender) [...]

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Nanny State Says No Bikes for Tikes

A Chuck Rant: As I stated in my last post, we are becoming a nation of veal calves.  This time it’s a school in south Florida whose sheeple, ahem, I mean administrators, decided to ban kids from walking or riding bikes to school.  I’m not kidding, this is happening in America; the ‘pussification’ of an [...]

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When devices fail

Chris says: I know it sounds elementary but I remember wondering…. how will we know when he’s outgrown these things; all these “devices” we’ve blown our wad on….his swing, this bouncer, this Bumbo, this chair, etc…  Well, I guess it’s pretty easy to find out…  Looks funny here but can be dangerous so keep your [...]

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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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Car Seats: Do They Really Save Lives?

The shocking answer – yes. They do indeed. That’s not the point, though, of this next compelling study I’m about to share with you. Researchers at Massachusetts’s General Hospital found that too much time in the car seat can be detrimental to your baby’s health. You see, babies heads are like 5lb rocks attached to [...]

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Caution: Study Finds That Sand is…Dirty

A Chuck Rant: Here we go again. A study has found one more thing to not let your child do: play in the sand at the beach. Yeah! ‘Research’ conducted by the University of North Carolina indicates that you and your kids (underscore kids, OMG, let’s freak out!), could become sick after digging around in [...]

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Swim School

A Chuck Rant: So, after watching that horrifying video, we decided to enroll baby girl in some swim lessons.  And no, we didn’t just throw our kids in pool and watch them sink or swim!   Right now, it’s basically get in the water and splash around, and hope that the kids don’t drop a deuce in [...]

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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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