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Baby Blog Month in Review: July 2008

Two of my three children are summer babies. That is, they were born in the summer and had their first months surrounded by sunshine streaming in the windows, the sound of birds chirping, and days spent wearing nothing but a diaper and a “onsie.” I made sure that they had Fourth of July outfits ready, even though one of them arrived a week after the holiday. I guess he just wasn’t interested in the parade. Do you have a summer baby, too? We had a lot of new information to share this past month, such as recall notices and new … Continue reading →

Facial Expressions and Bonding with Your Baby

Everything is new to a baby. Every single aspect of life is a new and wonderful experience that is soaked up like a sponge. Their little mind will record every little detail that they perceive, and add it to their growing personal reference library of life experience. Not many people know, however, that newborns are unable to focus their eyes. It sometimes takes months for a baby’s eyes to become used to focusing, and thus months for the baby to be able to recognize their daddy’s face. You may have noticed, that your baby will respond to your voice much … Continue reading →

Making Your Own Movies

As a father, I make it a priorit to actively involve times that require me to bond with my family. I make it a priority to make myself available and to come up with things to do that require interaction, conversation and working together. Families don’t get close by chance or by happening to have children who all want to be close. They get close because someone actively encouraged that closeness. With that said, here’s an idea that will be a blast for our family. Try making a movie together. Don’t worry, you shouldn’t aim for Gone with the Wind … Continue reading →

Bonding with Your Daughter–Cooking

My wife has instilled a love of the culinary arts in all of our children. Starting from a very early age she has welcomed them into the kitchen to lend a “helping” hand. She doesn’t mind if the kids make a mess as they cook, but then she doesn’t mind if she makes a mess herself, either. She comes from the school of culinary thought where you get an idea from a recipe, and then you customize it, personalize it, and (this is the part that kills me) estimate it. When she is explaining how to make a dish, she … Continue reading →

Using Your Voice to Bond with Baby

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Using your voice can be an amazing way to connect with your baby. In fact, numerous studies have shown that babies even begin responding to familiar voices before birth. Why wouldn’t you want to take advantage of this fact and connect with your little bundle of joy before they even become a little bundle of joy? You can do all kinds of things to familiarize baby with daddy’s voice. You can read baby books, sing to baby, talk to baby, or even tell stories to your child. I can tell you from personal experience, you may feel a little silly … Continue reading →

Thoughts of Another Adoptive Mother, Continued

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My last two blogs have been a review of Jana Wolff’s memoir Secret Thoughts of an Adoptive Mother and my reflections on my experiences and their similarities and differences with Wolff’s.Those reflections are continued here. I related to Wolff’s descriptions of her family—how happy they were and eager to include this new grandchild, but still recognizing something different. “Being adopted and being of color changed the way this baby was held and welcomed by his new extended family,” Wolff declares. “Ari was neither the first grandchild nor the first grandson, but he was touched with the gingerness of first-timers,” Wolff … Continue reading →

Different Strokes, Commands, and Dialogue for Different Pet Folks

Aimee recently wrote an article about how to speak cat. I couldn’t help but think of it when I watched the Elvis episode of “The Greatest American Dog.” The Tangled Leash Challenge In this “Greatest American Dog” challenge, the dogs and their owners were paired up. They had to attach their dogs to leashes that wound around various obstacles and intertwined with one another. Then, without touching their dogs, using verbal commands only, they had to navigate their dogs through the course. There were several obstacle sections to work through. Once they were free of one, they unhooked the dog … Continue reading →

Family Time Picnic

Dads, whose job is it in your house to promote family time? Many men are content to leave it to mom to do all the social arranging and family fun planning, but I say that we dads need to take active part in planning and promoting family time. One fantastic way to promote family time is to plan a family picnic. What could be more pleasant than an afternoon outdoors with the ones that you love? If you put just a little planning into your outing, it can make all the difference between a memorable family activity, and a family … Continue reading →

What Have You Been Doing Online?

I was messing around on-line tonight, and an annoying pop up came on the screen. It asked if I wanted to scan my computer for records of any adult sites that my computer has visited. I didn’t want to be bothered, and I know I haven’t been to any adult websites, so I went to close the pop-up with the red square in the top right corner. That always works. However, instead of closing the pop-up, it took me to the home page of the company that wanted to sell me their adult filter software. The page said that their … Continue reading →