From Here to PaternityFrom Here to PaternityThe misadventures of a new dad from Maine. Can a dork raise a daughter? Articles
This Otter Be a Great Christmas!
2007-12-04 16:19:00 The first time my parents came up to see Hazel , she was just one-week-old and was stuck in the hospital with a bad case of jaundice. The second time my parents came up to see Hazel, she was seven-weeks-old and back in the hospital for hernia surgery. The third time my parents ventured north to ... More About: Christmas , Great , Otter
Deco Rations
2007-11-29 14:58:00 With Thanksgiving gobbled up by 2007, we find ourselves in the mittened grasp of the holiday season and Hazel?s first Christmas. As parents, this will most likely be the easiest (and least expensive) Christmas for us, as Hazel is too young to know what?s going on and is also the only baby on many people?s ... More About: Deco
PBFT!
2007-11-28 14:26:00 This flash in the pan(ts) pretty much sums up Hazel’s relationship to her dear ol’ Dad.
Holidays Embiggen the Soul
2007-11-26 15:00:00 When I look back at old pictures of myself, I don?t see much change. 18-year-old John is often indistinguishable from Current John save a few fashion cues (or miscues as the case may be). But with a baby, every few days, she gains enough experience point to evolve to her next form. So, when you ... More About: Holidays , Soul
We?re No. Two!
2007-11-21 15:25:00 Thanksgiving has always been one of my favorite holidays. I attribute this to my love of mashed potatoes, a few days off from school/work, holiday television specials, and leftovers. Plus, this is a great lead-in to my birthday (November 30th for all you last minute shoppers). Though I don?t really care for football, sitting around ...
Walk It Off
2007-11-19 15:10:00 Last Friday, Hazel had her six month check-up. And while she passed the battery of tests (such as getting weighed and peeing on the examination table) with relative ease, she did have to endure a few vaccination shots. Heroically, she barely made a peep or a grimace during the injections, but for the entire weekend ... More About: Walk
Self-Promotion
2007-11-16 15:02:00 In case you were wondering, last week I sold my Taurus and bought another Taurus. This isn?t brand loyalty; it?s just another example of my innate spendthrift. So this morning I dropped off my ride to get an inspection sticker. The garage I use is run by the most honest man in the world, whose ... More About: Promotion
It?s All Downhill From Here
2007-11-15 15:38:00 Today Hazel turns six-months-old. It?s hard to believe that just a few months ago, she was nothing more than a grainy ultrasound blip that occasionally kicked the inside of Megan?s belly. To say that our lives have been different this past half year would be a bit of an understatement. But at the same ...
Know Where I Can Score a Blue Blanket?
2007-11-13 16:17:00 Yesterday, I had the day off from work. I haven?t had Veterans Day off since high school, and even that is a historical assumption on my part. I spent the morning raking leaves (I?m behind ? again!) and then came in to watch Hazel while Megan showered. Hazel had just finished her bottle and was ... More About: Blue , Blanket , Score
Gone Daddy Gone
2007-11-09 16:40:00 Carving one more notch into my Stereotypical Dad belt, I have been away all week on a business trip. These business trips may become more of a regular thing as I pick up new responsibilities at work, which is a real mixed bag. One the one hand, earning more for performing more interesting ... More About: Daddy
Daylight Stupid Time (BURN!)
2007-11-05 16:44:00 In the classic irresponsible fashion of youth, Hazel forgot that we turn the clocks back over the weekend because Daylight Savings Time ended or began ? I can never remember which is which. So on Sunday, she was up and ready for action at six AM sharp. Megan and I weren?t as peppy, but so ... More About: Stupid , Burn
Happy Hazel-ween!
2007-11-01 16:10:00 Back in Vermont, we would typically get about 100 or so kids during prime trick-or-treating time. Our first Halloween there, we ran out of candy very early and I had to make an emergency supply run, getting caught in the town Halloween parade on my way back home. The next year, we stocked up on ... More About: Happy , Ween , Haze , Hazel
All Hallows Eve Eve
2007-10-30 18:45:00 Having been born in November of 1978, I had to wait a long time for several of my first holiday experiences. Independence Day, Halloween , Thanksgiving ? I didn?t get to them until 1979, which is a real shame. Hazel?s lucky in that she was born before the boatload of important annual festivities. ... More About: Hallows , All Hallows Eve , Allo
Base-a-Ball
2007-10-29 14:46:00 And with the mighty whiff of Seth Smith, the Red Sox have won their second World Series ring in less than half a decade. Boston fans (including in their ranks an overwhelming percentage of Mainers) can now breathe a sign of relief, a yip of hooray, and a snore of sleep ? staying up ... More About: Ball , Base
The Tousled Post
2007-10-26 14:59:00 A fear that all dads must share is knowing that, before they know it, their kid will bring home that first boyfriend or girlfriend. Growing up is an odd time that dirves us to make similarly odd choices ? in the bands we like, the clothes we wear, the things we will or will not ... More About: Post
Sox It to ?Em
2007-10-22 18:53:00 Thanks to Hazel?s rabid support, Boston is on their way to their second World Series in this century. While their ?meh? attitude mid-ALCS left me cold, last night saw the heart come back into the Red Sox ball club. Dustin Pedroia especially stood out - his 3 RBI double came immediately after I dismissingly said, ...
An Inconvenient Tooth
2007-10-19 16:13:00 I?m sad to report that Hazel still has nary a tooth to chomp with. I?m also sad about that last sentence?s poor grammatical structure, yet I digress. We?re over five months into her life and she still is just a Gummy Gus. I?m sure she?s right on the dental developmental track, but she goes through ...
Take a Lap
2007-10-17 14:48:00 Megan would make an excellent MLB coach. While watching the NLCS with me this past week, whenever a hit is not immediately caught or secured for a tag out by the professional baseballers, Megan would comment, ?Those guys should try harder; it?s their job.? Likewise, if an at-bat did not result in a ...
Wine, Wine, Wine
2007-10-15 10:30:00 After getting waterlogged last week, a sunny Saturday over the weekend begged for outdoor adventure. Since Hazel was on the cusp of breaking the five-month mark, we thought she was old enough for her first winery visit. And, despite her not having any wine to speak of, she still managed to vomit on their very ... More About: Wine , Maine
Lumberjackery
2007-10-11 14:48:00 So here we are, over a third of the way through National Facial Hair Month. Not only is NFHM a celebration of slovenly follicular upkeep, but it?s also a testament to all things manly. Being that this is my first NFHM as a dad, I feel especially tapped into that testosterone spirit which grants me ...
A Major Award
2007-10-10 02:34:00 So thanks to all of you (and your multiple ISPs), Hazel and I dominated the GNMParents.com Hot Stuff of the Week competition. I’m not sure how the rest of this works, but I’m sure the gilded trophy, solid adamantium obelisk with blinking neon lights, or leg lamp will arrive in the mail shortly. This is ... More About: Award , Major
Ahoy-hoy
2007-10-05 02:29:00 When Hazel is upset, one surefire way to soothe the savage beastie is to move her around. In our arms, in her stroller, or in her bouncy chair, give that gal a little gentle jostling and you’ll soon diminish any anti-sleeping rage she’s feeling. Who needs a gym membership when you have a ...
Shameless Plug
2007-10-03 19:38:00 In case you haven’t read the comments on my last post, Classy Baby, it has been nominated for a wee web award by the folks at Grasshopper New Media (GNM) on their Parenting channel. Basically, cute Hazel in a party dress is up against some equally online articles, each of us competing to be the ... More About: Plug , Sham , Shame , Mele
Classy Baby
2007-10-02 02:31:00 Over the weekend, we attended our first wedding as parents, which put a delightful new spin on the old matrimony pony we’ve been riding (as guests/support staff) for the past three or so years. The whole day went very well for the couple of honor ? Mr. and Mrs. Magoun (pronounced /muh goon’/ for ... More About: Baby
Warning: Philosophical Content
2007-09-27 07:51:00 One of my college professors once told me about her first few months living upstate after several decades spent as a New York City resident. Each night, she would lie awake until near dawn, kept up by all the quiet of the country. The peace and darkness was too drastic a change from the constant ... More About: Content , Warning , Philosophical , Tent
Days of Future Putz
2007-09-25 06:56:00 A few days ago, as I motored through the Rockwellian wonder that is a New England autumn, an equally classic and poignant scene caught my eye. Along the roadside, a father was teaching his five- or six-year-old daughter to ride a bike. Pink and white streamers fluttering from the handlebars, the dad was pushing the ... More About: Future , Days , Putz
Hazel Stats
2007-09-19 02:08:00 As Megan pointed out the other day, even though this weblog is allegedly about parenting and such, I typically just work our daughter into an unrelated post concerning video game and cartoon references for the sake of maintaining my “father blog” street cred. I’m not saying she’s exactly right, but I will concede that ... More About: Stats , Haze , Hazel
1/3 : 1
2007-09-15 17:43:00 So today Hazel turns the big Four-Em-Oh. It?s still amazing to think that she?s only been breathing air for less than half a year. I hit the four month mark back on March 30, 1979 - the same day that Norah Jones was born. Later, she would record our wedding song. ...
Father Grows Best
2007-09-12 03:33:00 I know that?s it?s only the eve of mid-September but I can?t help but look ahead. In a few weeks, the Twelfth Annual National Facial Hair Month (NFHM) kicks into hair-growing gear. I don?t think I have too many readers unfamiliar with this joyous event, but to sum up quickly: I dubbed October ... More About: Father , Grow , Fath
What Baby?
More articles from this author:2007-09-07 20:24:00 So Hazel is knocking on the four-month-old door and with that comes more milestones of maturity. She?s kind of like a Pokémon: she?s tiny, cute, and gains new abilities each time she levels up. Plus, she can projectile vomit an impressive distance and changes colors based on her mood. Likewise, Megan and I acquire ... More About: Baby 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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