Paternal ProsePaternal ProseThis blog chronicles my fatherhood experiences from the months prior to the birth, the birth, and beyond. Articles
A Fussy Boy
2007-10-24 03:38:00 Cooper has been fussy lately. It’s probably a combination of his being tired, and his sick mom and dad’s inability to play with him as much as they’d like. The irony is that the colds we have probably originated from something he brought home from day care. That’ll teach him. Kidding aside, it does seem like ... More About: Family , Experiences , Fuss
From the Tablet
2007-10-23 05:02:00 Just seeing how well I can write from this new tablet PC. Nothing of any importance to say except that everyone is sick here. Bummer. More About: Tablet
Parental Prose
2007-10-19 05:25:00 I was telling Kandis tonight that I still don’t feel like a “parent.” The way I see it, I’m a “guy with a wife and kid.” As a child, I saw parents as these authoritarian figures that laid down the law (or attempted to, but failed miserably), and were not the least bit interested in ... More About: Family , Insight , Prose , Fatherhood , Parent
Having Fun
2007-10-17 05:41:00 play before bedtime Originally uploaded by Queen Kandis I look at this picture every day, and am reminded how much I love this little guy. He’s such a blast to play with, and he always puts the icing on the cake when he laughs. Does he have ... More About: Experiences , Fatherhood
Back to Normal
2007-10-17 05:30:00 The Big Super is now back in his upstairs bedroom. We had him sleeping in a bassinet in our room because of the coughing, puking, and whatnot. It feels a bit empty, but our sleep routines are back to normal. Now, if we could just get him to stop soiling his clothes every day at daycare, ... More About: Family , Back , Experiences , Day Care , Normal
A Different Perspective
2007-10-13 06:44:00 Today, I learned that a friend and his wife had their first baby yesterday. Had this occurred before the Big Super was born, I would have been happy for them, but I wouldn’t have been able to comprehend what a truly exciting and wonderful time it is for the two of them. It is different ... More About: Insight , Experiences , Perspective , Diff
New Expressions
2007-10-13 06:36:00 The Big Super is now at the point where he consistently gets excited when he sees one of us after we’ve been away from him for a while. It starts with a big smile, followed by arm-waving and kicking. It’s similar to the way a dog works itself into a frenzy when its owner returns ... More About: Experiences , Expressions , Fatherhood , Expression
Another Day, Another $20
2007-10-09 05:03:00 Today Cooper went to the doctor again so the doctor could tell us what was wrong with him, and that he’s too young for any effective treatments. That leaves us with children’s Benadryl, and nightly coughing fits frequently accompanied by vomit, along with a change of clothes and bedding. Mom and dad go to work ... More About: Family , Experiences
Cooper, why you gotta be pukin??
2007-10-06 16:19:00 Cooper has been waking up nearly every night this week with a bad cough, caused by drainage, which in turn has induced vomiting. Each of those nights, Kandis and I have been up cleaning him and throwing in a load of clothes which may include pajamas, sheets, etc… I love Cooper unconditionally, but he has to ... More About: Family , Cooper , Experiences , Fatherhood , Gotta
Emotional Eating
2007-10-03 04:32:00 I decided that I enjoy feeding Cooper solid food more than bottle-feeding him. It’s much more interactive, and quite comical. His range of facial expressions progresses in the following manner: excitement, happiness, curiosity, annoyance, disgust, anger. All of them are fun to watch, but since I’m clearly a bad father, the last three are the ... More About: Eating , Emotional
Happy Birthday to Kandis
2007-10-02 04:58:00 Kandis turned thirty today, though we began celebrating this weekend. I’ve been with her since she was twenty-one, so that means she spent most of her twenties with me, enduring my neurosis, anxiety, and irrational diatribes (there have been many, but an example eludes me at the moment). In spite of my mental shortcomings, Kandis has ... More About: Happy , Birthday , Happy Birthday
The Big Super
2007-09-25 05:26:00 Every baby gets a nickname. Cooper’s has evolved from “Super -Duper Cooper” to “Super-Duper”, to “Super”, and finally, “The Big Super”. The latter is how Kandis and I now refer to him in our emails when we refer to him, and its my standard greeting to him when I see him: “Hey, Big Super!” With that nickname, ... More About: Humor , Family , Experiences
Dad!
2007-09-25 05:19:00 Today, as soon as Cooper saw me when I arrived at day care to bring him home, he gave me a huge smile and began bouncing up and down excitedly in his ExerSaucer. It was if he was saying “Dad!” to me, and it really made me feel like a father. He singled me out ... More About: Experiences , Fatherhood , Day Care
Proud Papa
2007-09-25 03:58:00 9/23/07 Originally uploaded by Queen Kandis Some of my proudest moments are when I get to carry Cooper around and show him off to everyone. It’s another one of those great things about fatherhood that’s tough to understand until you’re a father (and you happen to have ... More About: Experiences , Papa , Fatherhood , Proud
Living Outside the Bubble
2007-09-21 00:30:00 I don’t want Cooper to be sheltered from reality. The world is a shit hole sometimes, and there’s no reason that a child growing up should be completely unaware of all of the evil in the world. I’m not suggesting that Cooper be exposed to every foul-mouthed joker on television, or violent movie scenes, but ... More About: Living , Insight , Bubble
The Neverending Cold
2007-09-15 21:12:00 Cooper has officially been sick for about a month now. It’s been so long that I don’t remember what the healthy Cooper was like. His first cold started in mid-August, and also infected mom and dad. He started to improve for a bit, but then we found out last week that he had developed an ... More About: Family , Cold , Experiences
Powerless
2007-09-05 03:22:00 Cooper has been congested for the past two weeks or so. The doctors say it’s nothing to worry about, and there’s not much they can do for someone who’s only four months old. Last night I got up at in the early morning hours to relieve him of a coughing fit. When I got to his ... More About: Experiences
Happiness
2007-09-01 05:55:00 Today I was playing with Cooper. I had him bouncing on my knee while I talked to him in silly voices and pretended to munch on his cheeks. He loved it, and in addition to showing me his million-dollar smile, he gave me some great chuckles to show me how much he was enjoying our ... More About: Happiness , Experiences , Fatherhood
Cooper?s First Cereal
2007-08-27 05:09:00 Cooper’s First Cereal 1 Originally uploaded by Queen Kandis Last week, our pediatrician gave us the OK to start giving Cooper solid foods. We took some pictures of his first experience today, and it was quite humorous. It was really fun getting to feed him, but quite ... More About: Cooper
Five Minutes
2007-08-24 03:22:00 I was driving home the other day and saw a woman pushing her child in a stroller while chatting on her cell phone. As I thought more about this experience over the next few days, I began to realize that the world’s problems might be solved if parents would devote that cell phone time to ... More About: Insight , Experiences , Minutes , Five , Utes
Cooper Virus
2007-08-19 22:03:00 Cooper brought home his first cold from daycare earlier this week. Now, mommy and daddy are sick, Cooper is better, and happy as a clam. Before Cooper, if we were both sick, we would have been laying around feeling sorry for ourselves. Now, pitying ourselves is not an option, and I actually realize that being ... More About: Virus , Family , Insight , Cooper , Observations
Aging
2007-08-14 05:29:00 This week has seen me reflecting on my age a bit, all triggered by a doctor’s visit last week. When Cooper is getting ready to head off to college, I’ll be fifty. It’s hard to imagine myself at that age, and if I start thinking about it, I feel pretty depressed. Heck, when Cooper is ... More About: Family , Insight , Experiences , Aging , Fatherhood
Last Night
2007-08-11 19:22:00 Last night, I slept like a baby. So did Cooper. Everyone kept telling us that once we had a kid, we could forget about sleep for eighteen years. Cooper has been sleeping through the night for a little over a month, and I’ve been sleeping better than I was before he was born. I can’t ... More About: Night , Experiences
Need Sleep, Must Cry
2007-08-04 17:08:00 As I sit here writing this, Cooper is fussing because he hasn’t had his morning nap yet. It’s funny how children and babies cry when they’re tired, but don’t realize how easily the problem could be remedied. We’ll probably have to deal with this for a few more years. When Cooper is a teenager, however, ... More About: Humor , Observations , Experiences , Sleep , Must
Go Cooper!
2007-08-03 05:23:00 Daddy cheers Cooper on. Originally uploaded by Queen Kandis Cooper is getting very good at holding his head up, and he’s enjoying tummy time much more these days. Right before this picture was snapped by my lovely wife, he was inching forward while on his stomach. He’s ... More About: Observations , Experiences
Eye on the Bottle
2007-07-30 04:20:00 Eye on the Bottle Originally uploaded by rbseaver I had to get off my ass and run upstairs for the camera so I could get this shot. He was either extremely proud of having consumed 8 ounces of formula, or wondering why the bottle was still empty. More About: Observations , Experiences
The Therapeutic Benefit of a Baby
2007-07-26 05:37:00 When I’m having a shitty day at work, or what seems like a shitty day, all I need to do is look at a picture on my desk of my smiling son. It’s instant therapy that immediately brings a smile to my face. That’s another one of those great things about babies that you don’t know ... More About: Baby , Insight , Experiences , Fatherhood , Benefit
Dirty Diapers? Not So Bad.
2007-07-25 05:42:00 Before Cooper was born, one of my fears about caring for an infant was changing dirty diapers. I’ve discovered over the past few months that it’s just not that bad. After tonight’s food catastrophe, however, I might actually start enjoying the dirty diaper changes. And, yes, I’m referencing my other blog in this post. Tacky? I ... More About: Humor , Family , Dirty , Experiences , Diapers
Label-Conscious
More articles from this author:2007-07-25 02:54:00 As much as I enjoy fatherhood, I still have trouble coming to terms with the “Dad” label. I often think to myself “I’m not a dad, I’m too young,” or “I’m not serious enough to be a dad!” I still feel like a child in a lot of ways, so how can I possibly be ... More About: Experiences , Label , Fatherhood , Cons , Abel 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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