Paternal ProsePaternal ProseThis blog chronicles my fatherhood experiences from the months prior to the birth, the birth, and beyond. Articles
The Awesomeness That Is Cooper
2007-07-25 02:49:00 I’m amazed at how much more I seem to love Cooper every day. Every time I look at him, I feel like my jaw drops, as I’m in complete awe of what Kandis and I have created. It’s hard to imagine life before Cooper. He’s also the best-looking baby I’ve ever seen, so that makes ... More About: Experiences , Fatherhood , The A , Some
Day Care Thoughts and Beyond
2007-07-17 04:26:00 Cooper started day care last week. The staff at the facility tells us how much they like Cooper, and that he’s a good baby. I wonder if they say that to all the parents. I got to pick him up after work today, which is great after a long day’s work. After staring at a computer ... More About: Thoughts , Care , Experiences , Day Care
Three?s Company
2007-07-14 17:17:00 This morning, Kandis brought Cooper into bed with us. We weren’t quite ready to get out of bed yet (it’s been a rough week), and the grunts and groans we were starting to hear on the baby monitor were increasing in frequency and volume. Normally, that indicates that Cooper is waking up and getting ready ... More About: Family , Company , Experiences , Fatherhood , Three
Revival
2007-07-07 05:41:00 I’ve revived my previous blog which was entitled “The Ordinary American”. I’ve found I just can’t stay away from current events, politics, and daily life as writing topics. You can take a gander here. I’m not sure how I’ve deluded myself into thinking I can maintain two blogs, when I didn’t seem up to the ... More About: Viva , Revival
The Amazing Super-Duper Cooper
2007-07-07 05:35:00 I’m amazed by Cooper ’s development over the past few months. He’s now able to hold his head up almost perfectly - the bobble head days are quickly fading. He’s started making sounds that are most certainly the very early beginnings of language, and there is a clear distinction between his happy, annoyed, and upset sounds. ... More About: Super , Observations , Experiences , Amazing
Fun Times
2007-07-06 05:42:00 Nothing beats bouncing your infant son on your knee while playing Chug-a-Lug, by Roger Miller. More About: Humor , Experiences , Times
Travelin?, Man!
2007-07-04 16:56:00 On July 2nd, Cooper’s very first trip came to an end at 10:30 PM, when we landed at Austin-Bergstrom Airport. He did very well, and slept through most of the flights. There was very little fussing while he was awake, as he often seemed transfixed by all the sights and sounds of the airports. It was ... More About: Travels , Infancy , Experiences
Freaky Cooper
2007-06-25 04:06:00 Sometimes while Cooper is feeding and starts to fall asleep, I can see his eyeballs start to roll back in his head. I know this is a natural occurrence with the onset of sleep, but to watch it is quite jarring. I have issues with anything eye-related as it is, and to watch my infant ... More About: Infancy , Observations , Year 1 , Experiences
More Diaper Tales
2007-06-24 01:37:00 Today, Cooper decided to urinate as I was changing his diaper. Since the last diaper story, I learned my lesson, and now cover the little urine factory with a cloth to keep myself from being squirted. Unfortunately, the cloth doesn’t protect the surface of the changing table, so midway through the change, Cooper was laying ... More About: Humor , Experiences , Tales , Fatherhood , Tale
Happy Father?s Day
2007-06-17 18:45:00 Happy Father ’s Day to me! Today was my first Father’s Day, and I thought it might be fun to do a little self-assessment — a progress report of how I’ve done as a dad so far. During the very first few days after his birth, it was great. We were both living on strictly adrenaline and ... More About: Insight , Happy , Experiences , Fatherhood
Feeling Needed
2007-06-10 21:21:00 Last night after Cooper’s feeding, he decided he wasn’t happy a half hour or so after I put him down. He started to cry and I picked him up to see what was wrong. With an expression that seemed to say “Please help me, Dad. I can’t tell you what’s wrong, but something isn’t right,” ... More About: Experiences , Feeling , Feel
Behaving Like Two Adults
2007-06-07 07:20:00 Cooper went down to sleep at about 10:30 tonight, and Kandis and I were able to go to bed and talk to each other for about an hour about adult topics. It was just like back in the old days, and I was reminded that a “normal” adult life is still possible (albeit not as ... More About: Marriage , Insight , Experiences , Like , Ving
Pukin? (Got My Chips Cashed In)
2007-06-06 05:55:00 Don’t read this if you have a weak stomach. Cooper puked his guts out tonight — literally. I think I saw some intestinal lining fly across my line of sight as he projectile vomited. He’d been fussy all night, and we weren’t quite sure what was wrong. I found out at about 9:50 PM as I ... More About: Experiences , Chips , Chip
Sleep When The Baby Sleeps
2007-06-06 05:47:00 The title of this post may be the worst piece of advice ever peddled by the parenting establishment. How, in the name of all that’s good and decent, is one supposed to get anything accomplished if one sleeps when the baby sleeps? As an example, here are the things Kandis and I would be unable ... More About: Humor , Baby , Observations , Experiences , Sleep
What They Don?t Tell You (But Should Have)
2007-06-02 12:23:00 An hour or so ago, after finishing up a night feeding with Cooper, I thought of what I might say to someone who asked how parenthood has been for me thus far. Here’s what I’ve come up with (I’ll ask you to pardon the grammar, as it’s 5 AM, and I’m going for a stream-of-consciousness, ... More About: Observations , Experiences , Tell
The Many Sounds of Cooper
2007-06-01 13:37:00 Cooper has an impressive range of noises. He has an ability to make sounds with his mouth closed that I can only duplicate with my mouth open, and he can even coo while simultaneously feeding, which I’m certain is beyond the capability of the rest of us mortals. Is it any wonder that a baby ... More About: Sounds , Infancy , Cooper , Observations , Experiences
Payback?s a Bitch
2007-05-27 16:44:00 Last night was payback for the string of relatively easy nights we’ve had with Cooper over the past week. It’s as if he’d regressed about three weeks. He was awake multiple times, and would hardly drink any of the formula we prepared for him. It looks like constipation again. Let’s hope tonight goes a little ... More About: Infancy , Year 1 , Experiences , Bitch , Payback
The Soothing Sounds of Johnny Cash
2007-05-26 21:03:00 Cooper was fussy this morning, and I wasn’t quite sure what to do, so I flipped the iPod on and started playing some Johnny Cash songs. He was either bored or soothed, because he was asleep within five minutes. I don’t think of relaxation when I think of Johnny Cash, but the 4/4 time and ... More About: Sounds , Infancy , Year 1 , Experiences
3 O?Clock Feed
2007-05-26 17:12:00 I had a nice feeding with Cooper from 3-4 AM today. Absent was my usual impatience and frustration. Maybe it was the Vicodin and Soma that I had taken at night for back pain, or maybe I’m growing up a bit. I was able to enjoy the time, watching his eyes look around in the ... More About: Clock , Infancy , Year 1 , Experiences , Feed
Nice Camera, Dad!
2007-05-19 05:19:00 Originally uploaded by rbseaver. I know I’m biased, but how could you not love this face? I snapped this picture of Cooper tonight after some fussiness. As you can see, he had calmed down quite a bit here, and appeared very intrigued by my presence. More About: Camera , Infancy , Year 1 , Experiences , Nice
A Simple Equation
2007-05-17 15:54:00 I’ve never been a math whiz, so my ability to understand and process complex equations is limited. Between the hours of midnight and 6 AM, the ability is non-existent, so when Cooper wakes up for a feeding between those hours, I expect to apply the following simple equation: Let F = feeding Let p = diaper change Let ... More About: Humor , Year 1 , Experiences , Simple , Quat
A Disturbing Trend
2007-05-13 03:17:00 I’m troubled by my recent (over)use of the word “cute” to describe Cooper. P.C.E. (Pre-Cooper Era), that word was reserved for members of the opposite sex, mainly my wife. These days, I throw it around as much as she does, and I’m starting to question my masculinity. I’m not certain as to the exact rules, ... More About: Humor , Observations , Year 1 , Trend , Bing
Spit Up
2007-05-06 18:20:00 Last night Cooper spit up, and it wasn’t just a little dribble. It reminded me of one of those statue-type fountains where water shoots out of the figure’s mouth. Unfortunately for Cooper, formula also came out of his nose, which looked pretty bad to us. On the other hand, Cooper sat there and let it ... More About: Infancy , Year 1 , Experiences , Spit
A Routine
2007-05-05 16:39:00 I may be getting optimistic a bit too early, or seeing things that aren’t there, but I do believe Cooper might be showing signs of getting into a routine. Can I get a “hallelujah”? I said, can I get a “hallelujah”!? Amen, brother! The past few nights, he has allowed us at least a couple ... More About: Infancy , Observations , Year 1
The Radish
2007-05-01 04:09:00 Is it wrong that I find a great deal of humor in watching Cooper’s face turn a radish-red color when he gets angry? Probably so, and it’s likely he’ll get me back for it someday, when he hits adolescence… or age two. More About: Humor , Infancy , Observations , Year 1 , Radish
Things Unsaid…
2007-04-28 22:47:00 Today, someone with a large pickup truck tailgated us for a bit, passed us, then cut back in front of us, nearly clipping our car as he re-entered the right lane. Obviously, he was setting an example for his two kids that were in the vehicle with him. If it had just been Kandis and ... More About: Hell , Things , Thing , Said
A Conversation
2007-04-27 03:23:00 Phone: Ring… Ring Kandis: Hello? Telemarketer: Hi, Kandis Seaver, this is Douche Bag from Big A Enterprises! How are you tonight? Kandis: I’m sorry, I don’t have time right now. My baby needs me. Telemarketer: Ma’am, I’m sorry to burden you, but we would like you to give us some mon- Kandis: I’m sorry, I really don’t have the time ... More About: Sati , Conversation
Gettin? By With a Little Help
2007-04-26 20:31:00 Last night, my mother offered to stay overnight and watch Cooper, and we accepted that offer. I’m conflicted about this. On the one hand, both of us got a good night’s rest — better than we’ve had in over a week. I feel recharged and awake, unlike the past week where I’ve felt like a ... More About: Infancy , Little , Litt
Bologna
2007-04-24 23:33:00 Conventional wisdom says that newborns will need to eat every two to three hours. Bologna , I say! Cooper can down two ounces of formula in a sitting, but chooses to down about an ounce or less at a time, and then pass out after twenty minutes. He then wakes up in forty-five minutes or an ... More About: Infancy
Enjoying Every Minute
More articles from this author:2007-04-24 01:55:00 I thought I was doing well at first with the midnight feedings and diaper changes. It was tough, but just looking at Cooper was enough to make me forget that I was up at a ridiculous hour taking care of him. Things have changed drastically over the past few nights. I have barely been able ... More About: Infancy , Ever , Minute 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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