Paternal ProsePaternal ProseThis blog chronicles my fatherhood experiences from the months prior to the birth, the birth, and beyond. Articles
Ragin? Cooper
2008-06-10 04:36:00 Cooper has found a new and innovative way to express his anger. In addition to kicking his legs and stiffening his body, he now searches for a spot on the floor against which to bang his noggin several times. The impact results in a somewhat disturbing thump, but Cooper quickly realizes that his head is ... More About: Parenting , Cooper , Experiences
The Bang Factor
2008-06-04 05:16:00 I’m just now learning something that is clearly a science to Cooper: every object has a bang factor. If you’re not quite sure of what I mean by this, read on, and it should become clear to you if you’re a parent of a young child. I define the Bang Factor (BF) as the quality ... More About: Humor , Observations
Concentration
2008-06-02 05:32:00 Concentration Originally uploaded by rbseaver Cooper and I took some time to play with his MEGA Blocks this afternoon. He obviously takes it far more seriously than I do. More About: Family , Experiences , Concentration
No? Mo? Workin? Blues
2008-05-29 05:20:00 I am fortunate to have a job that I really like the majority of the time. Today, I stayed late, just so I could disprove something that someone reported as an issue. (I have to be as vague as possible. You never know who reads these things.) As a result, I didn’t leave the office ... More About: Family , Life , Blues , Experiences , Workin
Ramblin? Cooper
2008-05-22 05:17:00 I had a little too much fun with the idiot-proof film editing software the comes with one of Bill Gates’ operating systems, and its built-in effects. At the time, it seemed like a funny idea to film Cooper waddling around and set it to old-time music. Ramblin’ Cooper from The Ordinary American on Vimeo. The music is ... More About: Video , Walking , Experiences
Walking Around
2008-05-18 19:55:00 Cooper is walking now. It’s the real thing. He walks in short spurts, so the camera isn’t always available. Here’s a very short clip of a brief walk from the living room coffee table to the kitchen. Walking from The Ordinary American on Vimeo.
Take Me Away?
2008-05-17 04:14:00 I got this spam comment on my post about Cooper’s tantrum that I wrote a week or so ago: Low cost airfare. Airfare to philippines?. Cheap airfare. Airfare?. Apparently, taking off to the Philippines is the solution to dealing with your child’s tantrums. It all makes sense now. More About: Humor , Observations
Eat up, Cooper!
2008-05-16 04:13:00 Cooper has got this finger-food thing just about down. His fist usually ends up in his mouth for a few seconds before he finally gets whatever scrumptious morsel he’s eating into his mouth, but he’s got the idea. Elegance will come later. When I’m with him, he claps and smiles each time the food successfully ... More About: Cooper , Observations , Experiences
Thoughts on Supernanny
2008-05-12 04:40:00 Kandis and I have become fans of Supernanny . Though watching it makes us both wonder sometimes if mandatory parenting licenses would make sense, I don’t think keeping your kid reigned in can be quite as simple as a one-hour show makes it seem. Though I agree that children need rules, boundaries, and consequences, they are ... More About: Thoughts
Baby Steps
2008-05-05 04:30:00 Cooper took his first four steps today without any hand-holding or push toys. I had been getting him to take a step or two towards me by encouraging him to move towards me after he made it to a standing position. Today was much the same, except after the first step, he faked me out, ... More About: Baby , Experience , Steps
Nighttime Ritual
2008-05-02 03:17:00 One of my favorite things to do with Cooper now is help him in to a calm state before bed by lying on the couch with him while he plays with my face, babbles, and looks around at his surroundings. It gets him ready to go up to his room for bed, but often times, ... More About: Experiences , Ritual
Tantrum
2008-04-24 05:21:00 Earlier this evening, Cooper through a little tantrum because things weren’t going his way. As he was sitting on the floor, he began screaming while flailing his arms about wildly. When he realized his effort was yielding no results, he toppled to the floor in silence and began sucking his thumb. That final act got ... More About: Tantrum
What Makes a Good Parent?
2008-04-24 05:13:00 Hell if I know. My mother tells us consistently what great parents we are to Cooper. The problem is, I’m not so sure it’s us, as it is our son. He’s just a good-natured little guy. We do our best, learning and adapting as time goes on. Since he’s got such a good disposition, it’s ... More About: Good , Parent
First Steps? With a Little Help
2008-04-20 04:28:00 Cooper, with the help of a gift from his grandparents, started training for the big day when he starts walking. It provided some entertaining moments for us all. Little Walker from The Ordinary American on Vimeo. More About: Video , Experiences , Steps
Happy Birthday, Cooper!
2008-04-18 05:18:00 Inspection Originally uploaded by rbseaver Tonight at 9:22 PM CST, Cooper hit the one year mark. We kicked off the festivities a little earlier, since his bedtime is more like 8 PM. It was fun watching him open presents, and play with either the packaging or the present itself. I really got the feeling he knew something ... More About: Happy , Birthday , Happy Birthday
College Boy
2008-04-05 06:17:00 College Boy Originally uploaded by rbseaver Today was picture day at day care. Cooper was dressed very preppy, but looked quite handsome. Argile and Khakis — he looks like he should be walking through “the quad” at an Ivy League school. More About: Photos , College , Year 1
Stay Cool
2008-04-05 05:55:00 One thing that I think has been beneficial to both me and Cooper, has been my ability to keep my cool when he takes a tumble. During these days of crawling, cruising, sitting up, bouncing, and balancing acts, there are plenty of falls and bumps. I’ve been trying to train myself to make falling something fun, in ... More About: Cool , Year 1 , Experiences , Stay
Daddy?s Home
2008-04-04 04:18:00 After trying to decide what to do with this blog, I abandoned it for a couple of months in an attempt to consolidate my blogging efforts. At that time, I felt maintaining two blogs was getting to be difficult. I was putting pressure on myself to produce content frequently, and have come to the realization ... More About: Home , Daddy
Migration
2008-02-01 22:01:00 The posts here at Paternal Prose have been merged to my other blog, The Ordinary American. Maintaining two blogs is difficult when you have a child, and as my wife pointed out, there’s no reason I can’t blog about parenting and non-parenting subject matter on one blog. To that end, there will be no more ...
Adding “Poo”
2007-12-14 17:31:00 When you have a young infant, you often find yourself discussing feces. Normally, it’s in the context of an unusually spectacular diaper, as in: “How did that shit end up five feet from where he’s sitting? What is wrong with him?” Today, I mentioned the word “poo” in an email to Kandis. Microsoft Outlook decided that ...
Things learned
2007-12-13 04:01:00 Cooper will turn eight months old next Monday. Since I will probably forget to blog about this at that time, I’ve chosen to do so while all of this is fresh in my mind. In the past eight months, I’ve learned a fair amount about Cooper, parenting, and all that I thought I knew about babies ... More About: Family , Experiences , Things , Fatherhood , Learned
Having Fun After a Nap
2007-12-11 04:42:00 more sitting up Originally uploaded by Queen Kandis Cooper had just awoken after a short nap, and was playing with his toys in this snapshot. We love how much he smiles and how happy he is. Also, note the rockin’ hairstyle, courtesy of dad. More About: Experiences
The Face of Sickness
2007-11-18 21:45:00 Though the Big Super was fighting a cold and running a fever yesterday, you might not know it by looking at this picture. Taken after a hearty lunch of carrots, this picture could cause one to question the veracity of my claims yesterday of 100+ degree fevers. This kid amazes me every day. More About: Family , Experiences , Face , Sickness
How High?s the Fever, Mama?
2007-11-18 02:32:00 Cooper’s running a fever again — just another cold brought home from day care. Last night, I got a frantic call from Kandis saying he was running at about 103. When I got home, he was smiling and returning to his normal happy-go-lucky state of being. Tylenol is apparently a miracle drug for infants. Tonight, he’s ... More About: Family , Experiences , Mama , High , Fever
The Bottom of the Hamper
2007-11-17 21:12:00 We’ve been lax about keeping up with laundry these days. We begin a load with the best intentions, but somehow, the load makes it to the washer where it remains for about a week. Meanwhile, the half-empty hamper begins filling up again, and the cycle repeats. Today, I am making an earnest effort to get ... More About: Experiences , Bottom
In need of an air freshener
2007-11-14 05:38:00 Nothing beats riding home with your six month-old after he just soiled his diaper. Good times. More About: Humor , Experiences
Cerebral Tug o? War
2007-11-06 04:55:00 This evening while I was feeding Cooper his cereal, he worked himself into a tantrum, complete with his trademark radish-red face, death scream and all. This isn’t the first time he hasn’t enjoyed feeding time with dad. Mom has had much better lack lately. The emotional side of me tells me that maybe I’m not ... More About: Experiences , Fatherhood
Cooper No-Nap
2007-11-03 03:47:00 Cooper had a twenty minute nap today during his nine hours at day care. I hate to say it, but dude was a little bit of a pain in the ass tonight. I’ll have to remember to ask the day care staff to stop giving him crack in the afternoon; it’s clearly affecting his ability ... More About: Humor , Cooper , Experiences , Day Care
A Letter
2007-10-27 03:01:00 My Dearest Kandis, The shower curtain rod is not a clothes hanger. Love, Rob More About: Humor , Letter
The Learning Never Ends
More articles from this author:2007-10-25 02:46:00 Today we learned something new. Cooper no longer likes napping in his swing. The swing was somewhat of a lifesaver for us from the early days up until recently, because he would sleep in it for hours. Now, he cries or fusses and isn’t the least bit interested in sleeping in it. As an experiment ... More About: Experiences , Learning , Ends , Earning 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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