My husband playing with my little girl always makes me think of Skippyjon Jones. If you haven’t read the Skippyjon Jones books, I recommend them. Skippyjon likes to bounce on his big-boy bed, and one in ten times he lands on his head. When my husband plays with my daughter, one in three times she [...]
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A Bump on the Head
Posted in Marriage on June 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Mother’s Day Redux
Posted in Marriage, tagged baby's mother's day card, mother's day, newborn babies on May 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
My Mother’s Day card from my daughter: “Happy Mother’s Day, Mommy! Thank you for being my Mommy. The prettiest Mommy in the world. I like being with you. You are fun. You make pretty things. You sing to me. You have good milk. We should be friends forever. Love, Kara.” Clever baby! (Clever Husband!)
How to Punish Your Husband
Posted in Marriage, tagged how to punish your husband, marriage, Newborn Baby, Pregnancy on March 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When your husband does something reprehensible (such as stay out until 2 a.m. with the boys) you should punish him. Here’s how: Eat lots of vegetables. Then make him change every pooey diaper for the next two months. Make him give the smack-in-the-middle-of-the-night feeding. Hotwire his Tivo to make it record old episodes of Golden [...]
Responsibility
Posted in Marriage, tagged baby, daddy, husbands, newborn, poker on February 22, 2010 | 2 Comments »
In my mother’s time, men had less responsibility for the baby. In fact, my mother said she wasn’t sure my dad changed a single diaper. He says this is not true, but that he did everything he could to disappear when the diaper changing began. I am lucky to have a husband who does part [...]
