Sunday night was hard on us all. Henry, all wound up after a fun playdate with Talia, fell asleep easily at his usual 7:00 p.m. bedtime, but then woke up howling every two hours between 10:30 p.m. and 7 a.m. We’d calm him down and get him back to sleep, and each time he’d wake [...]
In crassest terms, Raphe and I have been tired for a solid eight months now. Yes, parenthood is amazing and wondrous and eleventy-bizillion other superlatives. We agree that there are few things that can top the honor of being mom and dad to Henry (and frankly, I can’t think of any). But let’s drop the [...]
When it comes to being a dad, I’d like to think that I know what I’m doing. But that would be a lie. Most all of this parenting stuff is done on the fly or with the help of Mr. Internet and Mrs. How-To-Book. While most of the time Kristen and I are faced with [...]
Henry is a great napper. At 8 in the morning, he’ll take a 2-hour snooze. At noon, another. And at 3:30, he’ll have a shorter one (usually around an hour). Other parents would kill for such a nap-friendly baby. Night, however, is another story. After sleeping through the night for a good chunk of time [...]
Henry woke up crying last night at 10:30. At first, we didn’t know what was causing him such unhappiness. I suspected he was still sore over his father’s alma mater’s recent exit in the men’s college basketball tournament, but then we remembered that he’s not really a hoops fan. We then thought he was hungry, [...]
There are upwards of five hundred thousand reasons why I love Henry. Really. Between his wonderful round head (reason number 112,328) and his wiggle when he sees one of us walk in the room (112,330) is that when he’s got a cold, as he developed this weekend, he is as happy as when he’s healthy [...]
The pediatrician practice Henry goes to has four different doctors. Until now, we’ve seen two of them, his primary doctor, Dr. Cahan, and the other most senior doctor, Dr. Weinstein. Both are different sorts of guys: one is a little brusque and the other is a more touchy feely. (Both are excellent.) Today, for Henry’s [...]
For the past week and half, Kristen has gotten very little help from me in the parenting business. I’ve been sick, sicker, and really sick, to the point that I’ve already missed 4 days of work so far this year (I think I missed 4 days total over the past 3 years). So as I [...]
I’m sitting in a conference room in beautiful Secaucus, New Jersey, right now, trying to make it seem that I’m really not sick any more and that I’m happy to be here. I probably shouldn’t have come to this meeting for a couple of reasons, mostly that I’m still ill and so is Kristen, but, [...]
Henry is much better, thank you very much. He’s still got a periodic cough and a sniffle now and again, but he’s back to his old ways — meaning he wants nothing to do with anything except for standing up. This is a good thing because Kristen was felled on Friday by the same cold [...]
Henry is happiest when he's looking at or playing with or reading about cars and trucks and fire engines and bulldozers -- pretty much anything with wheels or that makes a loud, growly noise. This book has all that (and if you're a little nutty like me, you can add the sound effects).
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