The Modernish Father

Man, I hate it when I go so long between posts that sooooo much has happened that I can’t possibly write about all of it. And yet, because I went to sleep super early all last week, that’s the boat I find myself in now. I guess I’ll just start typing and see what shakes [...]

Here’s a quick look at what I was reading online from Jul. 7th to Jul. 28th:

Our weekend was actually kind of laid back for a change. I don’t know if I’d go as far as calling it relaxing, but it wasn’t exhausting. That’s a welcome change. The Boy returned from his two-week exile with the grandparents and seemed pretty happy to see us all again. He spent most of the [...]

Oops, I wrote this about two weeks ago and apparently forgot to publish it. I only discovered it now because I was poking around after upgrading my version of WordPress. Well, it may be old news now, but it’s already in the can so I guess I’ll publish it now. The Wife and I have [...]

Did you know that a six-month old can get tonsillitis? Neither did I – until my six-month old came down with it. That’s right. The Girl’s mystery fever from Thursday was diagnosed by her doctor as tonsillitis the next morning and our weekend was filled with crying, fussing, fever, sticky medicine and general sweaty restlessness.

It’s been a hot Thursday evening, but for once I’m not talking about the temperature outside. (Although it’s still fairly warm out there as well.) No, hot as in The Girl’s wee little fever stricken body. Her daycare called us this afternoon to report that she had a 103° fever and she’s been alternating between [...]

This weekend marked a couple of important milestones for The Girl – namely, getting her first tooth and crawling. With all the next and exciting developments, we didn’t really have time to mess with fireworks or parades or any such holiday activities. Unfortunately, sleeping through the night in her crib wasn’t on the list of [...]

It all started with The Girl practicing her burgeoning crawling skills on our bed yesterday evening: