Growing and Going
Our little guy had his nine-month checkup today, and all is well. Doc would like to see a little more weight gain which we’ll accomplish with a slight change in diet. It’s amazing how he’s growing and developing… there’s something new every day. We still can’t convince him to crawl in the conventional way. Instead […]
Bird Watching
by Chris Garlington, bloggist and prisoner at Death by Children, who works at home and—allegedly— raises two highly intelligent (read: devious) children.
Every day I drive to St. Mary of the Woods to retrieve your future president and/or street preacher, my son, Roon, and every day he hits me with a question I am bound by […]
The Vaccination Dilemna Continues
Just when we’ve almost reached a conclusion that the vaccinations are a good thing and get over our fears about the reported links to autism, the news throws another wrench into the plan. The pediatrician assures us that there’s no link and no fear with the vaccines as does her nurse. All the […]
Skittle Sale Suspension
Michael Sheridan, an 8th grade student in New Haven Connecticut, bought some skittles from a classmate in school. For doing so he was suspended, stripped of his title as class Vice President, and banned from attending a dinner for honors students as reported in this CNN story. According to the school district, selling […]
Potty Train… In 3 Days?
Our little guy is just 7 months old (today actually) but he’s growing so much every day. Soon he’ll be walking, talking, and getting into all kinds of things and of course potty training. It’s not a challenge I look forward too, but saying good bye to the diapers will be a welcome […]
A Sign of Good Parenting
A 16 year old Florida boy got stopped by police for doing 107mph in a 55mph zone. He hasn’t been to court yet, but he’s begun serving the sentence ordered by mom. In addition to having his car taken away, Adam Clark stands along the road near his high school wearing a sign that […]
Dry Skin and the Nocturnal Baby
Aside from the everyday adventures of a 5 month old, we’ve had a few noteworthy challenges lately. First, what we thought was just dry skin started to get worse. He has some rough and dry patches on his skin which won’t go away and seem to be showing up in more places, along […]
