It seems almost counter-intuitive, but Jaiden is always much harder to put to bed at night when she did NOT get her nap during the day. And I have good evidence that it’s not just her, as all of my other kids were the exact same way. In fact, I’m not sure there’s a more difficult person in the world to deal with than an over-tired toddler...

The other evening, the girls convinced me to go sit with them at the little playground behind our house, so that Jaiden could come … Jasmine is there pretty much every day. Jaiden is really hitting her 2 year old “independent” streak at a full running pace … especially when it comes to her big sister … she thinks that anything Jasmine...

For some reason, my wife is not a huge fan of the big purple guy. As for me, I’m not at all ashamed to admit that I love Barney! … especially as the parent of a toddler. To say that Jaiden is a “active” little girl, at just under 2 years of age, is a bit of an understatement. Lately it seems like it’s gotten to the point where she...

I’ve always been a fan of “breakfast for dinner”. Tonight, we had my famous “better than Denny’s” egg potato and cheese skillet meal. Except for Jasmine … Every night since I’ve been home, we’ve been reading stories before bed. Her favorites so far have been the Dr Seuss books. So, with the help of a little...

In some ways it’s a little scary to say that I’m 41 years old and have a daughter who’s only 19 months old, with another one on the way in just a couple of weeks. Maybe I’m already too old to be a “new” dad again. But on the other hand, there are things about being a parent now, in my 40s, that just seem so much...

One of daddy’s jobs during my two week recuperation period is to help my 18 month old daughter Jaiden with potty training. Tonight after dinner, she decided to show me where her potty is, and how much she enjoys sitting on it. lol, of course she didn’t actually do anything tonight, but just knowing what “potty” means, and getting her to...