One of the cherished Christmas traditions in our house every year is the advent calendar. The advent calendar is shaped like a big house and it has 24 doors in it, each of which can hold a fun little present inside, and so the idea is that, starting on December 1st, you open one door […]
Category Archives: Edward
That’s Not Whistling
It is very loud at my house. I have loud children, and of course I am pretty loud myself. We all come by it honestly (have you met my mother?), but some days it sure does seem extra loud around here. Take the other day, for example, when my children decided to practice whistling. I […]
How to Torment a Toddler
The season of advent is upon us once again, which means that it is time to decorate for Christmas. Yesterday, we went out and cut down our Christmas tree, which did NOT fall on me thank you very much, and brought out the advent calendar, full of doors to open on every December day until […]
The Great Edward Elevator Escape
Edward and I were over at Nini’s apartment yesterday doing laundry. As the morning started to approach its end, it became time to pick Ruby up from school, so I told Edward to get his shoes on. Edward loves to get his shoes on, and he knows that once the shoes are on, it is […]
I Need New Glasses
It has been a while since I got new glasses. For one thing, my wife’s insurance at her old old job had great vision insurance, but the insurance at her old job did not include vision or dental. Now she has a new job which does include these things, but it has been almost two […]
Edward’s First Surgery
Edward had his first surgery yesterday at 19 months old. After 10 or more ear infections in the first year and a half of life, we finally broke down and had tubes put in his ears. They used to do this for kids all the time, but I guess the current trend is to avoid […]
Babyproofing Services Available
This weekend, after the recital, and the circus, the family and I headed down to the D.C./Baltimore area to see a couple of friends and have a nice hectic relaxing weekend doing fun stuff. One of our first stops was my friend Tracy’s house, to say hello before she gives birth to her first child, […]
The New Cuteness
So after being away for a month, I have definitely noticed some changes in my children. For one thing, Ruby has been in school for a month now, and is noticeably different in some ways. But she is four and a half, and there are more changes in Edward after a month away, as he […]
Awareness of Poop
I am currently in Florida spending my time as “Tenor,” and so there have not been a lot of “Dad” posts in recent weeks. I am, however, excited to share some wonderful news with you. Edward has taken his first step towards the most urgent and important of parenting goals: potty training. THE ROAD TO […]
One Year of Tenor Dad
Today is my blogiversary. One year ago today, late in the evening, I decided to start a blog. I was feeling sad about moving to Vermont, spending the Fall in New York, and leaving behind so many people, and so my first post promised to keep in touch with everyone that I would no longer […]