Archive for the 'Parenthood' CategoryPosts relating to parenthood A week ago, my son (2.5 yrs old) started adding an "eh" sound at the end of words with an "o" sound near the end, such as no (becomes no-eh), more (becomes mo-eh), and go (becomes go-eh). In a similar way, car becomes caweh. He could pronounce these words perfectly before -- the wrong pronunciation started suddenly a couple of days before we came out to California (where we'll be for a month, before returning to Ohio for another month). Very odd. I'm treating it as a phase and hoping it'll go away. View full post » In a previous post I'd noted that something called "blue chux" (AKA "disposable pads") are a wonderful gift for new parents, who despite being told numerous times do not fully appreciate how much and from how many places babies can leak and otherwise expel bodily fluids. Recently, I'd sent a case of them to a friend who'd just had a baby, and a month later he wrote me: By the way, the disposable waterproof sheets are, by far, the most useful baby gift. Thank you thank you for sending them. I didn't know that babies are capable of projectile [...]View full post » With both my brother Mike and good friend Rick each expecting their first child in May, I made a quick list of things a new parent should have on hand. Many are obvious, but in any case, here's the first pass at a list, in no particular order: View full post » |