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Category Archives: Baby

Eulogy For Grandpa Peet

(I mentioned a couple weeks ago that this eulogy had gone over very well and that I would post it when time allowed. A long weekend is ideal for catching up on all those loose ends and so here it is…)

Posted 01 July 2007 § Main Page § Photo § Randomness § Saskatchewan ‡ Comments (5) ° Tagged: , ,

Pace's Future Careers…

Librarian Author And of course, rock star!

Posted 26 June 2007 § Humour § Main Page ‡ Comments (2) °

On His Five Week Birthday, A Sampling of Things We've Called Pace During That Time…

Bright EyesBuddyCutie PieLittle ManMonkeyMusclesOscarPace ManPacerPacey (even though I said I don't like this one, it slips out sometimes!)PesoPoopyShakeySmileySonny BoyStinkySunshineSweetheartTadpole …and occasionally, the odd name you don't want to record on a blog in case he writes a book someday!

Posted 24 June 2007 § List § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

Happy Longest Day of the Year

Or as a sleepy new father and an overtired new mother call it: “everyday.”

Posted 22 June 2007 § Humour § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

Parental Myths

This really has turned into a baby blog (as opposed to a library and technology one) lately, hasn't it?  I checked my stats and the number of readers continues to grow but I assume that's as much to do with the long tail of old entries that people are finding as with anything new that […]

Posted 19 June 2007 § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

How Fatherhood Affects The Body and The Brain

I'm not a big fan of the Hallmark holidays – those ones that you just know were made up at some point in the past, mainly to sell greeting cards.  But anyhow, happy first Father's Day to me! Most of us know the ways that parenthood affects mothers.  But in keeping with the theme of […]

Posted 17 June 2007 § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Smaller: The Story of the Disposable Diaper (The Perfect Innovation) – Malcolm Gladwell

Doing my third diaper change of the morning reminded me of this excellent Malcolm Gladwell article I read a year or two ago.  In it, he looks at the history of disposable diapers, their science and the impact various elements have had on the economic aspects of the product.  Shea and I did the cloth […]

Posted 16 June 2007 § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

The Birth Order of Children

We were talking about having multiple children today at coffee break (“I think Shea and I want to survive this one before we decide that” was my take) and a co-worker mentioned this e-mail which she forwarded to me.  Too true.   The Birth Order of Children Your Clothes 1st baby: You begin wearing maternity clothes […]

Posted 13 June 2007 § Humour § List § Main Page ‡ Comments (0) °

Why Raising Babies Is Like Making Bread (And Thoughts On Why I Blog Daily)

Jill has a really nice post about being a parent that resonated as Shea and I head towards our son's first month on this planet (and after dad's first week back in the office.)Michelle also admits to some amount of shame at her lack of blogosity in comparison to my almost-daily-posting track record, especially with […]

Posted 08 June 2007 § Blog § Main Page ‡ Comments (1) °

Oscar is due today…

…I wonder if it'll be a boy or a girl? 

Posted 06 June 2007 § Main Page § Photo ‡ Comments (0) °