February 2011
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January 2011
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Gibberish
Chandler has really become vocal in the last few days. He’s spouting a ton of gibberish and he’s added the “G” sound to vocabulary. It kind of makes him sound Russian.
I’m really excited to be able to have full conversations with my little guy. But I’m kind of worried he’ll have Mom’s memory and his first words will be a monologue recanting all of...
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3 on 2
This weekend Ashley and I made a deposit into the Karma bank and offered to babysit for our friends so they could have a night out on their own. They have two boys, a 2-year-old (code named Deion) and a 3-month-old (code named The Great). Ashley and I had to run a zone defense to keep them in check.
Chandler and Deion did a great job playing with each other all night long. There were a few...
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Dude's night out
Last night Chandler and I got to have a Dude’s night out. Grandpa Mustache is a season ticket holder for the Portland Trailblazers and was kind enough to give me his tickets to a special event. Chandler and I decided to invite my good buddy, Gibson.
When we got there we were greeted by Blaze, the team mascot. He sidled up to Chandler and tried to make friends. Chandler sized him up and...
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Move over Pops! I'm flying this plane!
I never really thought I’d be the kind of dad to take a spoon of food and start flying it around in the air like it is an airplane before landing it in my son’s mouth. I kind of pictured myself more of a lion tamer kind of dad, who would try to launch little morsels into Chandler’s mouth as he gnashes about like an angry jungle cat.
But as it turns out, I’m a pilot. Of...
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Peter Pan
Chandler has begun doing yet another adorable thing. That’s right, just when we thought he was going to finally take that horrible turn towards ugliness and treachery, he’s pulled through and wowed us again with something supremely cute.
His latest parlor trick is that he has discovered his own shadow. And now whenever he sees it on the wall or the ground, he waves to it. I keep...
“I just sneezed extremely loudly while walking past Chandler’s bedroom and...”
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“I am watching my son through the baby monitor as he falls asleep. He keeps...”
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“This morning Chandler gave mom and I each a stamp on our hands. He gave me a...”
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Being a father is...
…putting on a jacket you haven’t worn in a while and finding a pacifier in the pocket.
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“I had the day off and was home with Chandler all day. Tomorrow I am looking...”
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A sorry excuse for a post
Last night while Chandler was taking his bath, he picked up a cup full of water and attempted to splash it outside the tub. I, using my lighting fast reflexes, blocked his attempt and both Ashley and I had looks on our faces that made it clear that what he had done was bad.
Chandler assessed the situation for a moment, and then signed “sorry.” This was a big deal to us. Chandler has...
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Are we those parents?
Last night we had some friends over and they brought their 2-year-old son with them. We’ll call him Deion. It was interesting to watch Chandler and Deion interact. Actually it was interesting to watch Deion try to interact with Chandler as Chandler sped around doing his own thing. Occasionally Deion would have something that Chandler wanted and Chandler would attempt to take it. That was...
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“How many times in a row can you kiss your son before it’s considered...”
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When you're at Costco, you're family
Last night we went to Costco for dinner and some shopping. If you haven’t experienced the fine dining of Costco’s pizza and hotdogs, then you haven’t lived….the life of a parent. Every time we go to Costco, we plan our trip around having dinner and then shopping.
Last night as we entered Costco, Chandler signed “eat.” He rarely signs “eat” and is...
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You have to laugh at yourself
Reeyah asked:
hi, your son’s growing up to be quite the charmer. :D
question: what do you think chandler will say when he’s older and discovers this blog that talks constantly about him?
oh, and happy new year. :)
Thank you! He is a charmer. I’m going to stay out of his way to make sure I don’t screw that up for him.
A couple of people have asked me about Chandler...
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paonk asked: You have the best profile picture in the world! Don't ever dare to change it!
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Favorite thing of the day
The look of satisfaction on Chandler’s face as he realizes he is controlling the TV with the remote.
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“I suddenly realized I have not been capitalizing on the opportunity to blame my...”
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Father Knows Best? is back!
For those of you who are longtime followers of my text-based comedy show, Improvising Fatherhood, you might remember a segment I used to call, Father Knows Best? If you’re just tuning in, Father Knows Best? is a bit where I take questions from you, the readers, and give you ridiculous answers.
Well I’ve recently been reminded that, much like Maverick after having experienced the...
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Lessons from an Anon
Today I woke up to this message sitting in my blog’s inbox.
I’m of course sorry to have let you down. I am guessing you are the same person who last week asked me why I don’t allow people to reply to my posts. At that time, I looked into it, and even emailed back and forth with the Tumblr Support Staff and discovered that because Improvising Fatherhood is a secondary blog on...