Due to a few signs, we thought that my wife might be pregnant. We scheduled a visit to her doctor but before the day of the visit came, we discovered she wasn’t. It was a false alarm. During those two or three days of facing the possibility of having another child come into our lives, we were torn between excitement and worry. We were excited about the new baby, we wanted it to be a girl. At the same time we also were worried that the arrival of the baby would interfere with our plans. Having a new baby was…

I put off writing this article to the last minute because I was hoping this article would be written by a daddy.  My baby was due today, and my wife has been ready to deliver this baby for over a week now.  However, the little one is very stubborn and not ready to join the world just yet.  Fortunately, for us there are many people who have decided to offer us ‘advice’ on how to get the labor machine started.

There are those who suggested foods to eat, things to drink and things to do.  I have looked into many of them,…

When I was two I received a brand new tricycle from my grandpa.  I rode that thing all over the house and especially into my mom’s freshly painted baseboards.  I scuffed them up beyond all recognition.  So I was told many times by my mother.  This memory is not actually one of my own.  In fact, there are many things my parents told me about my childhood.  I often wonder what things they have forgot.

I read an article that suggested writing a letter to your unborn child about expectations and what you think it will be like to meet him…

I remember taking tests in school and how emphatic the teachers were about cheating on tests.  I actually used to cheat just in spite of their warnings…what a rebel.  When it comes to parenting, I still may be a cheater after all.

Recently, my wife had an ultrasound done at her midway point.  Sadly, I couldn’t be there to experience it because I am sweating it out in the desert.  However, she sent me tons of pictures that the technician had taken.  It is so amazing seeing the little toes and fingers.  I am jealous I couldn’t have been there to…

Expecting a child is a very sobering experience.  It is not as easy as picking out the paint colors for the nursery and what stroller we’ll be pushing.  We are facing huge decisions that will impact the rest of our child’s life, today.

Recently, my wife completed her twentieth week of pregnancy.  The halfway point.  We currently are looking into the vaccine uproar.  Many people are claiming that the rise in autism and other childhood diseases are increasing and have increased greatly since the trend of getting vaccines from birth.

I never gave a second thought to the whole debate until I…