Holy Crap, Our Book Is #652 On Amazon, And We're Having A Signing Tonight

I was up too late watching the primary returns, so I couldn't go stand outside the Today Show this morning while Heather talks about our book, Things I Learned About My Dad (in therapy). But I think I'll be...
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Holy Crap, Our Book Is #42 On Amazon

And by "our," of course, I mean "Dooce." Way back, Heather Armstrong invited me [1] to write an essay for her anthology on fathers and fatherhood, Things I Learned About My Dad (in therapy). The book was just released yesterday,...
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We Just Realized We Left Something Else In Los Angeles:

The last hour-and-a-half of K2's daytime naps. Seriously, since the little kid came home, she has not been sleeping more than 30-40 minutes at a time. Before LA, she'd do an easy 1.5-2hr morning nap, then a 2+ hour afternoon...
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There's Daddy Typing

there's daddy typing Originally uploaded by daddytypes Our new oilcloth tablecloth, picked up from Coco's Variety, as shot by our new auteur, with our new Flip....
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DT Advertisers Love Your Kid's Mohawk

Thanks to the Daddy Types advertisers who support the kids' educations without complaining once about their haircuts. If you have a product or a service, an event or an organization that new dads and their posse should know about, consider...
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"One Pink And One Purple!"

The kid stayed home from preschool today with a fever [Sorry, playdate buddy! We didn't take her temperature until you were here!]. Now she woke up from a nap with a higher fever, and as I went to get her...
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Pictures Of The New Kid, Approximately

Except that she may end up looking like Jon Lovitz in a couple of weeks, the new kid's doing great. Here is a photo approximation of her growth and development the last couple of weeks....
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Nice Work, Other Kid

slept 12:30 - 6:30, then back to sleep by 7:10. I feel nervous even mentioning it, though, as if bragging will come back to bite me in the ass. Better to just talk about her first trip to Ikea. Turns...
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"I Don't Want To Hear That Baby Crying Anymore!"

she said as she locked herself in the bathroom. We feel the same way, kid....
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The New Kid's Getting Cuter And Cuter Every Day

But she still has a few Clay Aiken moments....
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In The Interest Of Truth In Advertising, I'm Thinking Of Renaming This Blog

Though I can't decide between Even More Diapers and I Hate Snaps, Too! First things first, holy crap, I know they can fill up later, but it just seems ridiculous to me to throw out an entire diaper every 45...
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Home And Mostly Settled

We're all home and chill now. I had rambling philosophical post almost done about the differences between the first and the second time you have a kid, what you know, what you know you don't know, etc. Then I was...
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Sweet, Sweet, Unbuyable Plexi Hospital Bassinet Returns To Taunt Me Once Again

They say it's different the second time, but delivering a kid any time is still a mindblowing experience. And the slight covetous twinge that comes when you set the kid down in the insane stainless and plexi bassinet you...
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Hmm, Just Gonna Drive The Wife To Her Unusually Conveniently Timed Dr's Appt.

BRB? No idea. well, some idea....
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I'm One Cadillac Station Wagon Closer To Desperately Wanting One

You know, when it was the Jackson 5ive's 1971 Cadillac station wagon that I didn't buy, I was fine. But now that it's this suh-weet 1979 or so Fleetwood Brougham wagon which the Jalopnik guys spotted at Thunderhill, some...
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DT Advertisers Will Let You Gatecheck Any Size Stroller You Want

A shoutout in this holiday season to the fine advertisers over >> >> here, on the right, and their no-weight-limit approach to checked baggage: The Cradle, a new resource and online community for expectant parents. [yes, by definition, they rock.]...
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DT Checklist: What Do You Mean, "Contractions??"

So over the weekend, my wife has these phantom contractions or practice contractions or whatever it is that suddenly turns her belly into a cannonball, and they're so persistent, she comes home and says, "I think we should get the...
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Happy Thanksgiving

The kid just explained that the Pilgrims' and Indians' first Thanksgiving dinner was "as long ago as the end of a tape measure." I hope everyone and his family has a happy holiday; DT will back later this evening, after...
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We're Moving Today And Tomorrow

Actually, we've been in a slo-mo move and renovation and painting job the last few days, it's just picking up pace. Posting might be a little light. I'm tempted to ask for advice about switching to cloth diapers with the...
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Daddy Types Advertisers Are All Fresh Vintage

Thanks to the advertisers this week at Daddy Types, who entertain, inform, and entice, while keeping it fresh: Lux programmable thermostats such as the EnergyStar-certified CAG1500 CleanCycle: hot, but not too hot. And energy efficient to boot. Service Employees International...
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