Be A Good Dad

If you asked me what has been Pookie’s most noticeable development since starting school, I would have to say “eye contact.”

Lack of eye contact is a significant Autism warning sign. But with an active 2-4 year old, it can be hard to recognize. Sometimes he just seemed to “busy” to look at us. [...]

Just a note to let you know that I highly recommend tasty Indoor S’mores.
We made some last week and they were great. Very messy, but great. You can make them in the microwave. The taste is a bit different, but doesn’t involve open flames!
Coincidentally, I also just finished reading Hershey: Milton S. [...]

Now that I am 5 months pregnant, I find myself making a certain noise a lot.
No, not that one.
I am talking about “ughphht.” That’s the grunt I make everytime I sit down, get up, roll over, lean, bend or shift. It just started last week, and I can’t seem to stop it. [...]

The last few times we have visited the zoo, I made what the kids call their “zoo books.” The design varies, but the point is to have a little booklet full of simple worksheets that the kids can fill out as they visit the different animals. I make them on PrintShop and they [...]

Pookie is 100% potty trained at home. He can wear shorts around the house and be trusted to poop and pee in the potty. Sometimes he tells us, sometimes he doesn’t. But he is 100% accurate. We are happy. We decided to take a little break from full time potty [...]