A couple weekends ago, we had a lot of house guests – more than we had beds. This meant that C was moved into our room to spend the night so that someone could sleep in his bed. He settled down in a make shift bed (actually a small couch) next to our bed, and […]

Okay, this is another tip for all those dads out there. If you’re a mom, stop reading now. One of the biggest challenges that you’ll face as a new dad is competing with mom for the new child’s attention. I know, I know. It’s not a competition. We’re all in it together. Blah, blah, blah. […]

One of the disagreements that J and I have had is about how to refer to private parts. I prefer using polite euphemisms like "privates" or "tinkler". She prefers using the more medical term "penis". Since she’s the one who gets to spend the most time with C, she won this argument by default. For […]

As some of you know, a couple weekends ago we had to move some heavy furniture. One of these pieces of furniture was a sleeper couch that is extremely heavy. I can only lift about half of it. Fortunately, the truck we rented came with a dolly – which was basically a short shelf with two […]

Lately C has been forced to cope with the hard fact that his little brother is an infant, and is therefore the focus of attention among strangers. Where they used to spend all their time interacting with him, now they try to get N to smile or wave at them. This past weekend he finally […]

Hey everyone! This is the new home of daddytales. This weekend I’ll be moving over all the daddytales entries from blogspot. The challenge is going to be keeping the dates the same.

For those of you who aren’t parents, let me paint you a little picture. Imagine for a moment that you have one unthinkably valuable possession. It might be a work of art, or a favorite shirt, or a vintage car… Whatever it is that you love most, imagine that you have it. Now, realize that […]

Hello everyone! I’ve had some great feedback from you guys since I started this little project. Among other things, I’ve received the recommendation that I only update Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (instead of every day). Apparently, having the stories appear every day causes them to get "lumped together" and doesn’t allow them to be enjoyed […]

This one isn’t so much about the boys as it is about me. In some ways, I came into this whole Daddy thing astonishingly unprepared. For example, I didn’t know any baby songs. All those great little ditties that help out so much when the kids are upset? I had none of them. As you […]

This is certainly a bit unsettling. It seemed easy enough when I came up with the idea, but now that it’s in front of me, I seem to have a bit of stage fright. Ah well, nothing for it but to start. First an introduction: I’m a working dad (two jobs) in Orlando with two […]