Nonstop Dad

Author: John

  • More fun than a barrel of monkeys

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    Although I’m not exactly sure how fun a barrel of monkeys is, I’m certain Jeffrey has to be more fun than one. He is a self contained play machine. He can play for hours with just two plastic cups. He crawls around finding new things to bang on while stopping to bang some of his…

  • w3d – Baby Bjorn

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     What Works What Doesn’t (w3d) is a series of reviews of things I have tried. By Marisa, Jeffrey’s Mom: One of our favorite items! When we get physically tired of carrying the baby around in our arms (when he doesn’t want to be put down) or we have stuff to do around the house, we…

  • w3d – Do it yourself mobile

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    What Works What Doesn’t (w3d) is a series of reviews of things I have tried. You have to make this. Your baby will love it, mine does. Go to Jan Andrea’s Baby Crafts site to get the instructions and image file. I hung it next to the chair where we feed Jeffrey at night and…

  • w3d – Wipe warmer

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     What Works What Doesn’t (w3d) is a series of reviews of things I have tried. By Marisa, Jeffrey’s Mom: OK, so people forewarned us that the wipe warmer was useless, but honestly we did not pay attention to them. Unfortuntuately, they were right. While the wipes did come out nice and warm, and Jeffrey seemed…

  • w3d – Swing me baby

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    What Works What Doesn’t (w3d) is a series of reviews of things I have tried. When we looked for registry items we selected a few more expensive items for the grandparents to purchase. One of the items was the Papasan Cradle Swing by Fisher Price. We love this swing because Jeffrey loves it. It features…

  • Can you really have too many pics of your baby?

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    YES. Each week it takes hours to sift through the pictures and select the best shots. Digital cameras with high capacity cards have totally made picture taking a blast. You can keep on shooting everything you see without incurring additional cost. The problem is after you finish your shutter bug session you have hundreds of…

  • A moment please

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    The day after Jeffrey’s birth, early in the morning, I was able to sit quietly and hold my son. Really for the first time, just me and him, I wasn’t transferring him to Mom or holding him for the nurse or changing a diaper it was just me & him. I said a prayer of thanksgiving and…

  • Happy birthday Jeffrey

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    On Tuesday March 10, 2009 at 2:00 A.M. I awoke to the exclamations of my wife “Gushing! Gushing! My water broke.” My first thought? “Crap. I haven’t packed my hospital bag yet.” We spent the next 45 min getting our stuff together, not in a panic but with expidiant purpose. We rolled into the hospital…

  • Room final pics

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    A few people have asked to see pics of the room final. So here they are. All the animals WIth bedding Last one

  • OK, now what?

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    We’ve been to the classes read all the books  talked with friends and neighbors and stangers too We know he is coming and aproximatly when just seems like forever till then We know all the signs and the way to the hospital we have numbers of doctors and friends and family The only thing left…