Monthly Archives: May 2013

My advice to new Dads: Sing.

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Kevin

Last night my first Illiterate Infant and I started a new book. There I was, snuggled under the butterfly quilt reading about the structural implications of a poor choice in housing materials, seamlessly switching between my impression of a big … Continue reading →

Posted in Being a Dad, Raising Girls | Tagged Father, Home, Parent | 16 Comments

Theory of Parental Panic

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Kevin

I’m a bit of a nerd. Hold on, before you say anything…I know I may give the impression of a rugged, suave, confident man-about-town daddy blogger but by day I am far more ordinary, doing stuff with computers and numbers … Continue reading →

Posted in Raising Girls | Tagged Anxiety, Family, Fear, Home, Nerd, Parent | 18 Comments

…Bloody Kids

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Kevin

Making me wake up every hour to settle you when just the other day you had me convinced that you were sleeping through… bloody kids Running off from me in the supermarket and making me do the dad-trying-to-be-casual-but-really-sprinting thing to … Continue reading →

Posted in Being a Dad | Tagged Car seat, Iggle Piggle, oxygen mask, Recreation, Station wagon | 40 Comments

Sleeping like a husband… and other perks of the working Dad

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Kevin

Hellooooooooooo sleep! Yes, my dear friends sleepy and bobo are back in the house and I am welcoming them with open arms. The fog is clearing as I swap 40 minute cat naps for solid bouts of sleep. Deep, peaceful sleep! … Continue reading →

Posted in Being a Dad | Tagged health, parents, Sleep disorder | 33 Comments

Growing up your blog – finding the right help

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Kevin

This week I’m talking about the next step of the WordPress self hosting journey; when you decide to actually do it. There’s also a great deal at the end of this post for anyone that’s considering going self hosted. If … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Blogging Tips | Tagged Australia, Blog, Google, MySQL, Self-hosting, Wordpress, wordpress.com | 17 Comments

Meggings, Mantyhose and other catastrophes

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Kevin

The other day I sat down on the bus next to Daryl Somers. Well it wasn’t actually Daryl but I’d bet 5 Saturday nights of baby sitting that it was his woollen jumper. Passing it off as a case of … Continue reading →

Posted in Being a Dad | Tagged Daryl Somers, Fashion, Jenny-Kee, Leggings | 43 Comments

A 34.5cm head! My Mothers Day guest post

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Kevin

This week, I’m posting over at Aussie Daddy Bloggers as part the inaugural Mothers Day Challenge. You’ll read a lot of Mother’s Day posts over the next few days that talk about gentle mothers, loving mothers, caring mothers. Why not … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Posts | Tagged Mother's Day, Parenting | Leave a comment

Caught My Eye Friday – Sexy Dads & Lounging Ladies

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Kevin

Sexy Dads With all the fuss about Gwyneth’s miracle argument cure (well played Matt from DadDownUnder), Mariah Carey shutting down Disneyland to renew her vows and the fact that double denim is now allowed (closest I’ll ever get to fashion blogging), … Continue reading →

Posted in Caught my eye | Tagged Disneyland, Easter Bunny, Mariah Carey | 13 Comments

Picking my battles

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Kevin

Pat… pat… pat… f#$%&g pat… pat… pat… f#$%&g pat… The red digits on the clock have just changed for the 84th time. That’s one hour and twenty four minutes that I have sat beside the cradle patting my 7 week old … Continue reading →