New Dads Cliff Notes
Notes from a Stay at Home Dad… tips, tricks, stories and fun
Wyatt’s One
Wyatt's one! Now that he is all grown up... its easy to see just how different boys and girls really are. All boy, this one. Wants to wrestle and play fight all the time. He loves to torture his big sister, and she likes to try to push him around... too bad he almost weighs as much as she does, and takes her down like a WWF superstar. His favorite thing to do now is play chase, and des...
Nine months and walking… again!
Again... I thought I was going to have a little more time before the little guy started walking. Nope, just like his big sis... he picked up walking early. Just over nine months... and he is staring to walk around, determined to master the two legged art of the giants. And I am sure that in a week or two, running will come, along with a whole new set of injuries and adventures. But for n...
Baby Proofing the House
It's been a few years since i last baby proofed the house, and now it seems, its time for it again. It never fails, that the one thing that your forget to make safe, is the one thing that they will hurt them self or go for, over and over again. Here is my list of necessary things to be baby proofed, again.
Covers on all the outlets - babies like to stick things there all the time, toys, f...
Nine Months
The boy is nine months old now, and I can tell... he'll be walking soon. He is learning some good tricks from his big sis, like how to climb up on things by stacking things up to get higher. Soon he will learn that the higher you get... the harder you will fall. We have had a few good falls, no blood... but still good falls. I can tell that this boy is going to be tough... little t...
Poop Galore!!!
We recently made the switch to solid foods. Well, not really solid... mush. I am really starting to miss the days of a strict boob milk diet. Not too many poops and the smell was bearable. Now, with the addition of formula and baby food, the poo flood gates have opened and I have found myself in a non stop diaper changing haze. I mean it's nuts man. It doesn't stop. Back to back to b...
Ten Things To Do On A Rainy Seattle Day
Posted By: newdadscliffnotes.com on June 16, 2010 in Travel and Outings, Uncategorized - Comments: No Comments »
Being a Stay At Home Dad in Seattle, you are sure to come across some rainy days… 70% of them. So, you need to have some good plans on how you are going to be spending most of your days. Here 10 things to do on a rainy day in Seattle
- Turn the house into a fort- you can always find some stuff to do at home., make a fort out of couch cushions, put blankets all over the place, play hide and go seek.
- Try potty training- got nothing else to do? Why not get the whole potty thing training thing over and done with.(Requires lots of rainy days… luckily we have lots of thoese
- Go to the Seattle Aquarium- this is sure to make for a great day. Lots of fun stuff for the kids to look at, and even tide pools where they can touch marine life. There is lots to do down on the Seattle Waterfront.
- Seattle Chilerens Museum- way too much to list for the kids, so visit the site. Its at the Seattle Center and there is so much to do, that you cant do it all in a day.
- Seattle Science Center- way more fun for you… but your kids of all ages are sure to find lots of stuff to make them happy. It always good to get them interested in science and fun educational stuff… plus it brings us back to your nerdy self. You know that you have been sitting around watching the Science and History channel… go eat some astronaut ice cream, I love it.
- Seattle Art Museum- Fun for the entire family, and they have some really good kids programs. Its always free for kids under 13, and free for everyone on the first Thursday of the month
- Play In It- Get the kids in their galoshes and head outside. Saltwater State Park in Des Moines is a fun place to go exploring in tide pools and there are lots of walking trails
- Go To the Movies- Take the kids to a movie on a weekday during the day. Usually there is no one there to be bothered by your noisy little kids… not that we care.
- Walk the Mall- waste a few hours walking around the mall, most big malls have a children’s play area, and its always good to get the kids playing with others… plus they will be tired from walking and fall asleep in the car on the way home, and you can just carry them to bed.
- Visit Grandmas- cant find anything else to do… go visit your mom or some family members. You know that they always want to see the babies, and you can even score some free lunch or a babysitter for a hour or so, and you can have a little time to yourself.
