Daddee Yah!

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Our China visit

January 5th, 2010 · No Comments · A father's POV, A toddler's POV, Adventures, Caitlin the heiress, Photo opp, The future, milestones

My dad’s talked about this since the early 90′s: Of bringing the whole extended family for a visit to his hometown (more like village). Not that we minded the idea. Back then we only loathed about what the likely quality of basic amenities would be like. After all, there were stories of toilets with no [...]

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One, two, three, HIAKS! aka Trouble Brewing! aka HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

January 7th, 2009 · 5 Comments · A father's POV, A toddler's POV, Caleb the heir, Ergonomics, Infant development, Parenting musing, Photo opp, Short post, milestones

And.. a… ONE! And.. a.. TWO! And.. a.. Hey I am up! And…OOPS! Happy First Birthday, Caleb! Soon you will be walking, and running, and we’d be chasing…..!

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My first beach visit!

December 6th, 2008 · 6 Comments · A toddler's POV, Adventures, Caitlin the heiress, Parenting musing, Photo opp, Simple pleasures, milestones

So here we are in Adelaide, Australia. Daddee had promised me that he’d bring me to a beach, since I have never been to one before, ever. Daddee’s uni friend Uncle Al was kind enough to bring us to Seacliff beach, which is fine with me because it wouldn’t matter to me anyway if it [...]

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Becoming a Dad the first time: Was it what you expected it to be?

June 20th, 2008 · 5 Comments · A father's POV, Caitlin the heiress, Ergonomics, Parenting musing

. From my immediate post before this, I was given a few ideas for future post topics. The first two look like fun, so I am going to attempt them, the second one first! Write about your conceptions about being a dad BEFORE you become and what happened after you become a dad? How have [...]

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How to prepare toddler for long haul flights

January 21st, 2008 · 2 Comments · A father's POV, A toddler's POV, Adventures, Caitlin the heiress, Parenting musing, Photo opp

As you know, I had recently brought Caitlin to Sydney for Christmas. Mummee was already there in Sydney- Yes, I flew with a 3 yr old alone! She’s been to Sydney once before when she was 2. So for this trip, she still remembered the whole experience of the journey (which is what airlines should [...]

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