Daddee Yah!

Her first words. What will be his?

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When I grow up..

January 16th, 2010 · 4 Comments · A father's POV, A toddler's POV, Caitlin the heiress, Ergonomics, Parenting musing

Caitlin has always been a little taller than average for her age. One day she came up to me all serious and asked “Daddee, am I tall?” “Yes darling, you are considered tall for your age. Why?” “I heard Grandma and Mummee telling their friends and say that I am tall.. and I don’t like [...]

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How to be a Big sister to a little brother…

July 21st, 2009 · 1 Comment · A father's POV, A toddler's POV, Caitlin the heiress, Caleb the heir, Infant development, Parenting musing, Parenting rules, life skills, siblings

I am kinda struggling with this one. Caitlin, in general is sweet to her younger brother Caleb. Since she was able to walk, she’d been fascinated by other humans her size. So, I guess it shouldn’t be too much of a surprise that she is so, to her little brother. However, having been the only [...]

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Doing stuff with the kids..

December 29th, 2008 · 6 Comments · A father's POV, Parenting musing, Simple pleasures, The future, milestones

If you have nieces or nephews, you will forever see them in a certain light. By this I mean; let’s take my perspective on these particular niece-nephew brother-sister. This niece was one that was rather colic. I actually avoided going near her fearing I’d make her cry, cos she’d cry at high decibels and long [...]

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When it also replays in her dreams…

December 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment · A toddler's POV, Caitlin the heiress, Parenting musing, Short post, Simple pleasures

Daddee, I had a dream last night What did you dream about? I don’t wanna tell you… It’s okay, I won’t laugh- you know you can tell Daddee anything; and Daddee won’t laugh. Okay. I dreamt about that girl from Bee Movie… Vanessa? Yeah… What was she doing, in your dream? Nothing, she was just [...]

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Daddee, I am sad…

July 16th, 2008 · 5 Comments · A father's POV, A toddler's POV, Caitlin the heiress, Photo opp, Uncategorized

. In the dark we chatted quietly- Caleb was sleeping soundly only 2+ feet away on our super king size bed. We talked about her day, in school, what she learned, whether she went during the day, if it was hard, “Did you drink enough water?” and her diet. Then it was time to sleep [...]

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