HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM DAN+McKINNEY, TX

THE WEEK OF DAD STUFF

While being a parent is day-to-day, forever, time off at home with the family is a good time to get clever with activities, a great time to bond with the baby, who in the blink of an eye is six months old today.  They say time flies, and that is 100% true.

I finally found my Ergobaby carrier after the move to the new house and had entirely too much fun with it.  Not only is it comfortable, and I can actually complete tasks if the baby decides to stop napping right in the middle of me loading the dishwasher, but it makes for some excellent #dadselfie time.  Yes, you read it right.  Hashtag DAD selfie time.  Instead of being all stuffy and proper, after a pretty lengthy day of being spit up on, doing husbandly and fatherly duties, and running on empty, I decided to spin it all totally positive and have a little selfie session with the baby.

These things from the "Myspace Angle" look like a parachute.

Fish and Tots and a baby.  Had enough going on to eat at the countertop that night.  It was a "won't nap" day in addition to multiple other to-do's.  Ergobaby saved the day.

The look of confusion?

Chin munch.

THE WEEK OF MOM STUFF- (DAD'S TOTALLY ON BOARD WITH THIS).
Because in our house we do NOT support Gerber or any processed jar baby food, we make it ourselves.  Over the break I supported my lovely wife's initiative to make 2 weeks worth of baby food, in our ongoing effort to provide our baby with farm fresh produce.  After discovering all the chemicals present in processed baby food, we are really making an effort to completely adopt a Ground-to-Market-to-Blender lifestyle with our baby's nutrition.

You will be seeing many more posts elaborating specifically on this initiative with much better photography, which will hopefully inspire all you parents out there.  With a Farmer's Market as good as ours here in town, Sprouts, Market Street, AND Trader Joe's, excuses are hard to come by.  If you have some pointers or ideas you'd like to share, this is a very community topic.

Labor intesive activities aside.  Nothing beats seeing wife and daughter spending quality time together amidst hectic work schedules, and busy weekends of running around.

Hope everyone had an excellent holiday! Now some Miles Davis Jazz Classics on the turntable to bring the time off to a close.