Daddy Dan

The Babito’s 2nd Birthday (can you believe that?) is coming up at the end of August, and my wife has already started planning it.  Here’s some of the preliminary thoughts and plans for the party, in bullet-form:

The theme is going to be Elmo.  Babito has an Elmo chair, Elmo Books, a tickle-me Elmo, and various […]

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Sorry I haven’t been around…..been both busy and kind of blogged out lately. I’ll be back soon.

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We spent Sunday celebrating Babito’s Grandma’s 70th Birthday.
Babito had a great time and danced non-stop throughout the 6-hour party. He and I were both exhausted by the end of the night.

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To all you mothers out there: Happy Mother’s Day!
I hope you all have a wonderful day, and I hope all of your efforts have been as appreciated as my wife’s efforts have been appreciated by me, although I may not tell her as often as I should.
My wife, as I always knew she would […]

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Last night, I called home from work at about 8:00pm.  I wanted to let my wife know that I was getting ready to head for home and I also wanted to tell The Babito good night.
He got on the phone and said “Hi Doddy”  (that’s his pronounciation of Daddy.  Sometimes it’s hard to tell if […]

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Before I get to the point, I just want to stress how lucky we’ve been with The Babito.  He’s not a fussy eater, he’s an excellent sleeper (usually in bed by 8:00 and always sleeps throughout the night), and has been very good at doing what we ask him to do.
But lately he’s begun to […]

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I am always amazed at the speed in which The Babito is growing up and the new things he learns every day.
Here’s some examples:

When it’s time for me to give him his bath, he walks upstairs, takes his teddy bear and binky into his room and puts it on the chair, without me even telling […]

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I feel like ranting a little today, so bear with me….
Since last Tuesday I’ve been working crazy hours on a major project at work.  It’s to the point that I only got to see The Babito one night last week before he went to bed.  Over the weekend I was working from home so I […]

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Babito and my Dad at the Redwood Challenge.
Babito LOVES that place. It his new favorite place in Disneyland.
He enjoys running across and over the many bridges, way up “in the sky,” as he says. This little boy has absolutely no fear, which can be scary.
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While it’s not “officially” a Big Wheel, Radio Flyer (the company famous for their red wagons) makes a bike very, very similar to the Big Wheel.I think it looks pretty cool.  Amazon has it for $64.67, which is pretty steep, but it does come with some additional features our Big Wheels of old could only […]

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