Just over two months ago, my beautiful daughter Evelyn was born, my second child. After three hours of fairly intense, anesthetic-free labour, my wife finally gave birth to our baby girl. I lifted her up for the first time, incredulous all over again at how tiny she was. Two days later we brought her home […]
Preparing for Fatherhood, Part 3: Getting physically fit to handle baby care
In this “Preparing for Fatherhood” series I’m taking my own advice from my book, A Man’s Guide to Newborn Babies, to prepare for the arrival of my second child. Part 3’s all about getting physically fit to handle the rigors of new fatherhood. No one talks about how much physical work it takes when there’s […]
Preparing for Fatherhood, Part 2: Adopting a positive mental attitude about fatherhood
In this “Preparing for Fatherhood” series of posts I’m taking my own advice from my book, A Man’s Guide to Newborn Babies, to prepare for the arrival of my second child. Part 2 is about developing a positive mental attitude about fatherhood. Having a positive mental attitude about fatherhood is one of the most important […]
Preparing for Fatherhood, Part 1: Getting more time and energy out of every day
In this “Preparing for Fatherhood” series of posts, I’m taking my own advice from my book, A Man’s Guide to Newborn Babies, to prepare for the arrival of my second child. In Part 1, I’m going over some things I’ve been doing to get my own self in order. — I’m going to be a […]
Advice for New Parents: Make the Transition to New Fatherhood Thrive-able!
Hi guys, my name is Anthony, pleased to meet you! This is the first post of my new blog on advice for new parents, especially baby stuff for dads. In this blog I will cover tons of tips for new dads (as well as tips for new moms) as I go through my own journey as […]