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Video chat has become quite popular in our household for staying in touch with the grandparents. Pooky gets a kick out of watching grammy and grandpa move around and talk on the computer monitor while they get the benefit of seeing her when they’re not in town. If you haven’t tried it yet, you may [...]

There are a couple of sets of videos that we sit down to watch with Pooky somewhat regularly. One is the previously reviewed Baby Signing Time series. The other is called Your Baby Can Read! As you might guess from the title, it aims to introduce your baby to reading. On their website and in [...]

In general, we believe that the less TV Pooky watches, the better. While it’s often tempting to pawn her off on Elmo when she’s cranky, we’re trying to avoid the trap of using the TV as a pacifier. So far, I think we’re doing an okay job. That being said, one of the most useful [...]

From photo editors and online photo sharing services to photography blogs and photo mixing, Mashable has compiled a list of 90+ online photography tools and resources for people who take a lot of photos (i.e. parents).
(via Lifehacker)

As if I wasn’t anxious enough about baby getting older and leaving our sphere of control, I happened upon this blog post from Steven Parker, MD, WebMD’s pediatrics expert. In it, Dr. Parker shares what he’s learned about the new, technology-enhanced bullying. He lists its most common forms:

Someone takes a dorky or compromising picture of [...]

We knew early on that we definitely wanted to sign with Pooky. Using sign language with babies is a great way to teach them to communicate with you physically before they’re able to verbally. Our hope was that, instead of crying out in frustration, Pooky would eventually sign to us that she was hungry, needed [...]

This month’s Pooky Prize (which, by the way, you can enter to win by signing up for the mailing list on the right), reminded me of how much I look forward to Pooky being out of diapers. If I needed another reminder, I got one yesterday when I had to deal with the world’s greatest [...]

Exercise is one of those things I always mean to make time for, but rarely do. With so many roles to juggle (dad, husband, full-time worker, international man of intrigue) and only 24 hours in the day, it’s tough to make physical fitness a high priority. But what to sacrifice? I’ve tried borrowing against my [...]

Shopping the day after Thanksgiving? Just the thought of it makes me cringe. I have visions (maybe more like nightmares) of no parking, long lines, and lots and lots of people. It’s crazy how crazy it gets. I’ll be watching the news coverage from home. Ok, honestly, I’m not sure if I’ll be up to [...]

We’ve recently introduced some baby food into Pooky’s diet, with mixed results. At first, she would make a horrible face any time the mashed sweet potatoes or carrots touched her tongue. And, since she insisted on holding the spoon, 99% of the food ended up on her face and her clothes, rather than in her [...]