Comments for Dazed Dad http://www.dazeddad.com Reflections on Family, Fatherhood, Loss & Grief Tue, 15 May 2012 17:09:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Four Weeks Ago Today I Became a Dad by Adam Walker Cleaveland on Cancer & Theology — JakeBouma.com http://www.dazeddad.com/2010/11/22/i-became-a-dad/#comment-1074 Adam Walker Cleaveland on Cancer & Theology — JakeBouma.com Tue, 15 May 2012 17:09:47 +0000 http://www.dazeddad.com/?p=524#comment-1074 [...] me for having anything of worth to say about cancer. But. On October 25, 2010, my wife and I lost our two twin baby boys, Micah and Judah, just shy of 20 weeks into our [...] [...] me for having anything of worth to say about cancer. But. On October 25, 2010, my wife and I lost our two twin baby boys, Micah and Judah, just shy of 20 weeks into our [...]

]]> Comment on A Different Baby at Night by Timo Kiander http://www.dazeddad.com/2012/04/23/a-different-baby-at-night/#comment-1070 Timo Kiander Sun, 29 Apr 2012 07:14:09 +0000 http://www.dazeddad.com/?p=1186#comment-1070 Adam, Our baby has probably slept one or two times 6 hours without waking. Otherwise, it's quite normal, that he wakes up 2 times per night (he turns soon 6 months). It used to be otherwise in the beginning; he used to wake up in the middle of the night and stay up for a couple of hours until he fell asleep again (or, he didn't fell asleep until 5 AM!). I think we are heading for the right direction. Now it is luxury to get him to sleep till 10 PM :) Cheers, Timo Adam,

Our baby has probably slept one or two times 6 hours without waking. Otherwise, it’s quite normal, that he wakes up 2 times per night (he turns soon 6 months).

It used to be otherwise in the beginning; he used to wake up in the middle of the night and stay up for a couple of hours until he fell asleep again (or, he didn’t fell asleep until 5 AM!).

I think we are heading for the right direction. Now it is luxury to get him to sleep till 10 PM :)

Cheers,
Timo

]]> Comment on Getting @Honest about Diapers by Janelle Sorensen http://www.dazeddad.com/2012/04/17/getting-honest-about-diapers/#comment-1069 Janelle Sorensen Thu, 26 Apr 2012 16:48:30 +0000 http://www.dazeddad.com/?p=1172#comment-1069 Thanks for the great review, Adam! Caleb is uber-adorable!! We're so thrilled that we can make your life a little easier. It's really our M.O. because we understand that despite our best intentions to do it all - there are only so many hours in the day and we'd love to have a little more time to actually enjoy our kids - or a little more time to sleep ;) Thanks again and have a delightful day! Janelle Sorensen Communications Manager The Honest Company Thanks for the great review, Adam! Caleb is uber-adorable!! We’re so thrilled that we can make your life a little easier. It’s really our M.O. because we understand that despite our best intentions to do it all – there are only so many hours in the day and we’d love to have a little more time to actually enjoy our kids – or a little more time to sleep ;)

Thanks again and have a delightful day!
Janelle Sorensen
Communications Manager
The Honest Company

]]> Comment on Using The Fray’s “Be Still” as a Lullaby by Karen F http://www.dazeddad.com/2012/04/19/be-still/#comment-1068 Karen F Fri, 20 Apr 2012 01:25:11 +0000 http://www.dazeddad.com/?p=1181#comment-1068 Just heard this song on some random TV show. Bones, maybe? Anyway, I love it. Perfect lullaby. Karen Just heard this song on some random TV show. Bones, maybe? Anyway, I love it. Perfect lullaby.
Karen

]]> Comment on Getting @Honest about Diapers by Mary http://www.dazeddad.com/2012/04/17/getting-honest-about-diapers/#comment-1067 Mary Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:53:37 +0000 http://www.dazeddad.com/?p=1172#comment-1067 I agree with the previous poster. Pick the cloth diapers back up in a few months if you feel so inclined. We have used G-Diapers since the beginning but only use them during the day and not at night. I use the disposable flushables and we hardly get poop on the liner or cloth portion anymore. In fact, I hardly ever have to take the liner off anymore. But, my kiddo is older. At the end of the day, you are being aware of your footprint when it comes to diapers, so just keep on keeping on. We all do what we can, but no one expects us to be perfect at any of it. : ) I agree with the previous poster. Pick the cloth diapers back up in a few months if you feel so inclined. We have used G-Diapers since the beginning but only use them during the day and not at night. I use the disposable flushables and we hardly get poop on the liner or cloth portion anymore. In fact, I hardly ever have to take the liner off anymore. But, my kiddo is older. At the end of the day, you are being aware of your footprint when it comes to diapers, so just keep on keeping on. We all do what we can, but no one expects us to be perfect at any of it. : )

]]> Comment on Getting @Honest about Diapers by Sara http://www.dazeddad.com/2012/04/17/getting-honest-about-diapers/#comment-1065 Sara Tue, 17 Apr 2012 15:05:00 +0000 http://www.dazeddad.com/?p=1172#comment-1065 In the early months cloth diapers are hard. You are already sleep deprived. The poop is goopy and frequent. We switched to cloth around 5-6 months when Eddie started eating solid foods. Stools were harder and therefore easier to clean and on top of that I received a tip that if you paid attention to their bowel movements you could put them on the potty to poop eliminating the need to clean poopy diapers at all. It was hilarious putting his 5 month old bottom on the big toilet to poop, but he did it and consequently has always gone poop in the potty making a poopy diaper a rare occasion for us. We also decided to stick with disposables for night-time wear. Cloth got too wet and he woke up at night. We decided sleep was worth a disposable diaper. I think bottom line is that you have to balance your ideals with what's practical, workable and good for your family. It's so fun watching you embrace your relationship with Caleb and to see him grow month by month. In the early months cloth diapers are hard. You are already sleep deprived. The poop is goopy and frequent. We switched to cloth around 5-6 months when Eddie started eating solid foods. Stools were harder and therefore easier to clean and on top of that I received a tip that if you paid attention to their bowel movements you could put them on the potty to poop eliminating the need to clean poopy diapers at all.

It was hilarious putting his 5 month old bottom on the big toilet to poop, but he did it and consequently has always gone poop in the potty making a poopy diaper a rare occasion for us.

We also decided to stick with disposables for night-time wear. Cloth got too wet and he woke up at night. We decided sleep was worth a disposable diaper.

I think bottom line is that you have to balance your ideals with what’s practical, workable and good for your family. It’s so fun watching you embrace your relationship with Caleb and to see him grow month by month.

]]> Comment on “Caleb! Stop it right now!” by Donna Wright http://www.dazeddad.com/2012/04/12/caleb-stop-it-right-now/#comment-1061 Donna Wright Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:26:01 +0000 http://www.dazeddad.com/?p=1165#comment-1061 Being a parent isn't easy but it seems to me you are a great one! You did the right thing when you realized you were frustrated and handed him off to Sarah. That's probably why God planned for children to have a Mom and a Dad. Being a parent isn’t easy but it seems to me you are a great one! You did the right thing when you realized you were frustrated and handed him off to Sarah. That’s probably why God planned for children to have a Mom and a Dad.

]]> Comment on “Caleb! Stop it right now!” by Kaitie Falk http://www.dazeddad.com/2012/04/12/caleb-stop-it-right-now/#comment-1060 Kaitie Falk Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:50:41 +0000 http://www.dazeddad.com/?p=1165#comment-1060 Nobody's perfect, especially at 2:45 in the morning ;) Nobody’s perfect, especially at 2:45 in the morning ;)

]]> Comment on How to Organize Baby Photos by Bethany http://www.dazeddad.com/2012/03/31/how-to-organize-baby-photos/#comment-1057 Bethany Sat, 07 Apr 2012 02:27:29 +0000 http://www.dazeddad.com/?p=1158#comment-1057 I've used Picasa and currently prefer iPhoto and might look into Aperture. (I do need to be more diligent about backups...that's the part where I slack the most.) It probably sounds nerdy, but you might want to look into some posts about how digital scrapbookers organize their pictures. They take lots of photos and need to be able to go through them easily to find what they want to document. A couple posts that might be helpful: Ali Edwards on Aperture: http://aliedwards.com/2011/09/memory-keeping-qa-digital-scrapbooking.html Katie's folder system: http://scrapbooklady.typepad.com/katie_the_scrapbook_lady/2010/02/scrapbook-secrets---digital-photo-organization.html Stacy Julian's book Photo Freedom is targeted toward scrapbookers but gives a different model for thinking about how to organize pictures and get them off the computer and into daily life. (Categories like All About Us, People We Love, Places We Go, Things We Do, etc.) I’ve used Picasa and currently prefer iPhoto and might look into Aperture. (I do need to be more diligent about backups…that’s the part where I slack the most.)

It probably sounds nerdy, but you might want to look into some posts about how digital scrapbookers organize their pictures. They take lots of photos and need to be able to go through them easily to find what they want to document. A couple posts that might be helpful:

Ali Edwards on Aperture: http://aliedwards.com/2011/09/memory-keeping-qa-digital-scrapbooking.html
Katie’s folder system: http://scrapbooklady.typepad.com/katie_the_scrapbook_lady/2010/02/scrapbook-secrets—digital-photo-organization.html
Stacy Julian’s book Photo Freedom is targeted toward scrapbookers but gives a different model for thinking about how to organize pictures and get them off the computer and into daily life. (Categories like All About Us, People We Love, Places We Go, Things We Do, etc.)

]]> Comment on How to Organize Baby Photos by How to Organize Baby Photos – Dazed Dad | Dads Folder http://www.dazeddad.com/2012/03/31/how-to-organize-baby-photos/#comment-1056 How to Organize Baby Photos – Dazed Dad | Dads Folder Sun, 01 Apr 2012 03:20:36 +0000 http://www.dazeddad.com/?p=1158#comment-1056 [...] How to Organize Baby Photos – Dazed Dad This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged canon, digital, facebook, flickr, instagram, iphone, love of dads, photos, posterous, program, rebel, route by admin. Bookmark the permalink. [...] [...] How to Organize Baby Photos – Dazed Dad This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged canon, digital, facebook, flickr, instagram, iphone, love of dads, photos, posterous, program, rebel, route by admin. Bookmark the permalink. [...]

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