So looking at the homepage here on Mr. Millennial Dad, it shows that the last article was written two years ago. Since then my middle child has turned two and two-ish months ago my wife and I just had another kid. Suffice to say I’ve dropped the ball here on updating and staying current at Mr Millennial Dad and I’d...
Bringing your significant other to the hospital to deliver can be a stressful experience. In most cases you have no idea when it will happen, you just need to be ready to act when it does. In some instances it is almost like waiting for a ticking time bomb to go off.
Over the course of having babies and young children in my life, I have slowly upped my game and optimized different aspects for our lives. Traveling in the car has been an ever evolving experiment in terms of what works and what doesn’t in terms of keeping everyone in the car calm and happy.
So right off the bat here can we agree on something? Can we stop calling it a diaper bag and call it something cooler like our utility bag? That is much more Batman-esque.
There are plenty of items that you don’t need as a new parent. Every company out there is going to try to convince you that you need their product and it will change your life and make you a better parent. I’ve even compiled a list of common baby items you can live without.
These days companies’ marketing departments do a really good job of convincing first time parents that their products are necessary items. With so much choice on the market and lots of loud opinions on social media it can often be paralyzing to make a decision, especially if the wrong decision can come back to bite you.
No matter how manly you think you are, at some point now that you are a dad you will push a stroller. And that is fine because being a dad is awesome and going for walks with your kid can be a fun way to spend an afternoon.
If you have read some of my other posts, you may have gotten the impression that I do not enjoy grocery shopping. If you have, then you would be correct. I like to think I am a reasonable calm and collected individual. Employers in the past have praised how I am always able to keep a level head and exude...
One thing became painfully clear after I had my first child. Time is something I took for granted for a long time. I have always procrastinated and put things off but now that I have become a parent that one plentiful commodity of time is now a scarce resource.
I’ve covered a lot of these same hospital bag essentials in my other post on recommendations on what the mom-to-be should include in her hospital bag. If you haven’t read that one yet, here is a more focused guide on the items I’d recommend thinking about packing before you have to get in the car an head to the hospital.
