Blog Archives

Kid’s Craft Project Gone Wrong

I’ve been looking at this thing every morning for weeks.  My daughter made it at school and proudly brought it home and placed it on the dining room table. “Look at my snowman, Babbo!” Is that what it is?  There’s

Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: , , , ,

Bedtime Stories My Daughter Hates Pt. 3

In my never-ending quest to get my daughter wound up, here’s the newest story that earned the Child Harbat Scowl of Disapproval: Once upon a time there was a pony named Sparkles.  She had sparkles on her hooves, sparkles on

Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: , , ,

Colic and the Cost of Prolonged Sleep Deprivation

This is what infants do when…well, nobody’s really sure.  Maybe it’s gas, maybe it’s flickers of electricity across their neurons that give them the willies, but something sets off a maelstrom of crying that cannot be soothed.  Hearing this sound

Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: , , ,

Bedtime Stories My Daughter Hates, Pt. 2

After books are read and the lights are out, my daughter often asks for one quick story.  Most times she wishes she’d never asked.  Please enjoy the following story and NO COMPLAINTS! Once upon a time there was a blue

Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: , ,

TalkTalkTalkTalk

Boy, but the girl can talk.  Our daughter, bless her little heart, starts off slow in the morning.  Together at breakfast, I’m able to read my book, perhaps look out the window, all to the glorious sounds of silence and

Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: , ,

Breakfast Reappears

This usually happens right after you’ve gotten dressed for the morning.  My wife gets this one, though, a special good morning treat!

Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: , ,

Lights Out

You would think this is a SOPA protest, a day late.  But no, this is what several rooms of our house looked like last night.  Which would be fine, being nighttime and all, except I was flicking the light switch

Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: , , , ,

An Ode to My Daughter’s Hair, Part Four

Maybe it’s the dry Santa Ana winds or the relaxed feel of post-holiday malaise but my daughter’s hair is becoming more salon and less troll doll.  Remember that it started with what could optimistically be called a pixie cut, and

Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: , , ,

The Blog’s New Direction

With a New Year come resolutions, and I’ve noticed my blog has taken on a life that is much greater than handmade things.  I’ve known this moment was coming for a while and the start of a fresh year seems

Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: , , , , ,

Who Can Understand the Mind of an Infant?

Now that I’ve returned to work full-time, I get to see my one-month old son in a nice long block from 6-10pm.  It is therefore unfortunate that this is the time of day he reserves for his colicky meltdown.  The

Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: , , , ,
Peter Soutowood's books on Goodreads

Subscribe and get updates

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Archives

Follow on Bloglovin