This cute little thing harmlessly shows the point that you really have to become self aware around your new infant about what you do.   Our cute little tootie bug is so much fun to feed.   When she first started eating we’d give her bites and make an mmmmm sound just trying to be cute and keep her attention.   Well now she does it all the time.  Probably not so cute would be my uncle who’d say “God Damn It” when something got on his nerves.    He did it almost subconsciously and when my cousin was around two they had to deal with a child who’d scream “No God Damn It” in repetition every time he didn’t want to do something.   I hear it was particularly bad when he decided he didn’t like Santa Claus.   

Point being dad it’s time to do a reality check and clean up your speech.   Get rid of verbal pauses like “you know” and try to pronounce better.   I’m doing it right now when watching my videos realizing I have to stop mumbling and slurring words together with that really bad Southern drawl I have.    Only a matter of time before those mmmmmmmm sounds turn in to words!

Dads do you really want to get yourself in trouble?  Do what I did and give your little one the remote control.   My daughter now thinks that the Cox DVR remote control is the holy grail of teethers.   Was it on purpose?   Is that remote control really so cool?   Are we genetically built to love remote controls?

NO

Don’t forget your baby looks at you all the time for everything.   When you think they’re not paying attention that little brain is firing on all cylinders learning more than you learn in days.   When they see you with a remote control they want it.   Something has to be special about it right?   

Well it’s happened now and she loves it so we cleaned it and disinfected it.   Take the batteries out and let her chew on it.  Google it to make sure it won’t cause cancer.   Do whatever it takes but I’m sure I did a lot worse when I was a baby and I’m perfectly healthy.   The point is to keep in mind that the smallest thing you do is picked up by your infant.   Tread carefully.   I’m even considering not drinking at home anymore for the sake of my daughters first experiences.   They’re so important!

Before I was a dad all I heard about was diapers.   Everyone wanted Wayne to change the first diaper and everyone wanted to know what Wayne knew about changing diapers.   It was seriously out there and it kind of got to me.  Could it really be that bad to change a diaper?  Thinking about about it I was worried because I wondered how it’d feel if I had to wipe my own butt if I’d soiled myself.   Straight up nasty!

It’s  Nothing to Change a Baby’s Diaper

Seriously, it’s nothing.   If you stop and think about what a  baby takes in to their system you’re not really worried about what’s in their diaper.   Infants live off of a diet that’s about 100% milk/formula until they’re a few months old.   After which they eat pure vegetables and fruits.   Their waste is probably as clean as much of the food we eat every day.   It might smell a little but other than that it’s nothing.    You wipe it off, put on a new diaper and boom you’re all new.  

So all you first time dads out there just shrug off any diaper comments because they’re just folks trying to be funny.   Most of them know it’s nothing but unfairly they might not realize you don’t know!   Just change it and go.  It’s all worth it!

Strange enough I didn’t even know father’s day was coming up.   It’s typically been no big deal in the past because my dad’s so easy going.   We just get together and have some food and relax on the couch which is basically our family tradition.   Watch a movie together and chill.  However…

Your wife will have treated the first father’s day like tax day.

Look dude it’s serious business.   The way I found out father’s day was coming was my wife got frustrated with me for making it difficult to surprise me.   Your wife will be the same way because to them first time things like this are a huge deal and they want to be thoughtful.   So be aware and leave your calendar open and free.

If you’re looking for father’s day gift ideas mom I was really happy with mine.   My wife went to a Potteryworks and painted me a beer mug with my daughter’s hand and foot prints put on the mug.   She also got me a water cup that allows pictures to be put inside it so I have a world’s greatest dad handmade cup with my baby on it.   Simple, easy and useful which I love.

One thing I didn’t initially do is buy a state of the art digital camera.   I own a panasonic digital camcorder that’s a little old and I owned a small Olympus camera that I used during the first months of having our baby.   One day at work my co-worker and I were talking about our babies.    She just had her first which is around 5 months older than our baby and she always has a ton of great pictures and small videos.   They’re awesome and I asked her about it.   She reached in to her purse and pulled out a small Canon Powershot Elph camera which she told me she used to do all the video clips and pictures.   This one little device which she purchased for around $300 with all the accessories did better than my $1000 worth of equipment.

Why?

Because the cameras I owned were around 4-5 years old which in the 21st century is completely obsolete.   I advise you dad to pull out your man card, read some reviews on Amazon or Bestbuy and then purchase a great digital camera.   It’s a great investment in recording the history of your baby and all the great times you have together.   You need the best and the best is always new when it comes to cameras.   I followed my friend’s lead and purchased the same Canon PowerShot Elph SD1400S because it had the best reviews.    I love it and already have gigabytes of pictures!