

P is for Pumpkin Patch: The Infant Equivalent of New Year's Eve
In establishing holiday traditions, I found taking my infant to the pumpkin patch had a lot in common with my adult experience of the...


N is for Names: How to Come Up with the Perfect Baby Name
One time I was drunk at a party and I told someone I wanted to name my future baby Rilo and for the rest of the night people were patting...


B is for Boogers, or "How to Deal with Snotty Nosed Kids"
All of a sudden I looked over at my son and realized he was the quintessential snotty nosed, sticky fingered little tot. He was howling...


G is for...Getting Outdoors!
Every day when we walk in the door, my son asks for a popsicle and to go sit on the porch and watch cars go by. I don't know where he got...


T is...for Tips for Toddler Tantrums
Aka, the Terrible Two's and Tantrums and Tears and Teeny Fists Beating Angrily Against You. Even people who don't have kids know about...


Z is for Zoo!
Back when Archer was still an infant, I read somewhere that its good for babies to explore new environments, like the zoo. I hadn't been...


A is for Again and Again and Again and Again...
I used to feel so bad for the parents of kids who watched Frozen over and over again. Now as the parent of a Trolls superfan I get to...