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What’s having three kids really like? UPDATED!

NOTE: This article was originally published when our third child was two weeks old. Now we’re updating it to let you know what it’s really like to have three kids…as we experience it! Keep reading to view the entire post in order, or click below to skip to your favorite section: INTRODUCTION UPDATE #1: TWO […]

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Ranking the buttons on our baby monitor, from worst to first

When you’re having a baby these days, there are lots of must-have items every parent puts on their shopping list. Cribs, car seats, strollers, clothes, parenting books, poopy diaper receptacles, and of course, baby monitors. For our first baby, we had a simple, straight-out-of-the-Stone-Age audio monitor, which only let us hear what our baby was […]

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The Junk Drawer

Is your TIRED family as TIRED as our TIRED family is?

Here’s what happened when a totally tired family of five talked about just how tired they all were. Summer vacation’s over, school’s back in session and families everywhere are wishing they could squeeze just a few more minutes out of their snooze buttons each morning. The Doctor and Dad household is no exception. With a full-time […]

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Happy Mammary-al Day: One dad’s attempt to keep his baby breastfeeding – when mom went out of town for the weekend

Our long holiday weekend felt even longer than usual. That’s because The Doctor went out of town for a fun-filled girls’ weekend in Nashville, leaving The Dad and all three kids to fend for themselves. Normally, this wouldn’t be that big of a deal. Andy is a pretty modern, participating dad, and we know how […]

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Book Review: ‘Last Night I Had a Laughmare’ by J.E. Laufer

We’re reviewing gifts this holiday season! We’ve already told you about the best and second best gifts for parents ever, and now we’ve got a one for the kids in your life. Last Night I Had a Laughmare, written by J.E. Laufer and illustrated by Jeff Yesh, is a whimsical, rhyming story about a fantastical […]

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Baby massage: a touching way to control temper tantrums

How does a nice, relaxing massage sound right about now? Oh sorry, not for you. For your kid.

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The Junk Drawer

How having kids changes your life – now in chart form!

So the Doctor and the Dad recently celebrated our ninth wedding anniversary. In addition to giving us a legitimate reason to go out and eat excessive amounts of delicious seafood, this also spurred us to look back at everything we’ve done together over the past nine years. Know what we realized? As of right now, […]