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I <CRIB> NJ: Slats Call on Another Parenting Era
I may be jinxing myself by writing this, but — if all goes according to plan — last night Margo slept in her crib for the final time. The final pic of Margo in her crib (I’m 98% sure she is in this photo.) Today while she’s at school, I’m going to move the crib back to mine and Tara’s room to get it ready for its next tenant and then put together Margo’s first big girl bed (hopefully all the pieces are in the box!) 4/5/2025: Margo realizes she can jump on her bed Lately Margo
Nov 25, 20252 min read


I <PICK> NJ: Watching My Family Grow From Under The Apple Trees
The first time Tara and I went apple picking at Hillcrest Orchards was almost exactly three years ago. Our first trip to the orchard in...
Oct 2, 20253 min read


I <MIGRATE> NJ: Smiling Like Sisyphus with an Armful of Stuffies
Most week days, my morning starts at 5:08. That’s when my phone dings to alert me that Tara’s walking down our driveway as her even...
Sep 25, 20253 min read


I <SEUSS> NJ: Feasting on Green Eggs & Taylor Ham
With apologies to Theodor Seuss Geisel… I am Dad. I am Dad. Dad I am. “That Dad-I-Am! That Dad-I-Am! I do not like that Dad-I am!” Do you...
Sep 23, 20254 min read


I <PACIFY> NJ: The End of An Era in the Bink of an Eye
On Friday we — hopefully — entered a new and exciting phase of parenting: the pacifier-free life. I say “hopefully” because as I put my...
Sep 16, 20254 min read


I <BYRNE> NJ: Talking Talking Heads & Taylor Swift with a Two-Year Old
Love has come to town and Margo couldn’t be happier. At daycare pick-up on Tuesday she excitedly told me, “Daddy, Taylor Swift is...
Aug 28, 20253 min read


I <Slide> NJ: My Top 5 Dad Tips for Avoiding Viral Infamy
The universe works in mysterious, mostly incomprehensible ways, but once in a blue moon if we stay on our intended path and pay close...
Aug 26, 20254 min read


I <BLOG> NJ
After an afternoon of sand castles & wave jumping at the beach the other day, I explained to my daughter Margo that I thought I had...
Aug 18, 20253 min read
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