7 Things I Wish Someone Told Me About Parenting

Archive, Fatherhood, Pregnancy

Oh, to be expecting. A magical time, really. Nine months of mystery in which parenthood is a locked door and you spend most of your time imagining what it’s like on the other side.

Having now lived nine months on the other side, I have some insider information.

Sacramento Couple Creates Adorable Pregnancy Time Lapse

Archive, Pregnancy

UPDATE #2: Parents Magazine publishes an article on our video: http://www.parents.com/blogs/everything-pregnancy/2015/03/31/everything-pregnancy/this-time-lapse-pregnancy-video-nails-all-the-cute-trends/?socsrc=pmmfb1504015

UPDATE: Daily Mail, the largest English-speaking news site in the world, has published an article about our video: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3018575/Nine-months-minutes-Couple-create-quirky-time-lapse-pregnancy-video-yawning-newborn-dog-starring-final-shot.html

Fox 40, a local news channel, shared our pregnancy time lapse video over the weekend. Very cool.

newborn labor story

Let’s Keep it Real: The Truth About Labor

Archive, Labor, Pregnancy

Labor is a shadowy figure. For months, it peers in your windows at night. It hides under your bed and in the closet. It’s faceless and unknowable. At times your imagination gets the best of you and your fictitious labor suddenly becomes some torturous scene from the movie Saw. And I’m just a guy. I’m not doing the heavy lifting. I can’t imagine the kinds of horrors women dream up.