SuburbanDaddy

We have settled into a new pattern with Thing 4. She has started waking up around 4 in the morning. She is wide awake and wants to crawl/walk around and play.
I guess she isn’t needing as much sleep anymore. Except, shortly after being wide awake, she is so tired, she’ll [...]

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When you are a fourth child you get a lot of hand me down toys. And when the three before you were boys, those hand me downs include a lot of cars, trucks, trains, and blocks.
So I guess this was expected. Thing 4 likes to play with cars. And bang [...]

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We’ve had a big week or so over here at the SuburbanDaddy household.  A lot of “firsts” and big milestones reached within a very short time.  I’ve already posted about Thing 3’s potty training breakthrough.  We’ve also seen Thing 4 start to walk.  She took her first steps about 2 weeks ago and is able [...]

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There are some things I didn’t think were possible. I never thought we’d get as much snow in DC as we did last winter. I didn’t think the Redskins could get any worse, but they manage to do it every year, much to my enjoyment.
And, I never thought Thing 3 would be potty [...]

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A great Superbowl last night. Thing 1 and Thing 2 stayed up until 10pm watching the whole game. And they were cheering for the Packers so there was a lot to cheer about. Here they demonstrate their touchdown dances which we get to see after every score.

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I’ve been converting the endless hours of analog videos from the last 7 years to digital format, and came across this classic from a couple years ago.  It’s so typical of how Thing 1 and Thing 2 play together still.

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That was the question I asked after this exchange. We were in the bathroom and Thing 3, who is finally, it appears, ready to use the potty for good.
The scene: sitting on the potty, he’s a little frustrated because he can’t go.
Thing 3, in a concerned, whining voice: Daddy, my penis is smooshed. [...]

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