SuburbanDaddy

For those of you who have been following SuburbanDaddy for awhile, I’d like to introduce the newest addition, Thing 4! I’m not sure which is bigger news – that there is a Thing 4, or that Thing 4 is a girl.
I’m happy that with three older brothers she will be very well protected in [...]

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I installed a new car seat today, trying to figure out how to fit 2 boosters + 1 toddler seat + 1 infant seat into a Honda Pilot. The trick is arranging them to minimize opportunities for hitting, touching, and throwing things at each other.
Since the seats were all out I thought it would [...]

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I am regularly abused by Thing 3. He likes to randomly jump on me, bop me on the head, and generally use me as his personal jungle gym. Lately, he has become very bossy with his newly emerging ability to talk.
“Daddy, sit”, “Daddy read book”, and my personal favorite “On Daddy head” which [...]

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Thing 2 buries Thing 1 in the snow

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Last night we embarked on Phase II of the great migration in preparation for Thing 4. Last week, Thing 2 moved in with his big brother. Other than staying up late talking and playing together, it has gone remarkably well.
Yesterday was to be the day Thing 3 moved out of his crib and [...]

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All kids are high energy. But mine seem to feed off each other’s energy and never stop moving.
We have found the perfect outlet for their energy in a $35 trampoline. Just add some friendly sibling competition, “Who can jump the most times without stopping?”, and you’ve got yourself 30 minutes of peace. [...]

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Disney couldn’t be happier that Thing 3 had a total Toy Story Christmas.
Talking Buzz Lightyear? check. Toy Story DVD? check. Toy Story book and pajamas? Check and check.
This picture is right after he woke up. He slept with all these items in his crib. And he will carry them [...]

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This is the first real snowstorm the Things can remember.  The last one was in 2003, before Thing 1 was born.  We don’t get snow like this in DC very often, so it is a big event they will always remember.  More than 20 inches of snow.  Yesterday was mainly shoveling.  Today will be snowmen [...]

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