Like A Dad

This is one of the many faces of our 2-month old. What would you call this expression?

This morning I woke up around 6:45, waiting for the 3-year old to come down the hall to start the day. It never happened. In fact, it did not happen until just before 8am. What a treat.

What was even a bigger treat was that our 2-month old was still sleeping and had been sleeping since before midnight. 8 hours sleep almost.

I was under the assumption that this was the first over night sleep for Charlie, but he had one a few weeks ago. Anyways, it was the longest and that is that.

It is always an exciting feeling when the baby starts to sleep through the night. Not only do you get to have a good sleep but it is a sign you are moving forward.

Via Daddy Noob

The long awaited Google Maps app for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad is here. After the epic fail of the Apple Maps app, droves of Apple fans have been desperately searching for a replacement. It is here! Google Maps for iOS is available and it rocks. As for myself, I didn’t even update my wife’s iPhone so that I wouldn’t lack the Google Maps app.

I won’t go into what happened today, you already know that. Opinions are flooding the Internet and TV screens everywhere. We get it, guns are bad. Why are these tragic moments still happening? It is just so messed up.

It is Christmas. All of the hustle and bustle does not seem to be that big a deal anymore. So what if that one perfect gift is sold out. Who cares of there is a long line at the store.

There are parents that no longer have the kids they started the day with. Going home to a house of what was to be Christmas cheer.

It makes me so mad and so sad all at once.

Yes, it was touching to see President Obama get choked up about it. But is anything going to change? Doubtful. The news cycle will run the course and we will go back to normal until the next shooting.

Watching our 3-year old son grow up by the day is fascinating to watch. It is hard to believe there is so much change even by the day. It blows my mind to look back a few weeks and months to see how much he has changed.

The latest change (for the good) is his full-blown independence. He wants to do everything himself without help.

This is most evident when it comes to getting dressed. He now fully undressing and dresses himself. It is amazing to see his brain works as he figures out where sleeves go, which shoe goes on what foot and how to put on a big winter parka.

For me, the hard part is just letting him do it. Sometimes it takes much longer than I would like and I try to help.

That is where Mr. Independent steps in. He says “no dad I am going to do it all by myself.”

This can even include him walking around the house to avoid any chance of help.

We are now working on the fact that it is okay to ask for help and he is slowly buying into this.

Now he will try his best until he gets frustrated (a new word he is using) and then will ask for help.