On Sundays, I write ~500 words about becoming a dad and watching my daughter experience everything for the first time.
- Parenting is Unique But HumanEvery day, my wife and I put our daughter in the car and drive aimlessly for ~2 hours. The primary reason for… Read more: Parenting is Unique But Human
- Our LNA’s 5-Step Sleep Plan for NewbornsAt the Women and Children’s Health Unit (WACHU) in our local hospital, the nurses told stories about a Licensed Nursing Assistant (LNA)… Read more: Our LNA’s 5-Step Sleep Plan for Newborns
- Our Newborn Learns Her First SkillIt happened at two weeks and five days, two days before the pediatrician’s recommendation. Our newborn was lying in bed after a… Read more: Our Newborn Learns Her First Skill
- The Hardest Part of Early FatherhoodA friend asked what was the hardest part of surviving a newborn. Like many, he guessed sleeplessness. I shook my head side… Read more: The Hardest Part of Early Fatherhood
- The Portrait of a Baby (or Two)In my hands lay identical twins 30 years apart. In my right hand, our two-week old daughter rests, her pinkish eyelids with… Read more: The Portrait of a Baby (or Two)
- Our Newborn Has OpinionsOne night, I held our daughter after her feeding and rocked her in place back and forth, back and forth, like the… Read more: Our Newborn Has Opinions
- Teaching Our Daughter a Second LanguageWhen the moon appears, I say goodnight to my wife and laku noć to my daughter. Laku noć means ‘goodnight’ in Bosnian,… Read more: Teaching Our Daughter a Second Language
- Memoirs Beyond the WombAnd out she went, legs first. Then she laid on the table, encircled by four registered nurses (RNs) who wiped her clean… Read more: Memoirs Beyond the Womb
Author’s note: Artificial intelligence (AI) was not used to write these personal essays and stories, even where an em dash appears.