Maternity Leave: A Father/Husband’s Perspective

October 25, 2019.Reading time 16 minutes.

My wife, Kait, is scheduled to return to work on November 4. This will be about three and a half months after the birth of our son, Weston. In the US this is considered a good maternity leave, however, it is not good enough…at all. Kait’s company offers twelve weeks of full pay maternity leave. […]

What It Is To Be A Father

October 18, 2019.Reading time 26 minutes.

Do you know that postpartum depression can affect fathers, not just mothers? It’s true, and luckily it’s becoming more widely known and accepted. Personally, I don’t care about labeling what someone is feeling or experiencing. The important part here is that people understand they are not alone and what they are going through is real […]

Travel | Charleston, SC (and a day trip to Savannah, GA) | Part 2 of 3: Itinerary, Tips, and Experiences

October 12, 2019.Reading time 35 minutes.

PART 2 – Traveling with an 11 Week Old Baby Itinerary, Tips, and Experiences (To skip to see some tips for traveling with a baby and for our itinerary, scroll to the bottom of the post.) Read Part 1: Travel | Charleston, SC | Part 1 of 3: Baby’s First Flight Read Part 3: TRAVEL | […]

Travel | Charleston, SC | Part 1 of 3: Baby’s First Flight

October 11, 2019.Reading time 22 minutes.

Traveling with an 11 Week Old Baby | FIRST FLIGHT We decided to head to Charleston, SC for a few days with my parents. We were actually supposed to go to Charleston in April 2018 for the High Water Festival but we had to cancel because of a work project that had come up for […]

Dad Struggles | 1

October 4, 2019.Reading time 14 minutes.

The past few weeks have been hectic to say the least. Kait and I decided to put our house on the market, and in doing so our lives have become incredibly busy. Though it is by far one of the most exciting times in our lives, it is also one of the most stressful. […]

Traveling with a Newborn: Cape Cod, MA

September 27, 2019.Reading time 21 minutes.

This was by far our longest car ride with Weston. Philadelphia to Wellfleet, Cape Cod, Massachusetts is six and a half hours without stopping or traffic. So at its best, it is double what we did last weekend, when traveling to Woodstock. We left Saturday morning. I had a client in the morning, so we […]

Traveling with a Newborn: Woodstock, NY

September 20, 2019.Reading time 21 minutes.

This was our longest drive yet with Weston. He was eight weeks old and every day has been different. The past couple of weeks have been a little rough at times, as far as Weston’s sleeping and our sleep. He had his best night of sleep yet, six hours straight and then three and a […]

Why I Took Out My Earbuds

September 17, 2019.Reading time 17 minutes.

For last month, I have stopped wearing my AirPods while walking to and from working with clients. Actually, the last time I remember wearing them was my trip to Tucson, which was one month ago. Typically, over the past 5 years that I have lived and worked in Philadelphia, I would go back and forth between […]

Traveling with a Newborn: Ocean City, NJ (Our First Trip)

September 13, 2019.Reading time 23 minutes.

As you may know, we took our first vacation with our newborn son, Weston. He hit six weeks old half way through our trip to Ocean City. Living and working in Philadelphia, we don’t use our car much. On average, we probably drive it once every 2-3 weeks. Needless to say, Weston has not been […]

I am a New Dad

September 3, 2019.Reading time 18 minutes.

I’m a new dad. Our son, Weston, is about 7 weeks old. Having a child has only enhanced my desire to live a peaceful, loving life and to really experience the life Kait and I want for our family. Becoming a father for the first time at the age of 34 is probably considered […]

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