Tim and Olive's Blog
We brought the Wrong Baby on VacationLast week Olive and I went on our first vacation since our baby was born. It was a short 4 day trip to nearby Seattle. It was a momentous occasion because it would be our 6-month old daughter’s first road trip and the first time she used her baby passport (now you would expect a baby passport to be smaller than an adult passport, because all things baby are smaller and cuter and have pictures of baby giraffes and elephants on them – but the person in charge at the passport office must have missed the memo). Read More- Our attempt to get our Baby to Love Veggies
We don’t want to be the parents that have to repeatedly force/bribe/coerce their kids to eat their vegetables. So we are trying an experiment on Alena to see if we can get her to love vegetables. Disclaimer: These methods were not learned from any “expert” or read in any published books, and definitely not scientifically proven. We are NOT recommending that anyone try this at home on their babies or on anyone else’s babies.
Why I Refused a Diamond RingWhen people see my simple wedding band, some of them wonder where my diamond solitaire engagement ring is. Well, I never got one. Instead, I got a goat. Strange, you say? Well, let me tell you the story.
My 7-minute talk on Social Enterprise (in my Kermit the frog voice)So I did it. I gave an entire talk using my Kermit-the-frog-with-a-hint-of-Chinese voice. It was a complete new audience, so no one really knew that it wasn’t my real voice.
How Buying a Zoo can bring a Family TogetherLast weekend, after putting our baby to sleep, my wife and I had a chance to watch the movie “We bought a Zoo“. It was a fun and heartwarming movie about family and adventure. There were times in the movie that we laughed. There were times my wife cried (but not me, because I am a
coldheartedstrong man). It was one of those movies that after you finish watching, your heart feels fuller and you are happy that you are alive.
My Introvert Life: In Marriage[My Introvert Life is a series exploring my introversion as it presents itself in various life contexts.]When people find out I’m an introvert, the most common question is, “So what is Tim? An introvert or an extrovert?” Well, we tell them, on the sliding scale of introversion/extroversion, Tim is more extroverted than I am, but not an extreme extrovert. He will still need down time at home, but definitely not as much as I need it. He starts to get restless if he doesn’t get out of the house at least once a day. Whereas I can go four days without leaving our apartment and not notice it! (Ok, by day four, I am restless too.)
When my Wife is Mad at me and I Don’t Know WhyThe April Fool’s Day prank I played on my wife backfired. She was super mad at me. And I didn’t know why. Here’s the story.
My Introvert Life: As a Single[My Introvert Life is a series exploring my introversion as it presents itself in various life contexts.]I have a confession: as a single person, I struggled immensely with accepting my introverted needs. “Sorry, I need to hang out by myself tonight,” didn’t exactly sound cool, you know? Mercifully, when I was in school, I had a lot of art classes, which allowed me to work in relative silence on my own. And for most of my single years, I had the energy of youth on my side, so I could get away with hopping from one event to another without having to give it much thought. For a while, anyway.
- Laughter brings Joy: Happy Mother’s Day
It is Olive’s first mother’s day today. As a new dad, celebrating mother’s day has more meaning. What I’ve realized watching Olive become a mother, is the depth of love a mother has for their children. When I see my wife’s meticulous concern for my baby daughter, I can’t help but imagine my mother’s care for me as a baby.
How We Trained our Baby to Sleep through the NightThis post is part of our series “Facebook Q&A about Parenting” where we went to our friends and family on Facebook to get advice on parenting.
The Question: How did you train your baby to sleep through the night?