PJs and Dads Dressing Days

There are mornings that I find myself dressing my kid for school. I simply look for something dry, somewhat seasonal, and covers. I remember a drawer in the dresser that has all these little matching t-shirts and pants. I quickly dress her and look back and admire my handy work. Come to find out, that drawer is the pj drawer.
It's not so bad, I wouldn't mind going to school in my pjs.

Loafers as a loafer

Before I walk into daycare, I have to take my shoes off- socks or booties only. Booties are risky in that you hold your baby while on one foot taking off the booties when picking them up. To be clever, I started wearing loafers with white socks- not too clever. Because I am lazy, on any given day you can catch me wearing white ankle socks with brown loafers, (no bare feet in daycare). Worst, I am an avid shorts wearer. So I throw this out, because brown loafers with white ankle socks is wrong- what do I do? I can't keep this up. It's been a pattern now for six months.

Look forward to your comments.

Outer Shells & Puke Smells

The other day while sitting in the doctor's office, my baby puked on me. Initially I didn't know what happened, only a sudden warm patch on my arm. I was looking at another father and he was looking at me probably wondering how long it would take me to recognize my baby had puked on me and it was running down my arm. I caught on quick. I ran to the bathroom and set the baby down on clean towels and proceeded to clean my coat. This is the key; you see I had on my Mountain Hardware windbreaker. It is just a shell, but how it protected me. I simply wiped down my coat with soap and water and I was refreshed as if never having been puked on. Try that all you fleece lovers.
So for everyday protection against the rigors of baby puke, wear the outer shell and feel confident that you will always be a wet cloth or paper towel away from still being cool.

And yes, all onesees should have hoods. How about detachable skull caps?

Enjoy.

Skull Cap & Baby Gap

A shoutout to B-Rad for his insight into useful headgear for babies. That brings us to our topic of the day: Headgear for Babies.

The other day I was out with the baby and her mother. Not checking the weather before stepping out, it was quickly surmised that it was a little cold even for a short walk. As an adult I was fine, I had my outer shell on and my skull cap. I naturally put my big paw of a hand on my daughters head to shield it. Her mother looked at me, grabbed my skull cap off my head, put it on the baby's and turned up the front slightly to give it a flapper look- clever. Forget the gap, go with the skull cap.

Suggestion:I simply use my existing KANGOL black skull cap, acrylic cuffless. Make the switch to the skull versus the baseball cap, the former fits babies better. Again, shoutout to B-Rad for really getting this blog going and showing he is truly gifted with insight into headgear.

Cargo Shorts and Bottle Totes

Welcome to my blog.

Cargo Shorts:
As an adult, I hoped my dad did not carry a baby bag; I asked him, he didn't. This was back in the day when kids were laid on the car seat or held by a sibling- and dads didn't carry baby bags. Although baby seats are now required by law, baby bags are not. Guys, make your clothing into the traveling baby bag- freedom and still a dude.
Suggestions:
Sew elastic straps in the large cargo pockets to keep the bottles from spilling; with this you will be able to carry up to four of the large bottles, or rolled up diapers. Also, keep some plastic bags in the pockets for stubborn leaky bottles and food items. Sour milk doesn't smell any different on a dude as it does on a baby. You might be asking why I don't design these shorts and sell them in a boutique; this would require time away from looking for a job and writing this blog.

Bottle Totes:
Each morning I load my empty Sierra Nevada six pack with my baby's bottle and jars to take them and baby to daycare. Here is a chance for each dude to be creative- you don't have to use Sierra Nevada. How green is that?

Enjoy. More to come.