The Life of Dad

Several weeks back, my sister mentioned she was taking her family to "Disney on Ice" and asked if I wanted tickets for Team Klems....

"A baby is God's opinion that the world should go on."—Carl Sandburg Time is a tricky beast. At work it moves too slow. On wee...

It's normal to occasionally question your parenting skills—like when you realize that in the brief 4 seconds you glanced at the TV for t...

Once upon a time there was a living room filled with nothing but a comfortable couch, a coffee table, a few pieces of artwork and a large TV...

How we trained Ella to understand and successfully participate in Opening Day. With Opening Day around the corner, I decided it was time t...

It was a brisk eve in Klems Manor. The wind rattled against the shutters, whistling like a person who doesn't know how to whistle. An of...

Some days you wake up walking on sunshine, while other days you wake up fit to be tied. And some days you wake up with your child's snot...

On the Things-That-Are-Difficult food chain, changing a diaper falls somewhere between wrestling a bear in Boston and convincing that bear t...

According to Bible, God built the entire universe in less than seven days. By my count, five of them were spent assembling a baby swing. ...

There are a lot of things I don't understand in this world. I don't understand why scaring someone cures the hiccups. I don't ...

Men and women have brains that function differently. I know, this isn't exactly late-breaking news, but it's still worth mentionin...

My mom likes to tell the story of when I was born, but I think it's important to hear it from my point of view. Most of it is true; th...

Once every 365 days something amazing happens. And no, I'm not talking about something stupid like April Fools Day or Sweetest Day or ...

Last weekend started off great. The sun was shining. The birds were singing. The air was crisp and delightful. And I completely ignored al...

After reading nearly seven books on parenting, two on baby names and a weekly newsletter devoted to everything pregnancy, I can safely say t...

There comes a point in every pregnancy (around 20 weeks or so) where the parents-to-be have to make one very important decision: Will they...

Lately I’ve been in a funk. Why? Brittany and I used to be partiers. On any given night we’d paint the town Cincinnati Red. We’d stay up t...

Everyone suffers from one form of fear or another. Some are afraid of bears. Others are afraid of ghosts. I, myself, am terrified of this ...

Last time we visited the doctor (week 15), he told us that Brittany could start feeling movement at any time. It’s exciting news to hear,...