tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488321838870650298Wed, 28 Aug 2024 22:38:00 +0000GeneralToys and EquipmentArticlesBooksEventsHello and WelcomeWelcome to this blog full of New Dads info. It is about passing on mine and others experiences as New Dads to help others. I have found information for New Dads extremely difficult to find or unhelpful.http://newdadsinfo.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Matt)Blogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488321838870650298.post-1640841168461228003Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:00:00 +00002008-08-11T19:00:02.612+01:00GeneralOur daughter has new dance moves. She has loves dancing and will dance to pretty much anything. She dances at adverts, songs on the radio and even the tune of the ice-cream van.Until recently she had 2 moves, the bob (in which she stands and bounces up and down without moving her feet) and the sway (in which she stands and sways side to side).Her new move is an improved sway. She sways side to http://newdadsinfo.blogspot.com/2008/08/new-dance-moves.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488321838870650298.post-7733464627023901912Sun, 10 Aug 2008 18:00:00 +00002008-08-10T19:00:01.168+01:00GeneralOur daughter had her MMR (Measles, Mumps & Rubella) jabs a couple of weeks ago and we were warned that she could be poorly for a couple days in about 7 to 10 days.Well after about a week she started to develop a few spots around her neck and across her shoulders. They looked like a fine, elaborate necklace. She then suffered with a temperature and she had this for about 36 hours, however it http://newdadsinfo.blogspot.com/2008/08/mmr.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488321838870650298.post-2795010778418420673Sat, 09 Aug 2008 18:00:00 +00002008-08-09T19:00:01.721+01:00GeneralEvery day I give my daughter her bath, this is because my wife gets to spend much more time with her and I love spending as much time as I can with her.Our bath time routine starts with me washing her hair, then washing her body and finally brushing her teeth. She is then allowed to play with her toys until I feel or she tells me she wants to get out. During this play time I have seen her put http://newdadsinfo.blogspot.com/2008/08/bath-time.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488321838870650298.post-26372407670588298Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:34:00 +00002008-08-08T22:47:08.658+01:00GeneralOur daughter is growning up so fast. She is now running everywhere, talking non-stop in a language only she understands and trying to do things for herself (little Miss Independent).Tonight is the first time she has spoken to anyone on the phone. We have put the phone to her ear before but she has never said anything before. I believe this is because hearing a voice at the other end confused http://newdadsinfo.blogspot.com/2008/08/growing-up-fast.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488321838870650298.post-8697554253560796518Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:09:00 +00002008-07-20T22:41:36.088+01:00GeneralToys and EquipmentOur daughter has developed a desire to bounce on everything. She bounces on the sofa, our bed, her cot and even the dog's bed and she has nearly fallen off the sofa and our bed with her bouncing. As a result we have have bought her a little something to that she can bounce on to her heart's content. A trampoline.This trampoline is great and ideal for as a first one. It is small enough to fit in http://newdadsinfo.blogspot.com/2008/07/bounce-bounce-bounce.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488321838870650298.post-3449238621456658085Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:47:00 +00002008-07-19T22:00:29.132+01:00GeneralWell it has been a week since our daughter was christened. The service was lovely and we had close family and very close friends only at the service. There were a couple of little worries like a godmother and godfather cutting it fine to get to the church and my wife getting stressed in our kitchen when everyone came back to our house for food. Once everyone had been fed she calmed down.Our http://newdadsinfo.blogspot.com/2008/07/christening.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488321838870650298.post-2949819021032293589Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:34:00 +00002008-07-19T21:43:12.101+01:00GeneralI know it has been a long time since I posted on here but I have been working lots and looking after the family through our collective illnesses. We are all better thankfully.Anyway this week my daughter had her first haircut. I say haircut, it was more of a trim and even then it was just the fringe. It kept getting in her eyes and when wet it reached her top lip.It was cut by a friend of ourshttp://newdadsinfo.blogspot.com/2008/07/first-haircut.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488321838870650298.post-4238056287084851986Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:25:00 +00002008-07-18T22:30:06.942+01:00BooksRaiders Of The Lost Car Park is the latest book I have finished reading and is by Robert Rankin. It is a fun follow up to The Book Of Ultimate Truth.It centres around two 18 year-olds who are trying to save the world from discovering that us humans are actually being manipulated by fairies, goblins and such like. It features such celebrities as Prince Charles, The Queen and Santa Claus. The tale http://newdadsinfo.blogspot.com/2008/06/raiders-of-lost-car-park.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488321838870650298.post-2065328611638043361Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:09:00 +00002008-06-17T13:19:33.200+01:00GeneralWell it is less than 3 weeks until our daughter is christened. My wife bought her a dress the other day and blagged a 33% discount on it. All because of a missing button and there is a mark on it which she claimed meant it would need dry cleaning first. The mark cannot be seen and the button is easily replaced. In these days of belt tightening I think it was a bargain.My wife has informed http://newdadsinfo.blogspot.com/2008/06/christening-preparations.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488321838870650298.post-3134745256249908594Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:33:00 +00002008-06-15T23:44:38.186+01:00GeneralWell i've had a great day with my family today. My daughter (well my wife but you know what I mean) bought me some chocolates (very tasty) and a photo frame. The frame had photos of me and my daughter in it.We also went swimming. My daughter loves the water although she was a bit nervous at first today. It might have been the temperature of the water, but she soon was laughing and enjoying http://newdadsinfo.blogspot.com/2008/06/happy-fathers-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488321838870650298.post-8363603048528711674Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:47:00 +00002008-07-20T22:42:56.282+01:00GeneralToys and EquipmentWell our daughter is now a year old and we threw her a party on Saturday 7th June to celebrate. She was thoroughly spoilt and loved every minute of it. The weather was great and everyone had a good time.She was bought lots of garden toys. She was given a swing, slide and a ball pit (that can also become a paddling pool and her ball pit is pink though). She loves that ball pit. We will be getting http://newdadsinfo.blogspot.com/2008/06/sucessful-party.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488321838870650298.post-7311205787372886812Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:26:00 +00002008-06-06T20:40:37.172+01:00GeneralOur beautiful daughter is 1 today. She really doesn't know what hit but her face lit up when she saw all the balloons in the living room this morning.My wife and I have recently been talking about where the last year has gone as we have prepared for today and tomorrow (we have a party for her tomorrow where family and friends are all coming over). We cannot believe it was a year ago today that http://newdadsinfo.blogspot.com/2008/06/happy-birthday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488321838870650298.post-7615353851699120276Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:48:00 +00002008-06-05T23:35:38.167+01:00Toys and EquipmentAs all first time parents do we overspent on all sorts of things for baby, however one of the things we were glad we bought was an Activity Play Mat.This was a soft, slightly cushioned mat with all sorts of things on. There were squeakers and a mirror under a palm tree leaf. There were dangly things hanging from the spongy poles that clipped to the sides of the mat in opposite corners so they http://newdadsinfo.blogspot.com/2008/06/best-newborn-toy-available.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488321838870650298.post-6229567104203360759Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:35:00 +00002008-06-04T23:21:17.759+01:00BooksOur daughter loves the That's Not My... range of books by Usbourne. These books are great as they are interactive. Each page has a different surface or material for your children to feel and our daughter loves touching those spots.Some of the surfaces are soft, some are scratchy, some are shiny and some are smooth. There are a number of different types of surface in the books and no book has all http://newdadsinfo.blogspot.com/2008/06/our-daughter-loves.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488321838870650298.post-910751717375792490Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:26:00 +00002008-06-05T23:38:05.132+01:00BooksWe have been reading a fantastic book called Toddler Taming by Dr Christopher Green. It is a guide to the first four years of being a parent.It details all the stages of development your child goes through and how to combat those nasties that we all dread.It is all done in an entertaining and easy reading style.It was recommended to us by a doctor who said, and I quote "if you only buy one book http://newdadsinfo.blogspot.com/2008/06/toddler-taming.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488321838870650298.post-6846840696446381627Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:53:00 +00002008-07-18T22:25:56.142+01:00Toys and EquipmentAs babies get older and stronger they begin to do more (obviously) and they want to do it. When found that our daughter could sit up on her own without falling over we got her a Bumbo chair.These chairs are made of soft moulded foam that support the child as they sit up. It is not designed for use for long periods in the beginning as your baby will soon get bored and want to move. However they http://newdadsinfo.blogspot.com/2008/06/bumbo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488321838870650298.post-841115144243341275Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:27:00 +00002008-06-01T21:46:44.907+01:00GeneralMy daugther is a year old on Friday and I for one cannot believe where the time has gone. It seems like only yesterday when we brought her home and she was as long as my forearm, from the tips of my fingers to the crook of my elbow.Well in this last year my daughter has moved house twice, been on holiday twice (both in the UK), learnt to walk and started talking. My word she has been busy.The http://newdadsinfo.blogspot.com/2008/06/what-do-lions-do.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488321838870650298.post-1623829580651843812Tue, 27 May 2008 19:33:00 +00002008-05-27T20:44:06.769+01:00GeneralToday was my first day back at work after our holiday and boy was it a struggle. I really didn't want to get up and then I had a really bad day at work.I came in to find stacks of work, everyone wanting a piece of me and not enough time to devote to any of it. What is worse is I came to discover that there are going to be changes to what I work on which everyone else knew about except me. My http://newdadsinfo.blogspot.com/2008/05/my-daughter-makes-me-feel-better.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488321838870650298.post-4833684251201165024Mon, 26 May 2008 14:50:00 +00002008-05-26T17:20:42.427+01:00GeneralWell my family and I have just got back from our holiday to Cornwall. We spent a few days in Bude. It's a really nice seaside town. The weather wasn't too bad. It only rained on 1 day. That's not bad for the UK.We didn't have a great deal of money to spend but we did have some fun. Our daughter had her first experience of the beach. She enjoyed it too. She was quite happy playing in the sand withhttp://newdadsinfo.blogspot.com/2008/05/apologises.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488321838870650298.post-4953193986082734081Sat, 17 May 2008 19:58:00 +00002008-05-25T17:54:30.826+01:00GeneralWell yesterday I took my wife, our baby, her friend and her baby to the baby show in Birmingham and boy do my feet ache.We walked around the arena for approx 4.5 hours and came away with bag fulls of freebies. We signed upto endless mailing list and filled in loads of survey and competition forms.The stands there sold anything and everything from clothes, toys, feeding equipment, safety equipmenthttp://newdadsinfo.blogspot.com/2008/05/my-feet-ache.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488321838870650298.post-3043556273345746318Thu, 15 May 2008 20:30:00 +00002008-05-25T09:56:36.703+01:00ArticlesWhen you find out you're going to become a parent, particularly for the first time, there are loads of things going through your mind. Excitement, happiness, panic, perhaps even a little dread and fear. These are all natural.Once baby arrives then fun begins. Everything is new and exciting. Feeding, bathing, sleeping and even changing is new and exciting at first (this soon wears off after the http://newdadsinfo.blogspot.com/2008/05/art-of-putting-baby-to-bed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488321838870650298.post-1919433957411216691Thu, 15 May 2008 20:21:00 +00002008-05-27T20:32:54.071+01:00EventsWell this Saturday my family and I are off to The Baby Show at the NEC. My wife went last year and bought back loads of free stuff. This year I'm going too along with our daughter. We shall be meeting friends there too.I expect I shall be the glorified packhorse, however I do know that they have an area where you can deposit your goods so that you can carry on round to collect more.The event is http://newdadsinfo.blogspot.com/2008/05/this-saturday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488321838870650298.post-3962315952753682426Tue, 13 May 2008 21:03:00 +00002008-05-13T22:13:35.564+01:00GeneralI love the weekend mornings. I get to spend time with my daughter on our own. She is normally up between 06:00 and 07:00 and as I'm an early riser too it allows my wife to have a lie in (much kinder for all of us all round).These early mornings are great. We get up and and have breakfast together. Well she has breakfast, I have a cup of tea. Then its nappy change and a bit of play. She loveshttp://newdadsinfo.blogspot.com/2008/05/favourite-times.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488321838870650298.post-9024779324912912435Sun, 11 May 2008 06:41:00 +00002008-05-11T09:01:43.266+01:00GeneralLast Monday was a Bank Holiday and my wife and I decided we would take our daughter to the local zoo (my wife loves the animals and think it was an excuse for her to go). Anyway we left a bit later than we wanted but once on our way we all happy, however this would change later.We left the motorway and followed the signs to the zoo. Unfortunately when we eventually got to the zoo the car parks http://newdadsinfo.blogspot.com/2008/05/bank-holiday-farce.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488321838870650298.post-2228994451570855078Sun, 11 May 2008 06:25:00 +00002008-05-11T07:41:00.608+01:00GeneralMy daughter is now finding her feet for longer and faster. This means my wife and I need eyes in the back of our heads. It won't be long before she is always on her feet and opening cupboards and stuff. She has already opened her first one.Her favourite game at the moment is either emptying the DVDs from the rack or removing all the shoes from the shoe rack.At least with all her running about http://newdadsinfo.blogspot.com/2008/05/danger-is-approaching-fast.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Matt)0