A local photographer, Susan Mileski, is looking to build her baby photo portfolio and asked if she could take some pictures of our little guy. I have to say that the pics turned out great! I think he’s ready for the Pottery Barn Kids catalog.
You can read about PJ4′s photoshoot at Susan’s blog, Poetic Portraiture.
"I'm ready for my close up."
"Look out, E*Trade Baby! Here I come."
PJ4′s hair is really coming in, but right now he has a few long strands that make him look like he has a baby comb over. The comb over is not a good look for people at any age (sorry, dad).
Luckily there is a place like Supercuts to give PJ4 a good styling. And speaking of Supercuts, they contacted me to let me know that not only can they take care of PJ4′s hair someday, but they are also running a contest called Hunt For Houston.
Supercuts is hooking up one lucky winner with a trip for two to Houston from April 1 – 5, 2011 for the Final Four. The package includes airfare, four nights’ hotel accommodations, access to the on-court action and $500 in spending money. Go to facebook.com/supercuts to learn more about how to enter to win.
Win a trip to the Final Four!
Supercuts also is giving one lucky FTF reader a special gift pack. The pack includes:
In order to qualify for the gift pack, simply “Like” First Time Father on Facebook and answer this question in the comment section below:
“What would you do for a free trip to the Final Four?”
The sweepstakes closes on March 12, so hurry. Good luck!
Way back when, after the apple fell on his head, Sir Isaac Newton posited the First Law of Physics:
A body at rest tends to stay at rest and a body in motion tends to stay in motion, unless acted upon by an outside force.
Newton was thinking about the laws of the universe when he wrote this, but it also applies to life. The best example is related to exercise. For those of you who regularly partake of some type of exercise routine, you know that maintaining consistency is key to success. Once you begin to slack off for whatever reason, such as vacations, illness, or a busy work schedule, you know that it’s easy to make excuses to not start again.
He could really use a trip to Supercuts.
For me, I’ve found that Newton’s Law applies to my writing habits. For the 5+ months prior to PJ4 being born, my writing was “in motion,” typically consisting of a once per week schedule. Then the perfect storm of ”outside forces” hit, and my writing fell by the wayside.
First, although this is a blog about fatherhood, the irony was/is that the first few months were so exhausting that it left me little physical or mental energy to write. I would often compose new posts in my head after an interesting event, but I failed to follow through to the next logical step.
Second, if you’ve been reading for a while, you’ll remember that I was laid off from my job in October, approximately 30 days into being a new dad. This, too, has sapped some of my mental energy. After spending hours and hours each day on the computer writing resumes, cover letters, emails, and networking and searching for jobs, I was too tired to post.
So, as Newton said, a body at rest tends to stay at rest, unless acted upon by an outside force. In this case, the outside force is the fact that little PJ4 is now officially six months old and is doing the little things that excite you and make everyday an adventure. It’s time to start sharing again.
To catch you up, here’s a short list:
"I just like to smile. Smiling is my favorite."
As always, comments are encouraged and welcomed.
"Look out world. Here I come."
This was my favorite Super Bowl commercial. If you forget for a minute that it’s a car commercial, it really sums up everything that’s fun about being a dad.
May The Force be with you.
Today Punxsutawney Phil, the prognosticator of prognosticators, declared that we will have an early spring. There is a certain irony in that this year Groundhog Day fell on a day when a lot of the country is being battered by cold weather, although as I type this I can see a little patch of blue peaking out through the cloud.
I’ve commented to some people recently that being home alone with a young baby is like the movie Groundhog Day. If you’re not famiiar with the movie, Bill Murray plays a character who gets stuck in Punxsutawney on Groundhog Day and for some unknown reason has to relive the same day over and over.
For me, Groundhog Day comes every four hours. The cycle is usually something like eat, play, spit up, play, pee, play, sleep (if we’re lucky). Occasionally there is some variation, just like the movie, but essentially it’s the same thing over and over, just like the movie. I usually call him our little monkey, but maybe he’s part groundhog.
However, with each passing day there does seem to be a little more variety. First, one day out of the blue he rolled over. He seemed quite surprised by that little turn of events. Next he discovered that his fingers can be nicely inserted into his mouth and just the other day he discovered his voice. He’s quite the laugher. Yesterday I decided to start to teach him to read. The good people at Your Baby Can Read told me it’s never too early, but more on that in an upcoming post.
As for Groundhog Day, I actually went to Punxsutawney in 2006 to see it for myself. It’s nothing like the movie, but it’s still a great time and I highly recommend going at least once. Here are some pictures from my trip.
Phil charms the crowd.
No groundhogs were harmed in the making of this hat.
Punsutawney Phil is a lot bigger in real life.
Steelers fans don't wear shirts.
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