Sunday, September 11, 2016

How Does The Baby Affect Where You Live?

Posted by theboat On September 11, 2016 10 comments


Another impact I hadn't fully thought through before having a baby is what effects that would have on where I live...

Sunday, August 28, 2016


I don't know if this qualifies as a dad hack as my wife and a coworker both independently told me about it but...

Saturday, August 20, 2016



We were warned about how expensive baby food is, and we opted for convenience over cost savings when he started eating solids. Has it been ridiculously expensive?

Sunday, July 17, 2016

What effect has the baby had on our weights after 9 months?

Sunday, June 19, 2016

How Does The Baby Affect Taxes?

Posted by theboat On June 19, 2016 3 comments

Did we get massive tax savings for having a baby?

Sunday, June 12, 2016


We had high hopes that his nap duration would increase...

Sunday, May 1, 2016



What are the mother's biggest takeaways from the first six months?

Sunday, April 24, 2016


 What are the father's biggest takeaways from the first six months?

Saturday, April 23, 2016


Do I take more cell phone pictures now that I have a baby? Do we call family more often? Do we send more texts? Have we become complete isolated socially?

Saturday, April 16, 2016



What is the six month cost of ownership for a baby? We've tracked several expenses that are directly attributable to the baby and aggregated them here.

Sunday, April 10, 2016



He's never napped the way he's supposed to, and it got worse when he started daycare. How long did it take him to get used to napping in a noisy daycare?

Sunday, April 3, 2016

My First 'Dad Hack'

Posted by theboat On April 03, 2016 No comments

So far I've just tried to figure things out with him and read up online when I had questions, but I've realized that one thing I do to avoid babysitters apparently wasn't thought about by co-workers so...