Auld Lang Syne

Parents, tonight when the ball drops and everyone is trying to sing the song they can’t remember the words to, replace those “Auld lang syne” lyrics with “days gone by”. You’ll be able to sing along with confidence knowing the song’s true meaning. And know that, when you refill your glass, you’re celebrating not the days…

Happy Thanksgiving

However you celebrate, pro-turkey or vegan, you’ll likely have some downtime for some Thanksgiving-themed TV watching today. Here are a couple favorites that we’ll be introducing Boy Wonder to this year. WKRP In Cincinnati A promo for the radio station goes awry when the manager starts releasing live turkeys from an airplane. If only he…

Tips For Traveling With A Baby – Part II

This is your captain speaking. We’re cruising at 30,000 feet with blue skies ahead…Hold on…I’ve just received word that someone has brought a baby on board. Folks buckles in and stay seated. You’re in for a rocky flight. After watching the other passengers avoid us like we were diseased, the flight attendants glare at us…

Tips For Flying With A Baby – Part 1

Your Pre-Flight Check List If the CIA really wanted to get their terrorist suspects to talk, they should force them to take a long flight with a baby on their lap. That kind of unconstitutional torture is exactly what Bex and I willingly submitted too last month. If I had any State Secrets to share,…

When Your Secret Identity Becomes Your Only Identity

We Lost Our Identity To Parenting! Last night we got Boy Wonder to bed pretty early (seven-thirtyish), which left Bex and I a few hours to ourselves. The nights when this happens are few and far between. We operate on different schedules and wind up being home together only two nights a week. Now, you…

Breastfeeding – A Guest Post by Bex!

If you’re like us, then the Trump Administration’s opposition to breastfeeding stunned you as much as it did the United Nations-affiliated World Health Assembly. So Bex decided to write a Guest Post about her own experiences with breastfeeding. As always, please join us in the conversation by adding to the comments below.  ~The IncrediDad  …

IncrediDads: Top 5 Superhero Dad Quotes

While the greatest heroes seem to stand tall on their own, there is usually a pretty strong father figure who helped pull them to their feet in the first place. We can learn a lot from dad figures like Alfred Pennyworth, Jor-El, Uncle Ben, Joe West, Thomas Wayne. The thought came to me as I’ve been…

Time Flies

Now that we are half-a-year into this adventure, I think I’m finally ready to admit something. Time always seems to be the one thing I can’t get enough of. Coincidentally, it’s also something that won’t go by fast enough. From the beginning, time was the IncrediDad’s arch enemy. It didn’t seem like there was enough…

Oh Crap! – There’s A Baby In My Bathroom

I’m talking about the bathroom. We’ve all been there. But have we all been there with a freshly crawling baby? It’s a super-heroic feat in itself. It was also one of those things that no one warned me about before becoming a dad. I had to learn it the hard way. So IncrediDads-to-be, this post…

Shakespeare In The Tub

Have you heard about the hottest new show in town? Forget anything on Broadway this season. If you want to see one of the most energetic performances of this year, head on over to the Bath-tub Amphitheater to see the resident artists The Royal Feathertons. One critic said that their latest performance of “Quackbeth” left the…

If I Used My Head, I Wouldn’t Have To Use My Feet

The other day, I had to take the IncrediMom Mobile into the shop. Now, IncrediDad thought he would be using his head by leaving before IncrediMom and Boy Wonder. Our mechanic has a nice waiting area, free coffee, and wifi. Really, there are worse places to be stranded without a car for a few minutes….

Dads Are No Babysitter . . . But We Probably Need One

I’m no babysitter, but I almost felt like one the other night. During our work week, I’m the morning parent and Bex is the nighttime parent. That’s been part of our routine since she went back to work. So far, it’s worked out pretty good for us. Famous last words, right? On Wednesday, Bex picked…

Incredible Leadership: Change Is Inevitable

Part 6 of my week-long Incredible Leadership series.  Click the links to read parts 1,2,3,4, and 5. In the beginning, we all wanted to save the world. That’s what superheroes do. But times change and so do the people around us. Attitudes evolve. Change is inevitable. Leaders must change to forge a better future. The world…

Incredible Leadership – Three Ways I Handle Conflict

Part 3 of my week-long Incredible Leadership Series. As IncrediDad, it’s my job to lead Boy Wonder as he trains for life’s greatest adventures. But what if our family couldn’t conquer a baby meltdown or the morning routine because daddy had a bad attitude? That brings me to today’s Incredible Leadership Lesson – Three Ways…

Mother’s Day – A Woman So Important, They Gave Her An Entire Day

I am undeniably lucky to have married a woman like Bex. She is energetic, hard-working, and takes incredible care of Luke and I. That’s because she’s an amazing wife, mother, and person. You better believe I’m sucking up here. Why? Because I love her. Without her, I’d be doing all the chores, laundry, changing diapers,…

Boy Wonder Discovers His Own Superpower

Parenting requires a ridiculous amount of attention, patience and energy. IncrediParenting takes even more. So, it’s understandable that we would want a few moments of peace every day. That’s what I use the Fortress of Solitude for. But my days of hiding in the bathroom are almost over. Boy Wonder has discovered a new super…

What Happens In My House Before You Arrive

“Where does this go?” “I dunno. Stash it under the bed.” “Quick, throw a quilt over that pile of junk. I’ve gotta go scrub the toilet!” This is what goes on in our house just before you arrive.Two adults running back and forth in a hurried panic while Boy Wonder sits in his playpen giggling…

A Not-So-Secret-Identity:

Boy Wonder’s Life Online

My Grandma has photo albums filled with embarrassing childhood photographs of me. I didn’t have a choice in what shots were taken, what made the books, and what should have been burned immediately. Lucky for me, those photo albums are buried on the bottom shelf of a bookcase in her dining room. Safely stored on…

IncrediDad Vs. Baby Food

All superheros in training need the right food to fuel their bodies right? Recently, Boy Wonder has started branching out from the boob to a more sophisticated pallet. That means I’ve started exploring the baby aisle of my local grocery store. It was absolutely overwhelming. Believe it or not, I walked away with more questions…

A Critical Analysis Of Children’s Literature

The other day, I mentioned that I like to spice up whatever story du jour that I’m reading to Luke. It’s not that the stories I read him aren’t good, but they aren’t spectacular either. Every parent has their favourite kids book too. You’ll hear it if I talk about Dr. Seuss. It’s not that…

Three Things I Should Stop Doing, Now That I’m A Dad

Bad habbits. Everyone has them. Few people own up to them. Believe it or not, I even have a few of my own. My grannie grannie used to tell me that I’d argue with Jesus. I would always disagree with her, crying “No I wouldn’t.”. Thus proving her point. I have also been known to…