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The 10 Golden Rules for New Dads
I’m loathe to give parenting advice for several reasons – namely that I’ve only been a parent for three months and for the most part, I’m not a very good one – but I do think I have a handle [...]
The 3 Keys to Your Hospital Experience
I’ve been a little hesitant to talk about my Bavia experience because they sponsor this blog. I know, that’s a bit of a paradox, but I was worried my endorsement would ring inauthentic because their logo is on the top [...]
“That Guy Has a Baby!”
A woman can take a baby to the grocery store, and we’ll give her the stink eye for blocking the aisle with her diaper laden cart. When a new dad takes a baby out in public, it’s such a surprise [...]
__________ is My Middle Name
I don’t love my name. It’s not that I hate it, it’s just that I don’t particularly like it. Scott Albert Schneweis – it’s pretty straightforward, fairly boring and a little messy. It’s the egg salad of names. With my [...]
10 Things I Learned in 113 Hours
From start to finish, our trip to the hospital was 113 hours. That’s 113 hours between when we left our house as a couple and came home as a family. I learned a lot in these 113 hours, including: 10. [...]
It Finally Happened. I’m a Dad.
One thing I kept hearing from dads in the last nine months was how much I’m going to love fatherhood. “It’s the greatest thing ever and you can’t explain it until you’ve been through it,” was the consistent message I [...]
We’re More Than Just Lost in New Mexico
While driving from Minnesota to New Mexico, my girlfriend and I got super lost… several times. These weren’t small navigational errors, these were missed exits and wrong turns that cost us over an hour each time. It wasn’t that we [...]
A Boy Named Fox
I’ve decided that if our baby is a boy, then his name should be Fox. Fox Schneweis. Now that’s a name. That’s the name of a rock star, a quarterback or the next CEO of Apple. Fox Schneweis has weight, [...]
Is That My Baby or Did You Sink My Battleship?
“Step right up and hear your baby’s heartbeat!” This is how I imagined things going at the eleven week prenatal check-up. I imagined a big ceremony with plenty of pomp and circumstance before the doppler was placed on my girlfriend’s [...]
Giving Up Kumquats and Other Major Sacrifices
My girlfriend gets a few “this is how your baby is progressing” email updates from various websites (thebump.com, etc). She keeps most of this information to herself, but one thing she shares with me every week is the current size [...]