A Dad's Blog

I’ve never been much of a New Year’s resolutions kind of guy.  However, I do get to the end of each year a little contemplative, reflecting over the year that was, thinking about whether it panned out as I’d hoped and how I could have done it better.  I typically end up with a perspective of what is important for the new year and a subconcious view on how I can go about giving priority to those important things.

As a new dad in 2008, my perception of “important” this year is vastly different to that of last year.  This year my priorities are simply

• The health of my family
• Through example, raise my daughter to be the best person she can
• The happiness of my family

Shouldn’t be too hard, and thinking about these things sure takes the pressure off from all the doom and gloom we ready every day about the global credit crisis etc

Hey Dads, I just wanted to give you an up date on the BabyBjörn range of baby carriers.  We did a summary review of them some time ago at the following page on our website:  BabyBjörn baby carriers.  I used mine extensively during the first 3 months of our baby’s life.  My usage is tapering off a bit now, but in those early days I loved it.  I found the following were the best points:

• Once the infant is all tucked in, your hands are free for everything else you need them for
• Carrying a child in any other way puts strain on your back/neck due to necessary leaning.  There are some “new muscles” you’ll find when starting to use this product, but it is undoubtedly the most comfortable way to carry a child.  My record was 7 hours straight, with one 10 minute feed break in the middle.  We were at a Gold Coast Theme Park
• Your baby will really start to love Dad.  Within 2 months, I was the only one who could use the BabyBjörn.  Whenever anyone else put it on it would end in tears, something to do with my smell I think.
• All the other women around love you. It proved to be a bit of a chick magnet for me.  My spouse kept a very close eye on me ha ha.

Here is a picture of me in action with the BabyBjörn.  As you can see, it was very important to have my hand free, pity I still couldn’t putt that ball in the hole!