The Bottle Master

I like to call myself "The Bottle Master". One thing no one ever tells you about becoming a parent (there are a lot of things people neglect to tell you) is that your life will revolve around the bottle. No, not whiskey or alcohol although sometimes you want that too, we're talking baby bottles.

Depending on your breastfeeding schedule you will come into multiple bottles at some point your child's life. Whether it's storing breast milk for later or you're now on forumla, we've accumilated more bottles than a recycling center. Big bottles, small bottles, plastic, glass, fancy and cheap we've seen 'em all. And ... get this ... they have to be clean! I know, who knew?!

So every day it's a few minutes of standing at the sink w/ hot water, soap, big and little brushes and gettin' these little boogers cleaned and ready to go for another round! Even Zoe has sippy cups that have to be cleaned... it's a lot of work! And did I mention we don't have a dish washer?

Here's to anyone who's ever cleaned a bottle! Kudos to you. I've been doing it for almost 2 years now and see no end in sight! But that's ok, it's just one of the many ways I get to show my girls I love 'em ... being the Bottle Master. :)

Cheers,

-marc

Laundry Day!

Woot woot! Buckle your seat belts ladies and gentlemen, we're about to discuss the most interesting topic in the world ... Laundry!

Here's a little fact for your dudes who might be staying home, or thinking of staying home with your children ... there's a shit ton of laundry! (Perdon my French) I'm totally used to doing laundry for myself, ever since my mom taught me before I went to college. But I'm easy. I have 7 shirts, 2 pairs of shorts, and 2 pairs of jeans. (Do I wear underwear? You'll never know.) But add 1 woman, and 2 girls to the mix and that's a lot of laundry!! We all know women have a lot of clothes and younger women have TONS of clothes!

Z takes over Blackwell Photography tasks while Dad does laundry

One of the facts of being a Stay at Home Dad means you have to take up certain roles in the household you normally wouldn't. Laundry is one of them. Washing dishes, cooking and keeping the house clean are all other chores you find yourself doing as your wife sits in a cubicle and punches out sales. Is it fun? Not always. But if you get a good system going, it doesn't take forever and you feel so much better once it's all day.

I takes a nap, being cute and providing motivation

I think I need an apron. ;) I plan on having dinner ready for Stacey when she gets home from work this evening, but for now both of the ladies are taking a nap (Yay for planning that one correctly today) so I'm going to go on the clock and knock out some work.

Cheers!
-marc