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By Dave · Dad Life · showingupdad.com He’s almost one now. Looking back at the three-month mark, the chaos had a different texture than month one. The blur was gone. A different kind of hard had replaced it. Here’s where we are. Sleep training, round two of the anxiety. He had been a pretty good…
By Dave · Dad Life · showingupdad.com Heads up: some links in this post are affiliate links. If you buy through them I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend stuff we actually own and use. Before my son was born, my brother-in-law gave me the most honest piece…
By Dave · Dad Life · showingupdad.com No one has all the answers. Some of this you just have to live through. But there’s a short list of stuff I genuinely didn’t know going in that would have helped me be less of a mess in the first few months. Here it is. 1. Babies…
By Dave · Fitness · showingupdad.com Let me be upfront about something: my dad gym routine exists for one reason. I work out so I can eat and drink whatever I want and try to add 5 yds to my drive. I’m not a health influencer, I’m not tracking macros, and I’m not about to…
By Dave · Dad Life · showingupdad.com I am a diaper bag over-packer. I own this. Every time we go somewhere, I treat the bag like I’m preparing for a three-day backcountry trip. Two backup outfits. Wipes times two. Extra changing pad. Snacks for my wife. Sunscreen we’ll never use. By the time I zip…
By Dave · Golf · showingupdad.com I’ll be honest. Before my son was born, I didn’t think much about how I’d keep golf in my life. I figured I’d figure it out. Then he arrived, and I realized that “figuring it out” was going to require a lot more coordination than I expected. Here’s the…
By Dave · Dad Life · showingupdad.com The first month with a newborn is unlike anything you can prepare for. Here’s what actually caught me off guard. My son is about 9 months old now. The first month feels both close and far away at the same time. I remember most of it. I just…
By Dave · Launch Post · showingupdad.com I never planned on starting a first time dad blog. But here we are. I’m one of the first of my close friends to have a kid. Which means that over the past few months, people in my circle, friends, golf buddies, have started asking me things. Nothing…