Yesterday the three-year-old ballerina had a valentine’s party with her fellow ballerinas after dance class so I decided it would be a good day to take the five-year-old zoologist and the one-year-old demolitions expert to the zoo.

The small humans in my house like to ask a lot of questions. This isn’t news to anyone who reads this blog, or knows them at all. Occasionally I get into trouble trying to answer their questions.

Last week I accompanied the three-year-old ballerina to Donuts with  Dad. I am a veteran of these things so I knew: only to let her paint one hand, to get there early to get a good donut, and to expect your kid to have answered questions about you with varying degrees of success.

One of the most fundamental parts of parenting is getting used to your children thinking you’re an idiot. Before we had kids I anticipated this, but I did not realize just how early it would begin.

As of today my wife is 20 weeks pregnant. For obvious reasons the main focus during the pregnancy is on the mom. This is of course at it should be, but while the mom is busy growing a baby at times pregnancies can get a little tiresome for the dad.

Here’s a little-known fact about parenting, the whole thing is made up on the spot. You know what most parenting books are? They are a sham.

Based on the last few days I have decided on a new career path. I am going to pursue a career as a designer of children’s toy assembly manuals.